1949 Ohio Bobcats football team

1949 Ohio Bobcats football
1949 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	4–4–1 (2–2 MAC)
Head coach	Carroll Widdoes (1st season);
Home stadium	Peden Stadium
	Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Cincinnati $	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Ohio	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Western Michigan	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Western Reserve	1	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Butler	0	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1949 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1949 college football season. In their first season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Bobcats compiled a 4–4–1 record (2–2 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 120 to 114.^[1] Three Ohio players received All-MAC honors: offensive tackle Al Scheider (first team); offensive guard Milt Taylor (first team); and end John Marco (second team).^[2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	West Virginia*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 17–7
October 1	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 16–6
October 7	Kent State*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 34–6
October 15	at Western Reserve	League Park Cleveland, OH	T 7–7
October 22	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH (rivalry)	L 0–26
October 29	at Marshall*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)	L 6–14
November 5	Cincinnati	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 13–34
November 12	Butler	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 14–0
November 19	Buffalo*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 7–20
*Non-conference game

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References

^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 91, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 99.
^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.