1987 Ohio Bobcats football team

1987 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	1–10 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach	Cleve Bryant (3rd season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium

1987 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Michigan $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Kent State	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Bowling Green	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Western Michigan	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Central Michigan	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Toledo	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Ball State	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ohio	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1987 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Cleve Bryant, the Bobcats compiled a 1–10 record (0–8 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 271 to 127.^[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 3–23	46,744	[5]
September 12	Marshall*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	W 23–15
September 19	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 12–17
October 3	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–28	53,329	[6]
October 10	Bowling Green	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 7–28
October 17	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (rivalry)	L 9–10
October 24	Kent State	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 10–24
October 31	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 16–34	11,763
November 7	Central Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 17–31
November 14	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 17–30
November 21	Western Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 13–31
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1987 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
2. "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 92, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
3. "Cleve Bryant". Sports Reference.
4. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
5. "W. Va. gets by Ohio U." The Newark Advocate. September 6, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Kentucky outmans Ohio U., 28–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.