1929 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 1929 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University as a member of the Buckeye Athletic Association (BAA) during the 1929 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a perfect 9–0 record, won the Buckeye Athletic Association championship, shut out seven of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 306 to 13.^[1][2]

1929 Ohio Bobcats football
BAA champion
Conference	Buckeye Athletic Association
Record	9–0 (5–0 BAA)
Head coach	Don Peden (6th season)
Home stadium	Ohio Field
Seasons ← 1928 1930 →

1929 Buckeye Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ohio $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Miami (OH)	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Wittenberg	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati	0	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Denison	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 18–0		^[3]
October 5	West Liberty	Ohio Field Athens, OH	W 26–0	3,500	^[4]
October 12	Ohio Wesleyan	Ohio Field Athens, OH	W 21–7		^[5]
October 19	at Muskingum	New Concord, OH	W 59–0	4,000	^[6]
October 26	at Cincinnati	Carson Field Cincinnati, OH	W 35–0	6,000	^[7]
November 2	Miami (OH)	Ohio Field Athens, OH (rivalry)	W 14–0	10,000	^[8]
November 9	at Denison	Granville, OH	W 54–0		^[9]
November 16	at Marietta	Marietta, OH	W 46–0		^[10]
November 22	Wittenberg	Ohio Field Athens, OH	W 33–6	6,000	^[11]

References

1. "Ohio U. To Give Letters To 25 Football Men". The Scioto Gazette (Chillicothe, Ohio). December 5, 1929. p. 10.
2. "2019 Ohio Bobcats Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2019. p. 24. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
3. "Fall Before Ohio U." The Muncie Sunday Star. September 29, 1929. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Backs Are In Limelight As Ohio Bobcats Celebrate Opening of $85,000 Stadium". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 6, 1929. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ohio U Wins From Bishops". The Mansfield News. October 13, 1929. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ohio U. Smothers Muskingum, 59-0". The Mansfield News. October 20, 1929. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "First Setback Handed To Varsity". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 27, 1929. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "New Stadium Dedicated By Bobcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 3, 1929. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Ohio U. Eleven Crushes Denison by 54-0 Score". The Coshocton Tribune. November 10, 1929. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Ohio U. Swamps Marietta, 46-0". The Mansfield News. November 17, 1929. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Real Champs! Ohio Smothers Foe". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 23, 1929. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.