1966 Ohio Bobcats football team

1966 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
1966 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Western Michigan + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Bowling Green 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ohio 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Kent State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Toledo 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Marshall 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1966 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their ninth season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 5–5 record (3–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 183 to 149.[1][2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Bob Houmard with 641 rushing yards, Ron Delucca with 655 passing yards, and Jay Maupin with 447 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at No. 8 Purdue*
L 3–4247,172[5]
September 24at Boston College*
W 23–1419,200[6]
October 1at Kent State
W 12–1016,500[7]
October 8Toledo
W 21–617,100[8]
October 15Xavier*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 24–109,449[9]
October 22Miami (OH)
L 13–3320,200[10]
October 29Dayton*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 12–2019,182[11]
November 5at Western Michigan
L 13–2017,000[12]
November 12at Bowling Green
L 0–2815,068[13]
November 19Marshall
W 28–0[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 91, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
  3. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 71, 75, 77.
  5. ^ "Bob Griese unlimbers arm". The Saginaw News. September 18, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ohio U. bags 23–14 upset to end skid". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 25, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Conley, Pataki pace Bobcats' 12–10 win". The Times Recorder. October 2, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bobcats explode Rockets". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 9, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ohio takes 24–10 win at Xavier". The Times Recorder. October 16, 1966. Retrieved May 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Matte leads Miami Redskins in 33–13 MAC grid victory". The Palladium-Item. October 23, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Defense lifts UD over OU, 20–12". Dayton Daily News. October 30, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "WMU gains share". The Flint Journal. November 6, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Beegees stall Ohio attack, breeze, 28–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 13, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Conley runs wild in Ohio U. victory". The Times Recorder. November 20, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Schedule/Results (1966 Ohio)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
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