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-East
 
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| 1997 Season Highlights |  | Jim Grobe enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Ohio. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1997 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Thu., Aug. 28 | vs.
Kent | 31 | 7 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 6 | @
Maryland | 21 | 14 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 13 | @
Kansas State | 20 | 23 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 20 | vs.
Buffalo | 50 | 0 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 27 | vs.
Western Michigan | 31 | 7 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 4 | @
Eastern Michigan | 47 | 7 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 18 | vs.
Bowling Green State | 24 | 0 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 25 | @
Akron | 21 | 17 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 1 | @
Northern Illinois | 35 | 30 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 8 | vs.
Miami Ohio | 21 | 45 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 15 | @
Marshall | 0 | 27 | L |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1997 Season Totals |  | Record | 8-3 |  | Points Scored | 301 |  | Scoring Average | 27.4 |  | Points Allowed | 177 |  | Defense Average | 16.1 |  | Opponents Record | 47-55 |  | Conference Record | 5-2 |  | Home Record | 4-1 |  | Away Record | 4-2 |  | 
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| 1997 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1997 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1997 All Mid-American Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.