1971 Ohio Bobcats football team

American college football season

1971 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 14 Toledo $	5	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
Bowling Green	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Western Michigan	2	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Miami (OH)	2	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Ohio	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Kent State	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their 14th season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 5–5 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 240 to 173. They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	Bowling Green	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 19–20
September 25	Kent State	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 37–21	16,781
October 2	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 28–31
October 9	at Kentucky*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 35–6	30,000
October 16	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH (rivalry)	W 3–0
October 23	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 29–37	30,000
October 30	Western Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 14–28
November 6	at Tulane*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 30–7	9,922
November 13	Cincinnati*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 15–23
November 20	at Marshall*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)	W 30–0
*Non-conference game

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"Tulane Greenies suffer 30–7 loss to Ohio". Daily World. November 7, 1971. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Ohio Bobcats football
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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Marshall: Battle for the Bell Miami: Battle of the Bricks
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