1970 Ohio Bobcats football team

1970 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record4–5 (3–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
1970 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Toledo $ 5 0 0 12 0 0
Miami (OH) 3 2 0 7 3 0
3 2 0 4 5 0
Western Michigan 2 3 0 7 3 0
Kent State 1 4 0 3 7 0
Bowling Green 1 4 0 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their 13th season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 4–5 record (3–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 261 to 178.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]

The team's game against Marshall, scheduled for November 21, was canceled in the aftermath of the Southern Airways Flight 932 crash on November 14 that killed 37 members of the opposing team.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 19at Kent StateW 24–1414,501
September 262:32 p.m.at Minnesota*L 7–4939,593
October 31:30 p.m.ToledoL 7–4216,800
October 101:30 p.m.Dayton*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 17–1412,100
October 171:30 p.m.Miami (OH)
W 23–2217,100
October 241:30 p.m.at Cincinnati*L 21–2914,947
October 311:30 p.m.at Western MichiganL 23–5212,500
November 71:32 p.m.at Bowling GreenW 34–712,153
November 141:30 p.m.at Penn State*L 22–3243,000

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References

  1. ^ "1970 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. ^ "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
  4. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Schedule/Results (1970 Ohio)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2025.