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1962 Ohio Bobcats football team
The 1962 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled an 8–3 record (5–1 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, lost to West Texas State in the 1962 Sun Bowl (14–15), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 261 to 112.[1][2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[3]
| 1962 Ohio Bobcats football | |
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Sun Bowl, L 14–15 vs. West Texas State | |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (5–1 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Peden Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Jim Albert with 375 rushing yards, Bob Babbitt with 1,010 passing yards, and Ron Curtis with 286 receiving yards.[4]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Toledo | W 31–0 | |||
| September 29 | at Kent State | W 21–0 | |||
| October 6 | Dayton* |
| W 27–25 | ||
| October 13 | at Xavier* | W 20–6 | [5] | ||
| October 20 | Miami (OH) |
| W 12–6 | ||
| October 27 | at Buffalo* | W 41–6 | |||
| November 3 | Marshall |
| W 35–0 | ||
| November 10 | at Bowling Green |
| L 6–7 | ||
| November 17 | at Western Michigan | W 32–16 | |||
| November 24 | at Iowa State* | L 22–31 | 8,503 | ||
| December 31 | vs. West Texas State* | L 14–15 | |||
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References edit
- ^ (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 91, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 71, 75, 77.
- ^ "Bobcats top Xavier, 20–6". Springfield News-Sun. October 14, 1962. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.