1979 Ohio Bobcats football team

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1979 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan $ 8 0 1 10 0 1
Toledo 7 1 1 7 3 1
Western Michigan 5 4 0 6 5 0
Ball State 4 4 0 6 5 0
Ohio 4 4 0 6 5 0
Northern Illinois 3 3 1 5 5 1
Miami (OH) 3 4 0 6 5 0
Bowling Green 3 5 0 4 7 0
Eastern Michigan 1 6 1 2 8 1
Kent State 1 8 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1979 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Brian Burke, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 238 to 174.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8at Minnesota*L 10–2433,435
September 15Eastern MichiganW 20–7
September 22Marshall*
W 35–0
September 29Kent State
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 43–13
October 6at Central MichiganL 0–26
October 13at Miami (OH)W 9–7
October 20at ToledoL 13–21
October 27Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 6–20
November 10at Cincinnati*W 27–7
November 17Bowling Green
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 48–21
November 24at Northern IllinoisL 27–28
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1979 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Brian Burke". Sports Reference.
  4. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.