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1965 Ohio Bobcats football team

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1965 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record0–10 (0–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green + 5 1 0 7 2 0
Miami (OH) + 5 1 0 7 3 0
Western Michigan 3 2 1 6 2 1
Kent State 3 2 1 5 4 1
Marshall 2 4 0 5 5 0
Toledo 2 4 0 5 5 1
Ohio 0 6 0 0 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1965 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 0–10 record (0–6 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 210 to 77.[1][2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Sam Bogan with 308 rushing yards, Sam Fornsaglio with 305 passing yards, and Glenn Hill with 201 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18West Texas State*L 0–7
September 25at Maryland*L 7–2428,000[5]
October 2Kent State
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 10–27
October 9at ToledoL 7–21
October 16Xavier*dagger
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 19–2117,750[6]
October 23at Miami (OH)L 0–34
October 30at Dayton*L 7–13
November 6Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 6–17
November 13Bowling Green
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 7–17
November 20at MarshallL 14–29
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 91, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
  3. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 71, 75, 77.
  5. ^ "Over-confident Maryland defeats scrappy Ohio 24–7". The Tampa Tribune. September 26, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Xavier grabs fifth straight, 21–19". Springfield News-Sun. October 17, 1965. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.