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1997 Ohio Bobcats football
1997 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	8–3 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Grobe (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Troy Calhoun (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Triple Option
Defensive coordinator	Tim DeRuyter (3rd season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium
	Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Marshall x$	7	–	1	10	–	3
Miami (OH)	6	–	2	8	–	3
Ohio	6	–	2	8	–	3
Bowling Green	3	–	5	3	–	8
Kent State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Akron	2	–	7	2	–	9
West Division
Toledo x	7	–	1	9	–	3
Western Michigan	6	–	2	8	–	3
Ball State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Eastern Michigan	4	–	5	4	–	7
Central Michigan	1	–	7	2	–	9
Northern Illinois	0	–	8	0	–	11
Championship: Marshall 34, Toledo 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

The 1997 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Grobe, the Bobcats compiled an 8–3 record (6–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC's East Division, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 301 to 177.^[1]^[2]^[3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[4]

The team's statistical leaders included Kareem Wilson with 369 passing yards, Steve Hookfin with 864 rushing yards, and Damion Maxwell with 180 receiving yards.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28	Kent State	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 31–7
September 6	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 21–14	30,100	^[6]
September 13	at No. 20 Kansas State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 20–23	42,097
September 20	Buffalo*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 50–0	23,336
September 27	Western Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 31–7
October 4	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 47–7
October 18	Bowling Green	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 24–0
October 25	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 21–17
November 1	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 35–30	10,215
November 8	Miami (OH)	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	L 21–45
November 15	at Marshall	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)	L 0–27	32,012
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "1997 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 93–94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
^ "Jim Grobe". Sports Reference.
^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "1997 Ohio Bobcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
^ "Wilson leads Bobcats to stunning win over Maryland". The Times Recorder. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.