Jump to content

1926 Ohio Bobcats football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1926 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceBuckeye Athletic Association, Ohio Athletic Conference
Record5–2–1 (2–1–1 BAA, 4–2–1 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Buckeye Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio Wesleyan $ 3 0 1 6 2 1
Wittenberg 3 1 0 6 2 0
Ohio 2 1 1 5 2 1
Miami (OH) 1 2 1 5 2 1
Denison 1 3 0 2 6 1
Cincinnati 0 3 1 3 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1926 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Muskingum $ 7 0 0 9 0 0
Dayton 3 0 0 8 2 0
St. Xavier 1 0 0 9 1 0
Oberlin 6 1 0 6 1 0
Wittenberg 4 1 0 6 2 0
Ohio Wesleyan 5 1 1 6 2 1
Wooster 5 2 0 6 2 0
Miami (OH) 4 2 1 5 2 1
Ohio 4 2 1 5 2 1
Akron 4 2 2 5 2 2
Mount Union 5 3 0 6 3 0
Case 4 2 3 4 2 3
Baldwin–Wallace 3 3 2 3 3 2
Western Reserve 3 4 1 3 4 1
Heidelberg 2 4 0 3 4 0
Cincinnati 2 5 1 3 5 1
Denison 2 6 0 2 6 1
Otterbein 1 5 0 2 5 0
Ohio Northern 1 6 0 1 6 0
Kenyon 1 6 0 1 7 0
Marietta 1 6 0 1 7 0
Hiram 0 7 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1926 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Buckeye Athletic Association ( BAA) and the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1926 college football season. In their third season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 111 to 17.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Rio Grande
W 40–0
October 9at Akron
L 0–33,000[2]
October 16Denison
  • Ohio Field
  • Athens, OH
W 6–0[3]
October 23Cincinnati
  • Ohio Field
  • Athens, OH
W 38–7[4]
October 30at Ohio WesleyanDelaware, OHT 0–0[5]
November 6Ohio Northern
  • Ohio Field
  • Athens, OH
W 9–0[6]
November 12at MariettaMarietta, OHW 12–0[7]
November 20at WittenbergSpringfield, OHL 6–7[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2017 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 1925. p. 84.
  2. ^ "Johnson's Kick Beats Ohio U." Dayton Daily News. October 10, 1926. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jack Sweeney's Two Goals Too Much For Denison U." Dayton Daily News. October 17, 1926. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mercy! Ohio Lads Rough: Bearcats Are Swamped 38 To 7 at Athens". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 24, 1926. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bobcats Hold Bishops Even". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 31, 1926 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ohio Northern Loses To Ohio U., 9 to 7". Dayton Daily News. November 7, 1926. p. Sport 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ohio Uni. 12, Marietta 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 13, 1926. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Field Goal Gives Wittenberg Victory". Dayton Daily News. November 21, 1926. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.