1996 Ohio Bobcats football team

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.^[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[4]

1996 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	6–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Grobe (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Sewak (2nd season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	Akron	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 44–14
September 7	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 21–10	32,069
September 14	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 20–37	30,500
September 21	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 7–28	38,148
October 5	Eastern Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 7–0
October 12	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 27–30
October 19	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 24–15
October 26	Bowling Green	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 38–0
November 2	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 38–0
November 9	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (rivalry)	L 8–24
November 16	at East Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	L 45–55	27,321	[5]
November 23	Toledo	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 23–24
*Non-conference game