Ohio Bobcats
| Ohio Bobcats | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First season | 2016 |
| Head coach | 1st season, 8–1 (.889) |
| Stadium | Peden Stadium (Capacity: 24,000) |
| Year built | 2016 |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Athens, Ohio |
| League | NCAA |
| All-time record | 27–24–0 (.529) |
| Bowl record | 2–1–0 (.667) |
| Conference titles | 1 |
| Division titles | 2 |
| Colors | Green and Gray |
| Rivals | Miami(OH) Redhawks |
The Ohio Bobcats are a CFBHC team playing in the Mid American Conference, with their first year of play beginning in the 2016 season.
Contents
Current Season
2020 Schedule
| Week | Opponent | Rank | Location | Result | Record | Conference Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at Maryland | - | College Park, MD | 17-42 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Bye | ||||||
| 3 | at Buffalo | - | Buffalo, NY | 31-23 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| 4 | SMU | - | Athens OH | 19-20 | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| Bye | ||||||
| 6 | Western Kentucky | - | Athens OH | 23-20 | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Miami (OH) | - | Athens, OH | 30-27 | 3-2 | 2-0 |
| 8 | at Bowling Green | - | Bowling Green, OH | 24-17 | 4-2 | 3-0 |
| Bye | ||||||
| 10 | Toledo | - | Athens, OH | - | - | - |
| 11 | Kent State | - | Athens, OH | - | - | - |
| 12 | at Eastern Michigan | - | Ypsilanti, MI | - | - | - |
| 13 | Arizona State | - | Kent, OH | - | - | - |
| Bye | ||||||
| 15 | Central Michigan | - | Athens, OH | - | - | - |
| 16 | at Akron | - | Akron, OH | - | - | - |
Season-by-Season Records
| Coach(es) | Conference | Year | Record | Bowl | Final CP Ranking | |
| Wins | Losses | |||||
| Ohio Bobcats | ||||||
| N/A | MAC | 2016 | 7 | 4 | Lost Bahamas Bowl vs. Arkansas 14-28 | - |
| 2017 | 3 | 9 | - | NR | ||
| 2018 | 8 | 6 | Won Bahamas Bowl vs Marshall, 24-14 | NR | ||
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | - | - | ||
| Beeznik | 8 | 1 | Won Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs Fresno State, 41-14 | - | ||
| Total | 27 | 24 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
History
2016 Schedule
| Week | Opponent | Rank | Location | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | ||||
| 2 | Bye | ||||
| 3 | Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | W 31-20 | 1-0 | |
| 4 | Bowling Green | Athens, OH | W 13-10 | 2-0 | |
| 5 | Kent State | Kent, OH | W 31-17 | 3-0 | |
| 6 | Toledo | Athens, OH | L 14-17 | 3-1 | |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | Ypsilanti, MI | W 24-14 | 4-1 | |
| 8 | Western Michigan | Athens, OH | W 24-17 | 5-1 | |
| 9 | Akron | Akron, OH | W 21-13 | 6-1 | |
| 10 | Ball State | Athens, OH | L 13-17 | 6-2 | |
| 11 | Central Michigan | Athens, OH | W 24-13 | 7-2 | |
| 12 | Miami (OH) | Oxford, OH | L 17-20 | 7-3 | |
| 13 | Bye | ||||
| 14 | Bye | ||||
2017 Schedule
| Week | Opponent | Rank | Location | Result | Record | Conf. Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Detroit, MI | 13-62 | 0-1 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Temple | Athens, OH | 35-38 | 0-2 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Bye | |||||
| 4 | Wyoming | Athens, OH | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | |
| 5 | at Marshall | Huntington, WV | 14-28 | 1-3 | 0-0 | |
| 6 | at Kent State | Kent, OH | 16-28 | 1-4 | 0-1 | |
| 7 | Bye | |||||
| 8 | at Western Michigan | Kalamazoo, MI | 31-42 | 1-5 | 0-2 | |
| 9 | at Bowling Green | Bowling Green, OH | 31-17 | 2-5 | 1-2 | |
| 10 | Buffalo | Athens, OH | 7-24 | 2-6 | 1-3 | |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | Athens, OH | 17-21 | 2-7 | 1-4 | |
| 12 | Akron | Athens, OH | 31-14 | 3-7 | 2-4 | |
| 13 | at Penn State | State College, PA | 7-27 | 3-8 | 2-4 | |
| 14 | Bye | |||||
| 15 | Miami (OH) | Athens, OH | 21-24 | 3-9 | 2-5 | |
2018 Schedule
| Week | Opponent | Rank | Location | Result | Record | Conference Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | |||||
| 2 | at UTEP | - | El Paso, TX | 3-21 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Bye | |||||
| 4 | Marshall | - | Athens, OH | 13-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 5 | at UAB | - | Birmingham, AL | 24-21 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Toledo | - | Athens, OH | 13-24 | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| 7 | at California | - | Berkeley, CA | 3-11 | 2-3 | 0-1 |
| 8 | Bye | |||||
| 9 | at Ball State | - | Muncie, IN | 20-10 | 3-3 | 1-1 |
| 10 | at Buffalo | - | Amherst, NY | 17-10 | 4-3 | 2-1 |
| 11 | at Akron | - | Akron, OH | 20-17 | 5-3 | 3-1 |
| 12 | Bye | |||||
| 13 | Bowling Green | - | Athens, OH | 23-14 | 6-3 | 4-1 |
| 14 | Kent State | - | Athens, OH | 21-38 | 6-4 | 4-2 |
| 15 | Northwestern | - | Athens, OH | 14-21 | 6-5 | 4-2 |
| 16 | at Miami (OH) | - | Miami, OH | 27-17 | 7-5 | 5-2 |
| Conf. Championship | vs. Northern Illinois | - | Cincinnati, OH | 3-17 | 7-6 | 5-3 |
2019 Schedule
Head Coach beeznik took over the program after a week 7 loss had the Bobcats sitting at 1-4. Beeznik's first move was to replace QB Steven Ring with Stephen Peters along with some other tweaks and the Bobcats finished the regular season on a 6-1 tear. In the postseason, the Bobcats bested the Toledo Rockets in a 17-13 thriller. They went on to blow out Fresno State 41-14 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl to cap of a stunning turnaround.
| Week | Opponent | Rank | Location | Result | Record | Conference Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | - | Athens, OH | 24-14 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | at Arizona State | - | Tempe, AZ | 3-28 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Bye | |||||
| 4 | at Houston | - | Houston, TX | 17-28 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Akron | - | Athens OH | 40-14 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Bye | |||||
| 7 | Georgia State | - | Athens, OH | 17-12 | 1-4 | 0-1 |
| 8 | at Central Michigan | - | Mount Pleasant, MI | 34-7 | 2-4 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Bye | |||||
| 10 | Buffalo | - | Athens, OH | 24-21 | 3-4 | 2-1 |
| 11 | Bye | |||||
| 12 | at Western Kentucky | - | Bowling Green, KY | 24-10 | 4-4 | 2-1 |
| 13 | at Bowling Green | - | Bowling Green, OH | 21-13 | 5-4 | 3-1 |
| 14 | at Kent State | - | Kent, OH | 20-10 | 6-4 | 4-1 |
| 15 | Western Michigan | - | Athens, OH | 21-35 | 6-5 | 4-2 |
| 16 | Miami (OH) | - | Athens, OH | 28-21 | 7-5 | 5-2 |
| Conf. Championship | vs. Toledo | - | Cincinnati, OH | 17-13 | 8-5 | 6-2 |
| Bowl | vs. Fresno State | - | Boise, ID | 41-14 | 9-5 | 6-2 |
