1971 Ohio Bobcats football team
| 1971 Ohio Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| 1971 record | 5–5 (2–3 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Peden Stadium |
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| 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 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1][2]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Bowling Green | L 19–20 | |||
| September 25 | Kent State |
| W 37–21 | 16,781 | [3] |
| October 2 | at Toledo | L 28–31 | |||
| October 9 | at Kentucky* | W 35–6 | |||
| October 16 | at Miami (OH) | W 3–0 | |||
| October 23 | at Virginia Tech* | L 29–37 | 30,000 | [4] | |
| October 30 | Western Michigan |
| L 14–28 | ||
| November 6 | at Tulane* | W 30–7 | 9,922 | [5] | |
| November 13 | Cincinnati* |
| L 15–23 | ||
| November 20 | at Marshall* | W 30–0 | |||
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References[]
- ^ "1971 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 92, 94. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "Bobcats Nab 37–21 Win Over KSU". The Lima News. September 26, 1971. p. E4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ohio U. falls to Virginia Tech". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 24, 1971. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane Greenies suffer 30–7 loss to Ohio". Daily World. November 7, 1971. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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