2016 Ohio Bobcats football team

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Defensive coordinator	Jim Burrow (12th season)
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Peden Stadium
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2016 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2					8	–	6
Miami (OH) x		6	–	2					6	–	7
Akron		3	–	5					5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5					4	–	8
Kent State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Buffalo		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
No. 15 Western Michigan xy$		8	–	0					13	–	1
Toledo		6	–	2					9	–	4
Northern Illinois		5	–	3					5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					7	–	6
Central Michigan		3	–	5					6	–	7
Ball State		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Ohio Bobcats football team represented

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 p.m.	Texas State*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	CBSSN	L 54–56 3OT	23,093
September 10	2:30 p.m.	at FSN	W 37–21	28,467
September 17	12:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	L 19–28	101,362
September 24	2:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	W 37–21	22,265
October 1	2:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	BCSN2	W 17–7	22,212
October 8	2:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	W 30–24	23,077
October 15	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	L 20–27	23,566
October 22	1:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 14–10	8,429
October 27	7:30 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	CBSSN	W 31–26	16,154
November 3	6:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	CBSSN	W 34–10	17,113
November 15	6:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN2	L 20–27	8,619
November 22	7:00 p.m.	Akron	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPNU	W 9–3	18,025
December 2	7:00 pm	vs. No. 13 Western Michigan	Ford Field Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 23–29	45,615
December 23	8:00 pm	vs. Troy*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Dollar General Bowl)	ESPN	L 23–28	32,377
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
TSU Bobcats	0	14	7	17	3	7	8	56
OU Bobcats	6	0	10	22	3	7	6	54

At Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	15	13	6	3	37
Jayhawks	0	7	14	0	21

At Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	6	6	7	0	19
#15 Volunteers	7	7	7	7	28

Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	0	7	7	21
Bobcats	14	16	7	0	37

At Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	3	7	0	7	17
RedHawks	0	0	7	0	7

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	10	7	24
Bobcats	3	20	7	0	30

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	0	10	14	27
Bobcats	0	3	7	10	20

At Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	7	0	0	14
Golden Flashes	0	3	7	0	10

At Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	14	10	7	31
Rockets	0	6	14	6	26

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	10	0	0	10
Bobcats	10	17	0	7	34

At Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	3	10	7	20
Chippewas	3	14	3	7	27

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	0	3	0	3
Bobcats	0	6	0	3	9

Vs. Western Michigan–MAC Championship Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	7	13	3	23
#13 Broncos	6	17	3	3	29

Vs. Troy–Dollar General Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	10	3	3	23
Trojans	14	7	7	0	28

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