1946 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 1946 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University during the 1946 college football season. In their 21st and final season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 6–3 record and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 206 to 97.[1] In February 1947, head coach Don Peden announced his retirement as the school's football coach, though he continued to serve as the school's athletic director and baseball coach.[2]

1946 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceIndependent
1946 record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
1946 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame    8 0 1
Youngstown    7 1 0
Cincinnati    9 2 0
Central Michigan    6 2 0
Western Michigan    5 2 1
Miami (OH)    7 3 0
Ohio    6 3 0
Detroit    6 4 0
Dayton    6 3 0
Bowling Green    5 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan    5 4 1
Akron    5 4 0
Michigan State    5 5 0
Marquette    4 5 0
Michigan State Normal    3 4 1
Wayne    2 5 1
Valparaiso    1 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Murray StateW 27–7
October 5at Western Michigan
W 25–7
October 12Muskingum
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 38–0
October 19at CincinnatiL 0–19
October 26Miami (OH)
L 14–2312,336[3]
November 2at Ohio Wesleyan
  • Selby Field
  • Delaware, OH
W 49–79,000
November 9Baldwin-Wallace
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 21–14
November 16Dayton
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 7–146,000
November 23at XavierCincinnati, OHW 25–63,000

References

  1. "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 91, 94.
  2. "Peden Retires as Grid Coach, Remains as Athletic Director". The Times Recorder. February 13, 1947. p. 6.
  3. Gilson Wright (October 27, 1946). "Miami Defeats Ohio U." Dayton Daily News. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
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