| 1951 Ohio Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (2–2 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Peden Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Reserve | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their third season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Bobcats compiled a 5–4–1 record (2–2 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 167 to 141.[1] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[2]
The team's statistical leaders included Ed Roberts with 564 rushing yards, Larry Lawrence with 407 passing yards, and Gene Nuxhall with 236 receiving yards.[3] Offensive tackle Al Scheide was named to the Little All-America Team.[4]
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at Morris Harvey* |
| W 26–0 | [5] | |
| September 29 | Akron* | W 40–7 | [6] | ||
| October 6 | at Western Michigan | W 13–0 | 1,500 | [7] | |
| October 13 | Bowling Green* |
| W 28–7 | ||
| October 20 | at Miami (OH) | L 0–7 | |||
| October 27 | Kent State |
| W 28–27 | 12,000 | [8] |
| November 3 | at Toledo* | L 6–13 | |||
| November 10 | Cincinnati |
| L 0–40 | ||
| November 17 | Eastern Kentucky* |
| L 13–27 | [9] | |
| November 22 | at Marshall* | T 13–13 | |||
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References
- ^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. p. 91. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 71, 75, 77.
- ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 101.
- ^ Lewis, Charles R. (September 23, 1951). "Ohio U Bobcats Whip Morris Harvey, 26-0". The Sunday Register. Beckley, West Virginia. Associated Press. p. 9. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Ohio U Tramples Akron Zips, 40–7". September 30, 1951. pp. 1C, 6C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ohio U Tops Broncos, 13–0". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 7, 1951. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Conversion Miss Dooms KSU, 28–27". Akron Beacon Journal. October 28, 1951. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Uses Air Lanes To Trip Ohio University". Sunday Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. Associated Press. November 18, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
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