1962 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 1962 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled an 8–3 record (5–1 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, lost to West Texas State in the 1962 Sun Bowl (14–15), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 261 to 112.^[1][2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[3]

1962 Ohio Bobcats football
Sun Bowl, L 14–15 vs. West Texas State
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	8–3 (5–1 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Hess (5th season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium
Seasons ← 1961 1963 →

1962 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bowling Green $	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Ohio	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Miami (OH)	3	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Western Michigan	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Kent State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Toledo	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Marshall	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Jim Albert with 375 rushing yards, Bob Babbitt with 1,010 passing yards, and Ron Curtis with 286 receiving yards.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Toledo	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 31–0	10,000
September 29	at Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 21–0	9,200
October 6	Dayton*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 27–25
October 13	at Xavier*	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 20–6	12,085	[5]
October 20	Miami (OH)	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	W 12–6
October 27	at Buffalo*	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 41–6	10,915
November 3	Marshall	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	W 35–0
November 10	at Bowling Green	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 6–7	12,315
November 17	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 32–16
November 24	at Iowa State*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 22–31	8,503–10,000
December 31	vs. West Texas State*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	L 14–15	13,000–16,000	[6][7]
*Non-conference game

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