en 1954 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 1954 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1954 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Bobcats compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 175 to 158.^[1] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Xavier*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 12–0		^[3]
October 2	Toledo	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 28–20
October 9	at Western Reserve	Clarke Field Cleveland, OH	W 37–0
October 16	at Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 14–7
October 23	Miami (OH)	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	L 13–46	12,818	^[4]^[5]
October 30	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 13–27	6,500	^[6]
November 6	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 6–19		^[7]
November 13	at Bowling Green	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 26–14
November 20	Marshall	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	W 26–25
*Non-conference game

^ "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.
^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "Ohio U tops Xavier". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 26, 1954. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Miami Batters Bobcats, 46-13". Dayton Daily News. October 24, 1954. p. IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Miami Takes Bobcats By Measure Of 46-13". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 24, 1954. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Harvard's Ground Attack Downs Ohio University for First Home Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. October 31, 1954. p. S2.
^ "Western Michigan Rocks Ohio University, 19–6". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 7, 1954. p. 4-2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

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