1963 Ohio Bobcats football team

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1963 Ohio Bobcats football
MAC champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1963 record6–4 (5–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio $ 5 1 0 6 4 0
Miami 4 1 1 5 3 2
Bowling Green 4 2 0 8 2 0
Marshall 3 2 1 5 4 1
Western Michigan 2 4 0 2 7 0
Kent State 1 5 0 3 5 1
Toledo 1 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats won the MAC championship, compiled a 6–4 record (5–1 against MAC opponents), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 135 to 103.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Jim Albert with 707 rushing yards, Wes Danyo with 635 passing yards, and Jim Albert with 186 receiving yards.[2] Jim Albert also set a school record with a 95-yard interception return against Western Michigan.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Buffalo*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 0–7
September 28at Dayton*
W 13–6
October 5Kent State
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 20–0
October 12at Toledo
L 17–18
October 19Delaware*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 12–295,000[4]
October 26at Miami (OH)
W 13–10
November 2Xavier*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 0–20
November 9Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 27–13
November 16Bowling Green
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 16–0
November 23at Marshall
W 17–0
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. p. 91.
  2. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 75-77.
  3. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 86.
  4. ^ "Blue Hens lay it on OU 'Cats 29–12". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. Associated Press. October 20, 1963. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
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