1964 Ohio Bobcats football team
| 1964 Ohio Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (3–2–1 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Peden Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1964 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2–1 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 122 to 99.[1][2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[3]
The team's statistical leaders included Wash Lyons with 835 rushing yards, Larry Bainter with 443 passing yards, and Jim Dorna with 162 receiving yards.[4] Defensive tackle John Frick was a second-team All-America pick by the Associated Press (AP), and linebacker Skip Hoovler was an honorable mention All-America by the AP and United Press International.[5]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at West Texas State* | W 16–14 | |||
| September 26 | at Purdue* | L 0–17 | 45,321 | [6] | |
| October 3 | at Kent State | T 3–3 | |||
| October 10 | Toledo | W 21–12 | |||
| October 17 | Xavier* |
| L 19–23 | [7] | |
| October 24 | Miami (OH) |
| W 10–7 | ||
| October 31 | Dayton* |
| W 24–0 | ||
| November 7 | at Western Michigan | L 8–13 | |||
| November 14 | at Bowling Green | W 21–0 | |||
| November 21 | Marshall |
| L 0–10 | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 91, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 71, 75, 77.
- ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 101.
- ^ "Purdue blanks out-manned Ohio U., 17–0". The Terre Haute Tribune. September 27, 1964 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Springfield News-Sun". Fumbles help Xavier stop Ohio U., 23–19. October 18, 1964. Retrieved May 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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