1907–08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1907–08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team was the first university sponsored basketball program that represented Ohio University. James C. Jones was hired to coach the new program and played their home games in the basement of Ewing Hall.

1907–08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	James C. Jones (1st season)
Home arena	Ewing Hall

1907–08 IAAUS men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Allegheny		–			–			12	–	0		1.000
Bucknell		–			–			12	–	0		1.000
California		–			–			1	–	0		1.000
Cincinnati		–			–			9	–	0		1.000
Colorado Mines		–			–			5	–	0		1.000
Wabash		–			–			24	–	0		1.000
Washington and Lee		–			–			8	–	0		1.000
Brigham Young College		–			–			10	–	1		.909
Montana State		–			–			8	–	1		.889
Canisius		–			–			6	–	1		.857
Lehigh		–			–			6	–	1		.857
Mount Union		–			–			18	–	3		.857
Georgetown		–			–			5	–	1		.833
Illinois State		–			–			5	–	1		.833
Grinnell		–			–			14	–	3		.824
CCNY		–			–			9	–	2		.818
St. Lawrence		–			–			9	–	2		.818
Muhlenberg		–			–			4	–	1		.800
Washington State		–			–			12	–	3		.800
Nebraska Wesleyan		–			–			11	–	3		.786
Dayton		–			–			10	–	3		.769
Syracuse		–			–			10	–	3		.769
Army		–			–			9	–	3		.750
Michigan State		–			–			15	–	5		.750
Notre Dame		–			–			12	–	4		.750
Temple		–			–			6	–	2		.750
Dartmouth		–			–			11	–	4		.733
Hope		–			–			8	–	3		.727
Wake Forest		–			–			8	–	3		.727
Penn State		–			–			10	–	4		.714
Loyola (Md.)		–			–			12	–	5		.706
Wesleyan (Conn.)		–			–			12	–	5		.706
Southwestern (Kan.)		–			–			14	–	6		.700
Denison		–			–			11	–	5		.688
Haskell (Kan.)		–			–			24	–	11		.686
Baker		–			–			13	–	6		.684
Brigham Young		–			–			4	–	2		.667
Holy Cross		–			–			12	–	6		.667
Kalamazoo		–			–			2	–	1		.667
Bradley		–			–			9	–	5		.643
New York University		–			–			9	–	5		.643
Ohio		–			–			7	–	4		.636
Oregon Agricutural		–			–			7	–	4		.636
Pittsburgh		–			–			10	–	6		.625
Springfield (Mass.)		–			–			5	–	3		.625
Tulane		–			–			5	–	3		.625
Wooster		–			–			10	–	6		.625
Marietta		–			–			8	–	5		.615
Fordham		–			–			18	–	12		.600
Grove City		–			–			9	–	6		.600
North Dakota Agricultural		–			–			6	–	4		.600
Brown		–			–			11	–	8		.579
Oklahoma		–			–			4	–	3		.571
Auburn		–			–			5	–	5		.500
Butler		–			–			4	–	4		.500
Colorado		–			–			6	–	6		.500
Georgia		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Idaho		–			–			4	–	4		.500
Maine		–			–			5	–	5		.500
Navy		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Niagara		–			–			6	–	6		.500
Rhode Island A&M		–			–			8	–	8		.500
Southern California		–			–			3	–	3		.500
Virginia		–			–			5	–	5		.500
Wisconsin–Stevens Point		–			–			4	–	4		.500
Colgate		–			–			8	–	9		.471
Oregon		–			–			8	–	9		.471
Delaware		–			–			5	–	6		.455
Kentucky		–			–			5	–	6		.455
Ohio State		–			–			5	–	6		.455
Akron		–			–			4	–	5		.444
Manhattan		–			–			7	–	9		.438
Colorado Agricultural		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Connecticut		–			–			6	–	9		.400
Trinity (N.C.)		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Oklahoma A&M		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Westminster (Pa.)		–			–			6	–	9		.400
Fairmount		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Wyoming		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Vanderbilt		–			–			6	–	10		.375
Arizona		–			–			1	–	2		.333
Denver		–			–			1	–	2		.333
St. John's (NY)		–			–			4	–	8		.333
West Virginia		–			–			3	–	7		.300
Lake Forest		–			–			3	–	8		.273
Bloomsburg		–			–			3	–	9		.250
Harvard		–			–			4	–	12		.250
Indiana State		–			–			2	–	6		.250
William & Mary		–			–			1	–	4		.200
Trinity (Conn.)		–			–			2	–	10		.167
Union (N.Y.)		–			–			2	–	10		.167
Miami (Ohio)		–			–			1	–	7		.125
Kansas State		–			–			1	–	12		.077
New Mexico A&M		–			–			0	–	1		.000
Utah State		–			–			0	–	8		.000
Widener		–			–			0	–	2		.000

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
*		Parkersburg YMCA	W 46–9	1–0	Ewing Hall  Athens, OH
*		at Parkersburg YMCA	W 25–13	2–0	Parkersburg YMCA  Parkersburg, WV
*		Starling O.M.U.	W 45–14	3–0	Ewing Hall  Athens, OH
*		Capital	W 24–16	4–0	Ewing Hall  Athens, OH
*		West Virginia	W 22–20	5–0	Ewing Hall  Athens, OH
*		Cincinnati	L 20–22	5–1	Ewing Hall  Athens, OH
*		at Wilmington	L 16–17	5–2	Wilmington, OH
*		at Cincinnati	L 10–47	5–3	McMicken Hall  Cincinnati, OH
*		at Miami (OH)	L 8–24	5–4	Oxford, OH
*		Kenyon	W 33–19	6–4	Ewing Hall  Athens, OH
*		Bethany	W 48–14	74	Ewing Hall  Athens, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

• Ohio Record Book Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Ohio Basketball at 100 Archived 2018-09-28 at the Wayback Machine