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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  <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024
1959 Season Highlights
 Bill Hess enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Ohio.
 
1959 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Toledo  36   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Kent State  46   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Xavier  25   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  @ Youngstown State  44   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Miami Ohio  0   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Western Michigan  12   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Marshall  21   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Louisville  22   15   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Bowling Green  9   13   L       
 
1959 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored215
  Scoring Average23.9
  Points Allowed101
  Defense Average11.2
  Opponents Record32-30
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record4-1
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1959 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Bowling Green 9-027483   Doyt Perry
Ohio 7-2215101   Bill Hess
Kent State 5-3144124   Trevor J. Rees
Miami Ohio 5-415894   John Pont
Western Michigan 4-5184116   Merle Schlosser
Toledo 2-6-1123200   Harry Larche
Marshall 1-872343   Charlie Snyder

1959 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1959 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.