1979 Ohio Bobcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1979
| team = Ohio Bobcats
| sport = football
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| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 4–4
| head_coach = Brian Burke
| hc_year = 1st
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| stadium = Peden Stadium
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{{1979 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1979 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Brian Burke, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 238 to 174.{{cite web|title=1979 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/1979-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/brian-burke-1.html|title = Brian Burke|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
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Minnesota
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| score = 10–24
| attend = 33,435
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-gophers-rally-to-beat-testy/157924586/|work=Minneapolis Tribune|title=Gophers rally to beat testy Ohio 24–10|date=September 9, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = w
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 20–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-ohio-u-evens-reco/157920084/|work=The Indianapolis Star|title=Ohio U. evens Record behind tight defense|date=September 16, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 35–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-bobcats-blank-marshal/139710574/|work=The Times Recorder|title=Bobcats blank Marshall 35–0|date=September 23, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = w
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 43–13
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-kent-state-falls/157860503/|work=The Daily Oklahoman|title=Kent State falls|date=September 30, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Perry Shorts Stadium
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| score = 0–26
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-chippewas-still-control/157924683/|work=The Plain Dealer|title=Chippewas still control MAC|date=October 7, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Miami Field
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 9–7
| attend = 19,674
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-third-ou-green-kicks-m/157921651/|work=Dayton Daily News|title=Third OU Green kicks Miami, 9–7|date=October 14, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| score = 13–21
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press-rockets-still-perfect-in/157924802/|work=The Star Press|title=Rockets still perfect in conference tilts|date=October 21, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = l
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 6–20
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-western-michigan/157924871/|work=The Des Moines Register|title=Western Michigan spills Ohio U., 20–6|date=October 28, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 27–7
| attend = 9,916
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-ou-pounces-on-li/157838791/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=OU pounces on listless Bearcats|date=November 11, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = w
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 48–21
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-kicker-stars-as-o/157921255/|work=The South Bend Tribune|title=Kicker stars as Ohio blasts Bowling Green|date=November 18, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| score = 27–28
| attend = 2,709
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-northern-illinois-2827/157922228/|work=Daily Press|title=Northern Illinois 28–27|date=November 25, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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