1977–78 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1977–78 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1977–78. The team was coached by Dale Bandy in his fourth season at Ohio.[1] They played their home games at Convocation Center.[2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 13–14 and seventh in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 6–10.[3]

1977–78 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1977–78 record13–14 (6–10 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaConvocation Center
1977–78 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Miami12–4 .75019–9  .679
Toledo11–5 .68821–6  .778
Central Michigan11–5 .68816–10  .615
Bowling Green10–6 .62512–15  .444
Northern Illinois9–7 .56311–16  .407
Eastern Michigan7–9 .43811–16  .407
Ohio6–10 .37513–14  .481
Ball State6–10 .37510–15  .400
Western Michigan4–12 .2507–20  .259
Kent State4–12 .2506–21  .222
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
regular season
11/25/1977*
 vs. Rhode Island
IPTAY Invitational		 L 69–81  0–1
  
 
11/26/1977*
 vs. TCU
IPTAY Invitational		 W 78–64  1–1
  
 
12/1/1977*
 Cleveland State W 79–66  2–1
  
 
12/5/1977*
 Youngstown State W 67–64  3–1
  
 
12/7/1977*
 Marietta W 73–69  4–1
  
 
12/10/1977
 Northern Illinois L 76–80  4–2
(0–1)		  
 
12/16/1977*
 vs. Grambling
Cajun Classic		 W 60–53  5–2
  
 
12/17/1977*
 vs. Louisiana
Cajun Classic		 L 81–98  5–3
  
 
12/20/1977*
 at SMU L 77–83  5–4
  
 
1/4/1978
 at Kent State W 73–59  6–4
(1–1)		  
 
1/7/1978
 Ball State W 75–71  7–4
(2–1)		  
 
1/11/1978*
 Marshall W 68–56  8–4
  
 
1/14/1978
 at Miami (OH) L 77–90  8–5
(2–2)		  
 
1/18/1978
 Western Michigan L 59–73  8-6
(2-3)		  
 
1/25/1978
 at Central Michigan L 71–77  8-7
(2-4)		  
 
2/1/1978*
 Loyola (IL) W 86–80 OT 9–7
  
 
2/4/1978
 at Toledo W 72–71  10–7
(3–4)		  
 
2/6/1978
 at Bowling Green L 66–68  10–8
(3–5)		  
 
2/8/1978
 Kent State W 68–54  11–8
(4–5)		  
 
2/11/1978
 at Ball State L 77–82  11–9
(4–6)		  
 
2/15/1978*
 at Virginia Tech L 83–105  11–10
  
 
2/18/1978
 Miami (OH) L 66–70  11–11
(4–7)		  
 
2/20/1978
 Eastern Michigan W 66–62  12–11
(5–7)		  
 
2/22/1978
 at Western Michigan L 82–88  12–12
(5–8)		  
 
2/25/1978
 Bowling Green L 76–90  12–13
(5–9)		  
 
3/1/1978
 Central Michigan W 105–94  13–13
(6–9)		  
 
3/4/1978
 at Northern Illinois L 70–76  13–14
(6–10)		  
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: [4][3]

References
  1. "Dale Bandy". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  2. "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  3. "1977-78 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  4. "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
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