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.[2] Offensive guard Ed Zednik was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.[3]
| 1947 Ohio Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| 1947 record | 3–5–1 (1–3 MAC) |
| Head coach | Harold Wise (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Peden Stadium |
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| Team | W | 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[1] | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan[1] | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | Ohio Northern* |
| W 34–0 | [4] | |||
| October 4 | Butler |
| W 14–7 | [5] | |||
| October 11 | at Western Reserve | L 7–20 | 7,700 | [6] | |||
| October 18 | at Bowling Green* | Bowling Green, OH | L 0–2 | [7] | |||
| October 25 | at Miami (OH) |
| L 0–21 | 13,000 | [8] | ||
| November 1 | Cincinnati |
| L 0–34 | 10,000 | [9] | ||
| November 8 | Ohio Wesleyan* |
| T 7–7 | [10] | |||
| November 15 | Dayton* |
| L 6–8 | 6,000 | [11] | ||
| November 22 | Xavier* |
| W 12–7 | [12] | |||
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References
- Miami and Western Michigan were admitted to the MAC in July 1947. However, they were not eligible to compete for the 1947 MAC championship, because they did not schedule a full slate of games against MAC opponents.
- "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 91, 94.
- 2015 Media Guide, p. 99.
- "Ohio U In Romp". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 28, 1947. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ohio U Tops Butler, 14-7". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 5, 1947. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ohio U Is Downed By Western Reserve". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 12, 1947. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bobcats Edged". Dayton Daily News. October 19, 1947. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Miami Routs Ohio U., 21-0". The Dayton Daily News. October 26, 1947. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- Dick Forbes (November 2, 1947). "Bearcats And Ohio U 34-0 Walloping". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wesleyan Tops Bobcats, 7-7". Mansfield News-Journal. November 9, 1947. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bill Barton (November 16, 1947). "Dayton Tops Ohio U., 18-6". Dayton Daily News. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- 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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