1974 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (3–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Miami (OH) $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1
Ohio 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Toledo 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kent State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Western Michigan 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their 17th season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (3–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 249 to 211.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at North Carolina*
L 7–4233,000[5]
September 21at Kent State
W 20–015,267[6]
September 28Toledo
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 16–19
October 5Northern Illinois*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 31–14
October 12No. 20 Miami (OH)
L 3–31
October 19Morehead State*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 49–10
October 26at Western Michigan
W 26–3
November 2at Bowling Green
W 33–22
November 9at Cincinnati*
L 13–35
November 16at No. 11 Penn State*
L 16–3558,700
November 23Marshall*
W 35–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1974 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. ^ "North Carolina routs Ohio University 42–7". The Roanoke Times. September 15, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kent Attack Dies Without Kokal". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 22, 1974. pp. B1, B8 – via Newspapers.com.


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