Ohio Football Team History
Ohio Bobcats
Ohio University
Athens, OH
Founded: 1804 Stadium: Peden Stadium Capacity: 20,000 Colors: Green & White Coach: Jim Grobe Conference: Mid-American-
1996 Season Highlights
Jim Grobe enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Ohio.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 29 vs.
Akron
44
14
W
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Hawaii
21
10
W
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Army
20
37
L
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Northwestern
7
28
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Eastern Michigan
7
0
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Ball State
27
30
L
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Kent
24
15
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Bowling Green State
38
0
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Western Michigan
38
0
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Miami Ohio
8
24
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @
East Carolina
45
55
L
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Toledo
23
24
L
1996 Season Totals
Record 6-6
Points Scored 302
Scoring Average 25.2
Points Allowed 237
Defense Average 19.8
Opponents Record 59-55
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 3-5
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.