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Ohio Football Team History


Ohio Bobcats
Ohio University
 Athens, OH
Founded: 1804
Stadium: Peden Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
Colors: Green & White
Coach: Bill Hess
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1894  <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024
1963 Season Highlights
 Bill Hess enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Ohio.
 The Bobcats won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 
1963 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Buffalo  0   7   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Dayton  13   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Kent  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Toledo  17   18   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Delaware  12   29   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Miami Ohio  13   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Xavier  0   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Western Michigan  27   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Bowling Green State  16   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Marshall  17   0   W       
 
1963 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored135
  Scoring Average13.5
  Points Allowed103
  Defense Average10.3
  Opponents Record19-24
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-2
1963 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1963 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Ohio 6-4135103 5-111041  Bill Hess
Bowling Green 8-2201116 4-28981  Doyt Perry
Miami Ohio 5-3-2208178 4-1-114274  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Western Michigan 2-7111201 2-490109  Merle Schlosser
Kent State 3-5-1107122 1-551108  Trevor J. Rees
Toledo 2-7118176 1-571136  Frank X. Lauterbur
Marshall 5-4-1139139   Charlie Snyder

1963 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1963 All Mid-American Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.