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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: Carroll C. Widdoes
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1894  <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024
1953 Season Highlights
 Carroll C. Widdoes enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Ohio.
 The Bobcats won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 
1953 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Toledo  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Harvard  0   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Western Reserve (OH)  39   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Kent State  40   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Miami Ohio  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Western Michigan  67   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Charleston (WV)  38   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Bowling Green  22   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Marshall  6   9   L       
 
1953 Season Totals
  Record6-2 -1
  Points Scored245
  Scoring Average27.2
  Points Allowed86
  Defense Average9.6
  Opponents Record21-28
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record2-2 -1
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1953 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kent State 7-2250103   Trevor J. Rees
Miami Ohio 7-1-132752   Ara R. Parseghian
Ohio 6-2-124586   Carroll C. Widdoes
Toledo 3-6113305   Clair Dunn
Bowling Green 1-8119252   Robert Whittaker
Western Michigan 1-6-166238   Jack Petoskey

1953 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1953 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.