1947 Ohio Bobcats football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 3–5–1 (1–3 MAC) |
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Home stadium | Peden Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Reserve | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) * | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan * | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their first season under head coach Harold Wise, the Bobcats compiled a 3–5–1 record (1–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 116 to 80.[1] Offensive guard Ed Zednik was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.[2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[3]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Ohio was ranked at No. 157 out of 500 college football teams.[4]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 27 | Ohio Northern* | W 34–0 | [5] | ||||
October 4 | Butler |
| W 14–7 | [6] | |||
October 11 | at Western Reserve | L 7–20 | 7,700 | [7] | |||
October 18 | at Bowling Green* | Bowling Green, OH | L 0–2 | [8] | |||
October 25 | at Miami (OH)![]() | L 0–21 | 13,000 | [9] | |||
November 1 | Cincinnati |
| L 0–34 | 10,000 | [10] | ||
November 8 | Ohio Wesleyan* |
| T 7–7 | [11] | |||
November 15 | Dayton* |
| L 6–8 | 6,000 | [12] | ||
November 22 | Xavier* |
| W 12–7 | [13] | |||
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