1974 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 1974 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their 17th season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (3–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 249 to 211.^[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[4]

1974 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	6–5 (3–2 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Hess (17th season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Miami (OH) $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	1
Ohio	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Toledo	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kent State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Western Michigan	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 7–42	33,000	[5]
September 21	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 20–0	15,267	[6]
September 28	Toledo	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 16–19
October 5	Northern Illinois*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 31–14
October 12	No. 20 Miami (OH)	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	L 3–31
October 19	Morehead State*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 49–10
October 26	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 26–3
November 2	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 33–22
November 9	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 13–35
November 16	at No. 11 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 16–35	58,700
November 23	Marshall*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	W 35–0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game