1949 Ohio Bobcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1949
| team = Ohio Bobcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 4–4–1
| conf_record = 2–2
| head_coach = Carroll Widdoes
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Peden Stadium
}}
{{1949 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web|title=2015 Ohio Football Media Guide|publisher=Ohio University|year=2015|pages=91, 94|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ohio/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/media-guide.pdf|access-date=2016-10-04|archive-date=2016-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307053029/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ohio/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/media-guide.pdf|url-status=dead}} 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).2015 Media Guide, p. 99. They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.{{cite web |title=Peden Stadium |url=https://ohiobobcats.com/facilities/peden-stadium/8 |website=Ohio University Athletics |accessdate=March 3, 2023}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = West Virginia
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 17–7
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-journal-ohio-upsets-dope/151628080/|work=News Journal|title=Ohio upsets Dope|date=September 25, 1949|accessdate=July 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| score = 16–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 34–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Western Reserve
| site_stadium = League Park
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| score = 7–7
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Miami Field
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–26
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Fairfield Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–14
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = l
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 13–34
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Butler
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 14–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Butler Tries To Get Out Of Last Place |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/153488055/ |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=November 12, 1949 |page=20 |access-date=August 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Butler Blanked, 14-0, In Last Game Of Year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/153488130/ |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=November 13, 1949 |page=1, section 6 |access-date=August 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Ohio Blanks Bulldogs, 14-0 (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/153488266/ |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=November 13, 1949 |page=2, section 6 |access-date=August 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Buffalo
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 7–20
| attend =
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Ohio) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/519/stats/13166 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 19, 2022 }}
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