1969 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Toledo $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Bowling Green 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Miami (OH) 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Ohio 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Kent State 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their 12th season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 5–4–1 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 256 to 222.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Kent State
W 35–0
September 27at Minnesota*
T 35–3541,235
October 4at Toledo
L 9–34
October 11Xavier*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 31–619,278[5]
October 18Miami (OH)
L 21–24
October 25at No. 8 Penn State*
L 3–4249,069
November 1Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 22–17
November 8Bowling Green
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 16–23
November 15Cincinnati*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 46–6
November 22at Marshall*
W 38–35
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1969 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. ^ "Ohio slams Xavier". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1969. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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