1967 Ohio Bobcats football team explained

Year:1967
Team:Ohio Bobcats
Sport:football
Conference:Mid-American Conference
Short Conf:MAC
Record:6–4
Conf Record:5–1
Head Coach:Bill Hess
Hc Year:10th
Stadium:Peden Stadium
Champion:MAC co-champion

The 1967 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their tenth season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 6–4 record with a mark of 5–1 against conference opponents, sharing the MAC title with Toledo, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 210 to 152.[1] [2] Kent State defeated Ohio in conference play, by a score of 21–14, on September 30, but later forfeited that victory because an ineligible player, junior end Ted Chester, had played in the game for the Golden Flashes.[3] The team played home games at Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]

Ohio's statistical leaders included Dick Conley with 841 rushing yards, Cleve Bryant with 1,157 passing yards, and Todd Snyder with 629 receiving yards.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015 Ohio Football Media Guide. Ohio University. 2015. 91–92. 2016-10-03. 2016-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307053029/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ohio/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/media-guide.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Bill Hess. Sports Reference.
  3. News: Dietrich . Phil . Strang Quits As Kent State Coach . . . November 21, 1967 . B2 . August 29, 2024 . .
  4. Web site: Peden Stadium . Ohio University Athletics . March 3, 2023.
  5. 2015 Media Guide, pp. 75-77.