1947 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 1947 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their first season under head coach Harold Wise, the Bobcats compiled a 3–5–1 record (1–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 116 to 80.[1] Offensive guard Ed Zednik was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.[2]

1947 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1947 record3–5–1 (1–3 MAC)
Head coachHarold Wise (1st season)
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
1947 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Cincinnati $ 3 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Western Reserve 2 –1 –0  4 –5 –0
Butler 1 –3 –0  5 –3 –1
Ohio 1 –3 –0  3 –5 –1
Miami (OH) * 2 –0 –0  9 –0 –1
Western Michigan * 0 –1 –0  5 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Miami and Western Michigan were not eligible to compete for the MAC championship because they did not schedule a full slate of games against MAC opponents.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Ohio Northern*
W 34–0[3]
October 4Butler
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 14–7[4]
October 11at Western Reserve
L 7–207,700[5]
October 18at Bowling Green*Bowling Green, OHL 0–2[6]
October 25at Miami (OH)
L 0–2113,000[7]
November 1Cincinnati
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 0–3410,000[8]
November 8Ohio Wesleyan*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
T 7–7[9]
November 15Dayton*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 6–86,000[10]
November 22Xavier*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 12–7[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References
  1. "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 91, 94.
  2. 2015 Media Guide, p. 99.
  3. "Ohio U In Romp". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 28, 1947. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ohio U Tops Butler, 14-7". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 5, 1947. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Ohio U Is Downed By Western Reserve". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 12, 1947. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bobcats Edged". Dayton Daily News. October 19, 1947. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Miami Routs Ohio U., 21-0". The Dayton Daily News. October 26, 1947. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Dick Forbes (November 2, 1947). "Bearcats And Ohio U 34-0 Walloping". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wesleyan Tops Bobcats, 7-7". Mansfield News-Journal. November 9, 1947. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Bill Barton (November 16, 1947). "Dayton Tops Ohio U., 18-6". Dayton Daily News. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Bill Ford (November 23, 1947). "Ohio Bobcats Hand 12-7 Loss To XU". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.


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