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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  <-- 1953 <- 1954 -> 1955 --> 2024
1954 Season Highlights
 Carroll C. Widdoes enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Ohio.
 
1954 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Xavier  12   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Toledo  28   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Western Reserve (OH)  37   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Kent State  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Miami Ohio  13   46   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Harvard  13   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Western Michigan  6   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Bowling Green  26   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Marshall  26   25   W       
 
1954 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Points Scored175
  Scoring Average19.4
  Points Allowed158
  Defense Average17.6
  Opponents Record32-22
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record3-2
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1954 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kent State 8-2331130   Trevor J. Rees
Miami Ohio 8-129482   Ara R. Parseghian
Ohio 6-3175158   Carroll C. Widdoes
Toledo 6-2-1205113   Forrest W. England
Marshall 4-5203214   Herb Royer
Western Michigan 4-5136186   Jack Petoskey
Bowling Green 2-7125196   Robert Whittaker

1954 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1954 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.