1956 Ohio Bobcats football team

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1956 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record2–7 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 5 0 1 8 0 1
Miami (OH) 4 0 1 7 1 1
Kent State 4 2 0 7 2 0
Marshall 2 4 0 3 6 0
Ohio 2 4 0 2 7 0
Western Michigan 1 4 0 2 7 0
Toledo 1 5 0 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Bobcats compiled a 2–7 record (2–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 211 to 36.[1] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22at Florida State*L 7–47
September 29ToledoL 13–19
October 6at Xavier*L 7–31[3]
October 13at Kent StateL 13–32
October 20Miami (OH)
L 7–16
October 27Louisville*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 19–25
November 3at Western MichiganW 27–0[4]
November 10at Bowling Green
L 27–41
November 17Marshall
W 16–0[5]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  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. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "Xavier passes defeat Ohio U." The Lima News. October 7, 1956. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Western Michigan Upended, 27 to 0". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 4, 1956. p. 4-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ohio University Tops Marshall By 16-0 Count". Post and Herald Register. November 18, 1956. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.