1989 Ohio Bobcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1989
| team = Ohio Bobcats
| sport = football
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| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 1–9–1
| conf_record = 1–6–1
| head_coach = Cleve Bryant
| hc_year = 5th
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| stadium = Peden Stadium
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{{1989 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1989 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Cleve Bryant, the Bobcats compiled a 1–9–1 record (1–6–1 against MAC opponents), finished in eighth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 349 to 191.{{cite web|title=1989 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/1989-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2015 Ohio Football Media Guide|publisher=Ohio University|year=2015|pages=93, 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/cleve-bryant-1.html|title = Cleve Bryant|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 2
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| score = 18–27
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Cyclone Stadium
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| score = 3–28
| attend = 41,614
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = l
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 25–30
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| site_stadium = Vanderbilt Stadium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| score = 10–54
| attend = 38,672
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-vanderbilt-feasts-on-ohio/135062761/|work=Florida Today|title=Vanderbilt feasts on Ohio U. 54–10|date=September 24, 1989|accessdate=November 12, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = LSU
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| tv = PPV
| score = 6–57
| attend = 63,860
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-crowley-post-signal-lsu-explodes-ove/135061546/|work=The Crowley Post-Signal|title=LSU explodes over Ohio Univ. 57–6|date=October 1, 1989|accessdate=November 12, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = l
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 28–31
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 22–22
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = w
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 37–14
| attend =
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| score = 13–28
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Kelly/Shorts Stadium
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| score = 15–24
| attend =
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = l
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 14–33
| attend =
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}}
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