1974 Ohio Bobcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1974
| team = Ohio Bobcats
| sport = football
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| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 3–2
| head_coach = Bill Hess
| hc_year = 17th
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| stadium = Peden Stadium
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{{1974 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1974 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their 17th season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (3–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 249 to 211.{{cite web|title=1974 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 3, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio/1974-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2015 Ohio Football Media Guide|publisher=Ohio University|year=2015|pages=92, 94|accessdate=October 3, 2016|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ohio/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/media-guide.pdf|archive-date=March 7, 2016|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}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/bill-hess-1.html|title = Bill Hess|website = Sports Reference}} 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
| rankyear = 1974
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| score = 7–42
| attend = 33,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-north-carolina-routs-o/139578043/|work=The Roanoke Times|title=North Carolina routs Ohio University 42–7|date=September 15, 1974|accessdate=January 25, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Dix Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 20–0
| attend = 15,267
| source = {{cite news|title=Kent Attack Dies Without Kokal|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|date=September 22, 1974|pages=B1, B8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92140253/kent-attack-dies-without-kokal/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = l
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 16–19
| attend =
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 31–14
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = l
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 3–31
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1974|team=Morehead State Eagles|title=Morehead State}}
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 49–10
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| score = 26–3
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| score = 33–22
| attend =
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 13–35
| attend =
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| score = 16–35
| attend = 58,700
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 35–0
| attend =
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}}
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