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] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[3]

Ohio was ranked at No. 170 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Toledo*L 7–13
October 2at Washington and Lee*L 0–13[5]
October 9at CincinnatiL 13–18
October 16Western Reserve
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 37–7
October 23Miami (OH)
L 0–2112,000[6]
October 30Duquesne*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 14–13
November 6at West Virginia*L 6–48
November 132:30 p.m.at ButlerW 14–65,000[7][8]
November 20Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 7–40

References

  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. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 99.
  3. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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