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1962 Ohio Bobcats football team

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1962 Ohio Bobcats football
Sun Bowl, L 14–15 vs. West Texas State
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record8–3 (5–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 5 0 1 7 1 1
Ohio 5 1 0 8 3 0
Miami (OH) 3 1 1 8 2 1
Western Michigan 3 3 0 5 4 0
Kent State 2 4 0 3 6 0
Toledo 1 5 0 3 6 0
Marshall 0 5 0 4 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled an 8–3 record (5–1 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, lost to West Texas State in the 1962 Sun Bowl (14–15), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 261 to 112.[1][2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Jim Albert with 375 rushing yards, Bob Babbitt with 1,010 passing yards, and Ron Curtis with 286 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22ToledoW 31–0
September 29at Kent StateW 21–0
October 6Dayton*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 27–25
October 13at Xavier*W 20–6[5]
October 20Miami (OH)
W 12–6
October 27at Buffalo*W 41–6
November 3Marshall
W 35–0
November 10at Bowling Green
L 6–7
November 17at Western MichiganW 32–16
November 24at Iowa State*L 22–318,503
December 31vs. West Texas State*L 14–15
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 91, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
  3. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 71, 75, 77.
  5. ^ "Bobcats top Xavier, 20–6". Springfield News-Sun. October 14, 1962. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.