1954 Ohio Bobcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1954
| team = Ohio Bobcats
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 6–3
| conf_record = 5–2
| head_coach = Carroll Widdoes
| hc_year = 7th
| captain =
| stadium = Peden Stadium
}}
{{1954 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1954 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1954 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Bobcats compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 175 to 158.{{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}} 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
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Xavier
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 12–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-ohio-u-tops-xav/124506325/|work=The Akron Beacon Journal|title=Ohio U tops Xavier|date=September 26, 1954|accessdate=May 12, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = w
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 28–20
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Western Reserve
| site_stadium = Clarke Field
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| score = 37–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 14–7
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = l
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–46
| attend = 12,818
| source = {{cite news|title=Miami Batters Bobcats, 46-13|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|date=October 24, 1954|page=IV-3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92800331/miami-batters-bobcats-46-13/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Miami Takes Bobcats By Measure Of 46-13|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=October 24, 1954|page=47|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92800150/miami-takes-bobcats-by-measure-of-46-13/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Harvard
| site_stadium = Harvard Stadium
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 13–27
| attend = 6,500
| source = {{cite news |title=Harvard's Ground Attack Downs Ohio University for First Home Victory |agency=United Press |date=October 31, 1954 |page=S2 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| score = 6–19
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Western Michigan Rocks Ohio University, 19–6|newspaper=Battle Creek Enquirer|date=November 7, 1954|page=4-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18078690/western_michigan_rocks_ohio_university/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = University Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| score = 26–14
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| w/l = w
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 26–25
| attend =
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Ohio) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/519/stats/13796 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 19, 2022 }}
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