1979 Ohio Bobcats football team

1979 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Minnesota*
L 10–2433,435[5]
September 15Eastern Michigan
W 20–7[6]
September 22Marshall*
W 35–0[7]
September 29Kent State
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 43–13[8]
October 6at Central Michigan
L 0–26[9]
October 13at Miami (OH)
W 9–719,674[10]
October 20at Toledo
L 13–21[11]
October 27Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 6–20[12]
November 10at Cincinnati*
W 27–79,916[13]
November 17Bowling Green
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 48–21[14]
November 24at Northern Illinois
L 27–282,709[15]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  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.
  5. ^ "Gophers rally to beat testy Ohio 24–10". Minneapolis Tribune. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ohio U. evens Record behind tight defense". The Indianapolis Star. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bobcats blank Marshall 35–0". The Times Recorder. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kent State falls". The Daily Oklahoman. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Chippewas still control MAC". The Plain Dealer. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Third OU Green kicks Miami, 9–7". Dayton Daily News. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rockets still perfect in conference tilts". The Star Press. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Western Michigan spills Ohio U., 20–6". The Des Moines Register. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "OU pounces on listless Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Kicker stars as Ohio blasts Bowling Green". The South Bend Tribune. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Northern Illinois 28–27". Daily Press. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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