1946 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–3 (0–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
1946 Mid-America Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cincinnati $ 2 0 09 2 0
Western Reserve 1 1 04 3 2
Ohio 0 1 06 3 0
Wayne 0 1 04 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1946 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-America Conference (MAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 21st and final season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 6–3 record and were outscored by a total of 206 to 97.[1] In February 1947, head coach Don Peden announced his retirement as the school's football coach, though he continued to serve as the school's athletic director and baseball coach.[2]

Ohio was ranked at No. 73 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Murray State*W 27–77,000[4]
October 5at Western Michigan*
W 25–7[5]
October 12Muskingum*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 38–0[6]
October 19at CincinnatiL 0–1925,000[7]
October 26Miami (OH)*
L 14–2312,336[8]
November 2at Ohio Wesleyan*
W 49–79,000[9]
November 9Baldwin-Wallace*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 21–14[10]
November 16Dayton*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 7–146,000[11]
November 23at Xavier*Cincinnati, OHW 25–63,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  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 Retires as Grid Coach, Remains as Athletic Director". The Times Recorder. February 13, 1947. p. 6.
  3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ohio U. Downs Murray, 27-7". Springfield News-Sun. September 29, 1946. p. 26 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Ohio U. Wallops Bronccos, 25-7". Springfield (O.) News-Sun. October 6, 1946. p. 4D via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bobcats Romp, Scoring With Ease In Beating Muskingum By 38-0 Score -- Three Markers In First 18 Minutes". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 13, 1946. p. 26 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Dick Forbes (October 20, 1946). "Cincinnati Batters Bearcats of Ohio, 19-0: Lead Taken In Opening Period When Roger Stephens Sprints 43 Yards; Athens Club Halted On One Inch Line -- 25,000 Are At Nippert Stadium". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 25 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Gilson Wright (October 27, 1946). "Miami Defeats Ohio U." Dayton Daily News. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bobcats Smother Wesleyan, 49 To 7". Mansfield News-Journal. November 3, 1946. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Bobcats Nip B-W, 21 to 14". Mansfield News-Journal. November 10, 1946. p. 23 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Bill Barton (November 17, 1946). "Dayton Defeats Ohio U.: Statistics All In Favor Of Flyer Team; Castignola, Pinciotti Score For Victors". Dayton Daily News. p. 21 via Newspapers.com.
  12. Dick Forbes (November 24, 1946). "Xavier Throws Scare Into Ohio U. But Fades In Fourth Quarter, 25-6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 25 via Newspapers.com.


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