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1938 Ohio Bobcats football team

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1938 Ohio Bobcats football
BAA co-champion
ConferenceBuckeye Athletic Association
Record7–2 (3–1 BAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Buckeye Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dayton + 3 1 0 7 2 0
Ohio + 3 1 0 7 2 0
Marshall 2 2 0 5 4 0
Miami (OH) 1 3 0 6 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan 1 3 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1938 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University as a member of the Buckeye Athletic Association (BAA) during the 1938 college football season. In their 15th season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 7–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents), tied for the BAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 161 to 89.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Illinois*W 6–031,378
September 30at Xavier*W 14–12[2]
October 8at Western Reserve*L 14–26
October 15at Ohio WesleyanDelaware, OHW 28–0
October 22Wayne*W 52–7
October 29Cincinnati*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 13–12
November 5at Miami (OH)Oxford, OH (rivalry)W 20–129,000[3]
November 12Dayton
L 0–13
November 19Marshall
W 14–7
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Ohio Bobcats football record book" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Ohio U Bobcats rally to top Xavier eleven, 14–12". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 1, 1938. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ohio U. Defeats Miami". The Dayton Daily News. November 6, 1938. p. Sport 2 – via Newspapers.com.