1975 Ohio Bobcats football team

1975 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
1975 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Miami (OH) $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Ball State 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Bowling Green 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Ohio 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Toledo 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northern Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Kent State 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Western Michigan 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their 18th season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 5–5–1 record (3–3–1 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 164 to 143.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Central Michigan
T 6–6[5]
September 20Ball State
W 10–09,088[6]
September 27Kent State
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 23–2114,022[7]
October 4at Minnesota*
L 0–2127,486[8]
October 11at William & Mary*
W 22–812,000[9]
October 18at Miami (OH)
L 9–17[10]
October 25at Toledo
L 10–1414,194[11]
November 1Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 24–1015,000[12]
November 8Bowling Green
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 17–1911,435[13]
November 15Cincinnati*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 5–613,850[14]
November 22at Marshall*
W 38–217,234[15]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1975 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. ^ "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
  4. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Central frustrated in 6–6 tie with Ohio U." The Saginaw News. September 14, 1975. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lilienthal makes OU go, defense halts Ball State". Dayton Daily News. September 21, 1975. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Prosperity proves fatal in Kent loss to Ohio U". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 28, 1975. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gophers blank Ohio, 21–0". The Kokomo Tribune. October 5, 1975. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ohio rips W&M". The State. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "O.U. falls to Miami". The Plain Dealer. October 19, 1975. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Swick, Rockets jolts Ohio 14–10". The Times Recorder. October 26, 1975. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Ohio grinds past Western". The Kalamazoo Gazette. November 2, 1975. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Bowling Green rally edges Bobcats, 19–17". The Blade. November 9, 1975. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "UC plays it 'safe-ty' to nip Bobcats, 6–5". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 16, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Rally dies; Herd threatend in final period but Bobcats pull away by 38–21". Sunday Gazette-Mail. November 23, 1975. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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