1979 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Michigan $ 8 0 110 0 1
Toledo 7 1 17 3 1
Western Michigan 5 4 06 5 0
Ball State 4 4 06 5 0
Ohio 4 4 06 5 0
Northern Illinois 3 3 15 5 1
Miami (OH) 3 4 06 5 0
Bowling Green 3 5 04 7 0
Eastern Michigan 1 6 12 8 1
Kent State 1 8 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1979 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Brian Burke, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 238 to 174.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8at Minnesota*L 10–2433,435
September 15Eastern MichiganW 20–7
September 22Marshall*
W 35–0
September 29Kent State
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 43–13
October 6at Central MichiganL 0–26
October 13at Miami (OH)W 9–7
October 20at ToledoL 13–21
October 27Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 6–20
November 10at Cincinnati*W 27–7
November 17Bowling Green
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 48–21
November 24at Northern IllinoisL 27–28
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1979 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 92, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  3. "Brian Burke". Sports Reference.
  4. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.


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