1939 Ohio Bobcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1939 Ohio Bobcats football Independent 6–3 Don Peden 16th Ohio Stadium The 1939 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their 16th season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 116 to 82.https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/b/5/a9giazt477fjyz/ohio_fb_2019_record_book.pdf 2019 Ohio Bobcats football record book Ohio was ranked at No. 124 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth E. E. Litkenhous Johnson City Sunday Press December 31, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 23 Western Kentucky State Teachers Ohio Stadium Athens, OH L 7-14 Ohio Bobcats Beaten, 14-7, By Western Kentucky State The Cincinnati Enquirer September 24, 1939 29 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122052427/ohio-bobcats-beaten-14-7-by-western/ Newspapers.com September 29 at Butler Fairview Bowl Indianapolis, IN L 7-12 8,000 Butler's Crawford and Harding Sink Ohio U. in Thriller The Indianapolis News W. F. Fox Jr. September 30, 1939 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122052636/butlers-crawford-and-harding-sink-ohio/ Newspapers.com October 7 Western Reserve Ohio Stadium Athens, OH W 14-12 Ohio U. Upsets Reserve, 14-12 Sunday Gazette and Advertiser October 8, 1939 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122052914/ohio-u-upsets-reserve-14-12/ Newspapers.com October 14 1939 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops Ohio Wesleyan Ohio Stadium Athens, OH L 7-12 Bishops Rally To Defeat Ohio U.: Aerial Game Is Fatal To Bobcats, Wesleyan Scoring Twice In Last Quarter The Cincinnati Enquirer October 15, 1939 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122053086/bishops-rally-to-defeat-ohio-u-aerial/ Newspapers.com October 20 at Xavier Corcoran Field Cincinnati, OH W 20-6 6,500 Ohio University Bobcats Win Over Musketeers, 20 To 6 The Cincinnati Enquirer October 21, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122038105/ohio-university-bobcats-win-over/ Newspapers.com October 28 Dayton Ohio Stadium Athens, OH W 14-0 10,000 Bobcat Passes Defeat Flyers By 14-0 Score Dayton Daily News Harold Boian October 29, 1939 1, 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121911214/bobcat-passes-defeat-flyers-by-14-0/ Newspapers.com November 4 1939 Morris Harvey Golden Eagles Morris Harvey Charleston, WV W 14-13 6,000 Pass Clicks In Last 40 Seconds, Ohio University Nosing Out Morris Harvey -- Risaliti And Wertman Are Heroes The Cincinnati Enquirer November 5, 1939 34 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122053239/pass-clicks-in-last-40-seconds-ohio/ Newspapers.com November 11 Miami (OH) Ohio Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry) W 20-7 Bobcats Down Miami, 20 To 7: Light Backs Aid Ohio University The Cincinnati Enquirer November 12, 1931 37 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117227760/bobcats-down-miami-20-to-7-light/ Newspapers.com November 18 Western State Teachers (MI) Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI W 13-6 Passes Win For Ohio U. Sunday Gazette and Advertiser November 19, 1939 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122053398/passes-win-for-ohio-u/ Newspapers.com References Ohio Category:Ohio Bobcats football seasons Ohio Bobcats football