The 1972 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their 15th season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 3–8 record (1–4 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 321 to 185.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]
| 1972 Ohio Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (1–4 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Peden Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | Central Michigan* | W 26–21 | 10,473 | [5] | |
| September 16 | at Idaho* | L 14–17 | 15,000 | [6] | |
| September 23 | at Kent State | L 14–37 | |||
| September 30 | Toledo |
| W 38–22 | ||
| October 7 | at Cincinnati* | L 28–14 | |||
| October 14 | at Miami (OH) | L 7–31 | |||
| October 21 | Virginia Tech* |
| L 21–53 | 13,344 | [7] |
| October 28 | at Western Michigan | L 17–34 | |||
| November 4 | at Bowling Green | L 0–17 | |||
| November 11 | at Tulane* | L 6–44 | 17,535 | [8] | |
| November 18 | Marshall* |
| L 14–31 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1972 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ Manders, Jim (September 17, 1972). "Vandals upset Ohio 17-14 on late field goal". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 17.
- ^ "Virginia Tech drubs Ohio U." The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 22, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Green Wave clips Ohio U. by 44–6". The Daily Advertiser. November 12, 1972. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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