1951 Ohio Bobcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1951
| team = Ohio Bobcats
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 5–4–1
| conf_record = 2–2
| head_coach = Carroll Widdoes
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Peden Stadium
}}
{{1951 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1951 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their third season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Bobcats compiled a 5–4–1 record (2–2 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 167 to 141.{{cite web|title=2015 Ohio Football Media Guide|publisher=Ohio University|year=2015|page=91|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}} 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}}
The team's statistical leaders included Ed Roberts with 564 rushing yards, Larry Lawrence with 407 passing yards, and Gene Nuxhall with 236 receiving yards.2015 Media Guide, pp. 71, 75, 77. Offensive tackle Al Scheide was named to the Little All-America Team.2015 Media Guide, p. 101.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Morris Harvey
| site_stadium = Laidley Field
| site_cityst = Charleston, WV
| score = 26–0
| source = {{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Charles R. |title=Ohio U Bobcats Whip Morris Harvey, 26-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-raleigh-register/142770516/ |newspaper=The Sunday Register |location=Beckley, West Virginia |agency=Associated Press |date=September 23, 1951 |page=9 |access-date=March 5, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Akron
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 40–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Ohio U Tramples Akron Zips, 40–7|newspaper=September 30, 1951|pages=1C, 6C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85216147/ohio-u-tramples-akron-zips-40-7/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| score = 13–0
| attend = 1,500
| source = {{cite news|title=Ohio U Tops Broncos, 13–0|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|date=October 7, 1951|page=5C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18064657/ohio_u_tops_broncos_130/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 28–7
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Miami Field
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–7
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = w
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 28–27
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Conversion Miss Dooms KSU, 28–27|newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal|date=October 28, 1951|pages=1C, 4C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15739106/conversion_miss_dooms_ksu_2827/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| score = 6–13
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = l
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 0–40
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Eastern Kentucky
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 13–27
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Eastern Uses Air Lanes To Trip Ohio University |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lexington-herald/141723437/ |newspaper=Sunday Herald-Leader |location=Lexington, Kentucky |agency=Associated Press |date=November 18, 1951 |page=14 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Fairfield Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–13
| attend =
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Ohio) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/519/stats/13324 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 19, 2022 }}
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