1981 Ohio Bobcats football team

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1981 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–6 (5–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Toledo $ 8 1 0 9 3 0
Miami (OH) 6 1 1 8 2 1
Central Michigan 7 2 0 7 4 0
Bowling Green 5 3 1 5 5 1
Western Michigan 5 4 0 6 5 0
Ohio 5 4 0 5 6 0
Kent State 3 6 0 4 7 0
Ball State 2 6 0 4 7 0
Northern Illinois 2 7 0 3 8 0
Eastern Michigan 0 9 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1981 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Brian Burke, the Bobcats compiled a 5–6 record (5–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 257 to 228.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 12at Minnesota*L 17–1940,086
September 19Bowling GreenW 23–21
September 26Ball State
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 30–27
October 3at ToledoL 14–21
October 10Cincinnati*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 9–19
October 17Eastern Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 29–7
October 24at Miami (OH)L 14–40
October 31Central Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 21–38
November 7at Northern IllinoisL 14–38
November 14Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 37–20
November 21at Kent StateW 20–7
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1981 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.