2018 Ohio Bobcats football team

2018 Mid-American Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Northern Illinois 30, Buffalo 29
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions;

Ohio Bobcats football
2018 Ohio Bobcats football
Frisco Bowl champion
Frisco Bowl, W 27–0 vs. San Diego State
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
2018 record	9–4 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Frank Solich (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Albin (14th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jim Burrow (14th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Ron Collins (2nd season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium; (Capacity: 24,000)

The 2018 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 14th-year head coach Frank Solich and played their home games at Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the East division. They were invited to the Frisco Bowl where they defeated San Diego State.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2017 season 9–4, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in second play in the East Division. They received an invitation to the Bahamas Bowl where they defeated UAB.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Maxwell Award[1]	Nathan Rourke	QB	JR
Jim Thorpe Award[2]	Javon Hagan	S	JR
Outland Trophy[3]	Joe Lowery	OL	SR
Lou Groza Award[4]	Louis Zervos	K	JR
Manning Award[5]	Nathan Rourke	QB	JR

Preseason media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Bobcats predicted to finish as champions of the East Division.[6]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
East Division
1	Ohio	140 (21)
2	Buffalo	112 (1)
3	Miami	95 (2)
4	Akron	74
5	Bowling Green	58
6	Kent State	25

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:00 p.m.	Howard*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN+	W 38–32	18,275
September 15	4:15 p.m.	vs. Virginia*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN[lower-alpha 1]	ESPN2	L 31–45	5,438
September 22	12:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	L 30–34	35,220
September 29	2:00 p.m.	UMass*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	W 58–42	19,056
October 6	3:30 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+	W 27–26	20,026
October 13	3:30 p.m.	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	L 21–24	12,138
October 20	2:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	W 49–14	19,492
October 25	7:00 p.m.	Ball State	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	CBSSN	W 52–14	13,774
November 1	7:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPNU	W 59–14	11,935
November 7	7:00 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	ESPNU	L 28–30	15,975
November 14	7:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN2	W 52–17	13,839
November 23	12:00 p.m.	Akron	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	CBSSN	W 49–28	12,938
December 19	8:00 p.m.	vs. San Diego State*	Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX (Frisco Bowl)	ESPN	W 27–0	11,029
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Moved from Scott Stadium in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Source:[7]

Game summaries

Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	10	12	7	3	32
Bobcats	3	14	14	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

vs Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	14	7	3	31
Cavaliers	21	17	0	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	1993	UVA, 41–7

at Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	14	10	3	3	30
Bearcats	0	7	14	13	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–24–3	1981	CINCI, 19–9

UMass

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	21	7	7	7	42
Bobcats	14	21	17	6	58

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2017	OHIO, 58–50

at Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	0	7	13	27
Golden Flashes	14	3	6	3	26

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
42–26–2	2017	OHIO, 48–3

at Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	7	14	0	21
Huskies	3	6	0	15	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–11	2015	OHIO, 26–21

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	7	0	0	14
Bobcats	14	21	7	7	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–40–2	2017	OHIO, 48–30

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	0	7	14
Bobcats	0	31	21	0	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–15	2015	OHIO, 48–31

at Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	21	24	7	7	59
Broncos	0	0	7	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–33–1	2016	WMU, 29–23

at Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	0	7	14	28
RedHawks	7	21	0	2	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–51–2	2017	OHIO, 45–28

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	3	0	7	17
Bobcats	14	17	14	7	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–10	2017	BUFF, 31–24

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	7	7	14	28
Bobcats	21	7	7	14	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–13–1	2017	AKR, 37–34

vs. San Diego State (Frisco Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	0	0	0	0	0
Bobcats	3	14	3	7	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

gollark: Hmm, apparently `units` can't do degC→degF conversion, sad.

gollark: I mean, what if you want to convert feet to miles? Memorize arcane conversion ratios?

gollark: Metric units are actually consistent, grounded in sensible things, and can be converted easily.

gollark: No. Metric IS superior.

gollark: You can use Discord *and* ride a bike at the same time?

References

"2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
"Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
"22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
"Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List". July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
"Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018". August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
http://getsomemaction.com/news/2018/7/23/niu-ohio-picked-as-divisional-winners-in-2018-mac-football-media-preseason-poll.aspx
"2018 Ohio Bobcats Football Schedule | Bobcats | FBSchedules.com". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[7] Moved from Scott Stadium in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

[1] "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[2] "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

[3] "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[4] "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List". July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2018.

[5] "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018". August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

[6] ttp://getsomemaction.com/news/2018/7/23/niu-ohio-picked-as-divisional-winners-in-2018-mac-football-media-preseason-poll.aspx

[8] "2018 Ohio Bobcats Football Schedule | Bobcats | FBSchedules.com". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.

Ohio Bobcats football
Venues	Peden Stadium (1929–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Marshall: Battle for the Bell Miami: Battle of the Bricks
Culture & lore	Rufus "Stand Up and Cheer" Ohio University Marching 110
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020