1955 Ohio Bobcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1955
| team = Ohio Bobcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 5–4
| conf_record = 3–3
| head_coach = Carroll Widdoes
| hc_year = 8th
| captain =
| stadium = Peden Stadium
}}
{{1955 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1955 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Bobcats compiled a 5–4 record (3–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 166 to 134.{{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 17
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Youngstown State}}
| site_stadium = Rayen Stadium
| site_cityst = Youngstown, OH
| score = 6–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = w
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| score = 40–13
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = l
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 14–20
| 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 = 7–34
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 14–21
| attend = 18,108
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = w
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 40–14
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Ohio U. Tops Broncos By 40–14 Count|newspaper=Battle Creek Enquirer|date=November 6, 1955|page=4-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18086089/ohio_u_tops_broncos_by_4014_count/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = l
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 0–13
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Morris Harvey Golden Eagles|title=Morris Harvey}}
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 32–13
| attend =
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/519/stats/13492 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 19, 2022 }}
References
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