1948 Ohio Bobcats football team

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1948 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–6 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 4 0 0 7 1 1
Western Michigan 3 1 0 6 3 0
Cincinnati 3 1 0 3 6 1
Ohio 2 3 0 3 6 0
Western Reserve 1 4 0 1 8 1
Butler 0 4 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1948 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Harold Wise, the Bobcats compiled a 3–6 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 179 to 98.[1] Three Ohio players received All-MAC honors: end John Marco (first team); halfback Jim McKenna (second team); and offensive guard Milt Taylor (second team).[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Toledo*L 7–13
October 2at Washington and Lee*L 0–13[3]
October 9at CincinnatiL 13–18
October 16Western Reserve
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 37–7
October 23Miami (OH)
L 0–2112,000[4]
October 30Duquesne*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 14–13
November 6at West Virginia*L 6–48
November 13at ButlerW 14–6
November 20Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 7–40
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 91, 94.
  2. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 99.
  3. ^ "Generals trample Bobcats by 13–0". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 3, 1948. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Miami "Under Wraps" Trimming Ohio U, 21-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 24, 1948. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.