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1996 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Sewak (2nd season)
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons← 19951997 →
1996 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Ball State $   7 – 1     8 – 4  
Toledo   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Miami (OH)   6 – 2     6 – 5  
Ohio   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Central Michigan   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Akron   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Bowling Green   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Eastern Michigan   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Western Michigan   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Kent State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1996 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Grobe, the Bobcats compiled a 6–6 record (5–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 302 to 237. They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 29AkronW 44–14
September 7at Hawaii*W 21–1032,069
September 14at Army*L 20–3730,500
September 21at Northwestern*L 7–2838,148
October 5Eastern Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 7–0
October 12at Ball StateL 27–30
October 19at Kent StateW 24–15
October 26Bowling Green
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 38–0
November 2at Western MichiganW 38–0
November 9at Miami (OH)L 8–24
November 16at East Carolina*L 45–5527,321
November 23Toledo
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 23–24
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1996 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 93–94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  3. "Jim Grobe". Sports Reference.
  4. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. "ECU's Harley rumbles over Ohio". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 17, 1996. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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