1979 Ohio Bobcats football team

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American college football season

1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan $ 8 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
Toledo 7 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Western Michigan 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Ball State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Ohio 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Miami (OH) 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Bowling Green 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Eastern Michigan 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Kent State 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1979 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Brian Burke, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 238 to 174.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]

Schedule[edit]

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 8 at Minnesota* L 10–24 33,435
September 15 Eastern Michigan W 20–7
September 22 Marshall* W 35–0
September 29 Kent State W 43–13
October 6 at Central Michigan L 0–26
October 13 at Miami (OH) W 9–7
October 20 at Toledo L 13–21
October 27 Western Michigan L 6–20
November 10 at Cincinnati* W 27–7
November 17 Bowling Green W 48–21
November 24 at Northern Illinois L 27–28

References[edit]

  1. ^

    “1979 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results”. SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.

  2. ^ “2015 Ohio Football Media Guide” (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 92, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  3. ^ “Brian Burke”. Sports Reference.
  4. ^ “Peden Stadium”. Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.