The 1959 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 7–2 record (4–2 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 215 to 101.[1][2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[3]
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 7–2 (4–2 MAC) |
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Home stadium | Peden Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Bowling Green $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Ohio | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | at No. 19 Toledo | W 36–7 | 8,000 | |||
October 3 | Kent State | W 46–0 | 7,500 | |||
October 10 | Xavier* | No. 11 |
| W 25–7 | 7,500 | [4] |
October 17 | at Youngstown State* | No. 8 |
| W 44–12 | 8,000 | |
October 24 | at No. 4 Miami (OH) | No. 6 | L 0–24 | 15,000 | ||
October 31 | Western Michigan | No. 10 |
| W 12–9 | 10,200–12,000 | [5] |
November 7 | at Marshall | No. 11 | W 21–14 | 6,000 | ||
November 14 | at Louisville* | No. 12 | W 22–15 | 4,500 | ||
November 21 | No. 1 Bowling Green | No. 9 |
| L 9–13 | 12,000 | [6] |
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