en 1956 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 1956 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1956 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Bobcats compiled a 2–7 record (2–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 211 to 36.^[1] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 22	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 7–47
September 29	Toledo	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 13–19
October 6	at Xavier*	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 7–31	^[3]
October 13	at Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 13–32
October 20	Miami (OH)	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	L 7–16
October 27	Louisville*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 19–25
November 3	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 27–0	^[4]
November 10	at Bowling Green	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 27–41
November 17	Marshall	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	W 16–0	^[5]
*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.
^ "Xavier passes defeat Ohio U." The Lima News. October 7, 1956. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Western Michigan Upended, 27 to 0". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 4, 1956. p. 4-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ohio University Tops Marshall By 16-0 Count". Post and Herald Register. November 18, 1956. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

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