2021 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 2021 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 1st-year head coach Tim Albin and played their home games at Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. The Bobcats finished the season 3–9 and 3–5 in the MAC to finish in third place in the East Division. This was Ohio's first losing season since 2008.

2021 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2021 record3–9 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
  • Tim Albin (1st season as head coach, 17th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRon Collins (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorPete Germano (3rd season)
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
(Capacity: 24,000)
2021 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Kent State xy  6 2   7 7  
Miami (OH)  5 3   7 6  
Ohio  3 5   3 9  
Bowling Green  2 6   4 8  
Buffalo  2 6   4 8  
Akron  1 7   2 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$  6 2   9 5  
Central Michigan x  6 2   9 4  
Toledo  5 3   7 6  
Ball State  4 4   6 7  
Eastern Michigan  4 4   7 6  
Western Michigan  4 4   8 5  
Championship: Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2020 season 2–1 to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 7:00 p.m. Syracuse* CBSSN L 9–29 23,904
September 11 2:00 p.m. Duquesne*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
ESPN3 L 26–28 19,411
September 16 8:00 p.m. at Louisiana* ESPN L 14–49 17,709
September 25 12:00 p.m. at Northwestern* BTN L 6–35 27,129
October 2 3:30 p.m. at Akron ESPN3 W 34–17 12,616
October 9 3:30 p.m. Central Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
ESPN+ L 27–30 20,928
October 16 12:00 p.m. at Buffalo ESPN+ L 26–27 12,909
October 23 1:00 p.m. Kent State
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
ESPN+ L 27–34 15,854
November 2 7:30 p.m. Miami (OH)
ESPNU W 35–33 15,940
November 9 8:00 p.m. at Eastern Michigan ESPN2 W 34–26 13,636
November 16 7:00 p.m. Toledo
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
ESPN+ L 23–35 9,716
November 26 12:00 p.m. at Bowling Green CBSSN L 10–21 9,339
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. "2021 Ohio Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
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