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American college football season

1977 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons← 19761978 →
1977 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Ball State 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Bowling Green 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Eastern Michigan 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Kent State 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northern Illinois 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Toledo 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Ohio 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1977 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their 20th season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 1–10 record (0–8 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 371 to 241. They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Marshall*W 49–2715,981
September 17at Purdue*L 7–4449,354
September 24Central MichiganL 14–31
October 1Kent State
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 23–44
October 8at Eastern MichiganL 14–31
October 15at Miami (OH)L 24–2815,587
October 22at ToledoL 29–31
October 29Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 22–28
November 5Cincinnati*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 26–38
November 12Bowling Green
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 27–39
November 19at Northern IllinoisL 6–20
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1977 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 92, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  3. "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
  4. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. "Bobcats belt Marshall 49–27". Winston-Salem Journal. September 11, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Late Miami touchdown nips Ohio U". Dayton Daily News. October 16, 1977. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
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