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1936 Ohio Bobcats football team

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1936 Ohio Bobcats football
BAA co-champion
ConferenceBuckeye Athletic Association
Record5–2–1 (3–1–1 BAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Buckeye Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) + 3 1 1 7 1 1
Ohio + 3 1 1 5 2 1
Marshall 2 2 1 6 3 1
Dayton 2 3 0 4 5 0
Cincinnati 1 2 2 1 5 3
Ohio Wesleyan 1 3 1 1 6 2
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1936 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University as a member of the Buckeye Athletic Association (BAA) during the 1936 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 5–2–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 102 to 70.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Purdue*L 0–4717,000
October 10Marshall
T 13–13
October 17Kent State*Athens, OHW 6–0
October 24at Miami (OH)Oxford, OH (rivalry)L 0–3
October 31Cincinnati
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 10–7
November 7at Dayton*Dayton, OHW 10–6[2][3]
November 14at Ohio WesleyanDelaware, OHW 20–0
November 21John Carroll*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 21–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Ohio Bobcats football record book" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Dayton Eleven Given Setback By Ohio University, 10-6: Wills' Kicking Beats Flyers At Home-Coming". Dayton Daily News. November 8, 1936. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ The 2019 Ohio Bobcats football record book omits the Dayton game and instead reports a game versus Muskingum. No contemporaneous record has been found for a game against Muskingum during the 1936 season. This appears to be an error in the record book.