1982 Ohio Bobcats football team

1982 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (5–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 5 – 2 – 2 7 – 2 – 2
Miami (OH) 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Central Michigan 5 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Ohio 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Toledo 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Ball State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Eastern Michigan 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
Kent State 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Central Michigan and Toledo were I-A while the other teams were classified as I-AA for the 1982 season only.

The 1982 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Brian Burke, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (5–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 259 to 160.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Bowling Green
L 0–40
September 11at Minnesota*
L 7–5756,168
September 18vs. Richmond*
W 23–1423,000[5]
October 2Toledo
W 17–14
October 9at Ball State
W 34–7
October 16at Eastern Michigan
W 14–13
October 23Miami (OH)
W 20–0
October 30at Central Michigan
L 18–42
November 6Northern Illinois
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 0–36
November 13at Western Michigan
L 7–16
November 20Kent State
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 24–20
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1982 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 92, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "Brian Burke". Sports Reference.
  4. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Ohio U downs Richmond". The Daily News Leader. September 19, 1982. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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