| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | Ohio Bobcats |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 9–4 |
| Conf Record: | 5–3 |
| Head Coach: | Frank Solich |
| Hc Year: | 13th |
| Off Coach: | Tim Albin |
| Oc Year: | 13th |
| Off Scheme: | Spread option |
| Codef Coach1: | Jim Burrow |
| Codc1 Year: | 13th |
| Codef Coach2: | Ron Collins |
| Codc2 Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 4-3 |
| Stadium: | Peden Stadium |
| Champion: | Bahamas Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Bahamas Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 41–6 vs. UAB |
The 2017 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 13th-year head coach Frank Solich and played their home games at Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1] [2] They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in second play in the East Division. They received an invitation to the Bahamas Bowl where they defeated UAB.
In a preseason poll of league media, Ohio was picked to win the East Division with 11 first place votes.[3]
| Head coach | Nebraska, 1966 | ||
| Asst. head coach/offensive coordinator/running backs coach | Northwestern Oklahoma State, 1989 | ||
| Asst. head coach/defensive coordinator/safeties coach | Nebraska, 1976 | ||
| Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach | Hanover College, 1994 | ||
| Pete Germano | Defensive line coach/Special teams coordinator | Ohio Wesleyan, 1982 | |
| Ron Collins | Linebackers coach/co-defensive coordinator | Washington State University, 1987 | |
| Wide receivers coach | Florida, 1985 | ||
| Brian Haines | Recruiting/Special teams coordinator/tight ends coach | Marietta College, 2004 | |
| Dave Johnson | Offensive line coach | West Virginia, 1985 |
Ohio announced their 2017 football schedule on January 23, 2017.[5] In out-of-conference play, the Bobcats will host Hampton and Kansas and will travel to Purdue and former MAC-affiliate UMass.Source:[6]
See also: 2017 Hampton Pirates football team.
See also: 2017 Purdue Boilermakers football team.
See also: 2017 Kansas Jayhawks football team.
See also: 2017 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team.
See also: 2017 UMass Minutemen football team.
See also: 2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team.
See also: 2017 Bowling Green Falcons football team.
See also: 2017 Kent State Golden Flashes football team.
See also: 2017 Miami RedHawks football team and Battle of the Bricks.
See also: 2017 Toledo Rockets football team.
See also: 2017 Akron Zips football team.
See also: 2017 Buffalo Bulls football team.
See also: 2017 UAB Blazers football team and 2017 Bahamas Bowl.