1978–79 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1978–79 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1978–79. The team was coached by Dale Bandy in his fifth season at Ohio.[1] They played their home games at Convocation Center.[2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 16–11 and third in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 10–6.[3]

1978–79 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1978–79 record16–11 (10–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaConvocation Center
1978–79 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Toledo133 .813228  .733
Central Michigan133 .813199  .679
Ohio106 .6251611  .593
Ball State97 .5631611  .593
Northern Illinois88 .5001413  .519
Kent State79 .4381314  .481
Bowling Green610 .3751413  .519
Miami610 .375918  .333
Eastern Michigan511 .313918  .333
Western Michigan313 .188723  .233
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
regular season
11/30/1978*
at Florida L 61–96  0–1
 
 
12/2/1978*
at Stetson W 98–95  1–1
 
 
12/6/1978*
Marietta W 92–71  2–1
 
 
12/9/1978
Ball State L 69–70  2–2
(0–1)
 
 
12/16/1978*
at Youngstown State W 86–71  3–2
 
 
12/18/1978*
at Cleveland State W 76–74  4–2
 
 
12/29/1978*
at West Virginia
West Virginia Classic
W 78–76  5–2
 
 
12/30/1978*
vs. Duquesne
West Virginia Classic
L 74–85  5–3
 
 
1/6/1979
Western Michigan W 101–82  6–3
(1–1)
 
 
1/10/1979
at Miami (OH) W 74–68  7–3
(2–1)
 
 
1/13/1979
Eastern Michigan W 76–64  8–3
(3–1)
 
 
1/17/1979
at Central Michigan L 70–71  8–4
(3–2)
 
 
1/20/1979
Bowling Green L 77–79 OT 8–5
(3–3)
 
 
1/22/1979*
St. Bonaventure L 81–84 OT 8-6
 
 
1/24/1979
at Toledo L 67–79  8-7
(3-4)
 
 
1/27/1979
Northern Illinois W 94–78  9–7
(4-4)
 
 
1/31/1979*
at Marshall L 81–94  9–8
 
 
2/3/1979
at Kent State W 85–84 OT 10–8
(5–4)
 
 
2/7/1979
Miami (OH) W 75–60  11–8
(6–4)
 
 
2/10/1979
at Western Michigan W 82–70  12–8
(7–4)
 
 
2/12/1979*
at Loyola (IL) L 75–104  12–9
 
 
2/17/1979
at Eastern Michigan W 86–82  13–9
(8–4)
 
 
2/21/1979
Central Michigan L 62–80  13–10
(8–5)
 
 
2/24/1979
at Bowling Green W 80–71  14–10
(9–5)
 
 
2/26/1979*
Robert Morris W 75–74  15–10
 
 
2/28/1979
Toledo L 70–75  15–11
(10–5)
 
 
3/3/1979
at Ball State W 81–74  16–11
(10–6)
 
 
*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. "1978-79 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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