1983 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois $ 8 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Toledo 7 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Bowling Green 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Central Michigan 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Ball State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 4 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Miami (OH) 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ohio 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kent State 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Eastern Michigan 0 – 9 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1983 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Brian Burke, the Bobcats compiled a 4–7 record (3–6 against MAC opponents), finished in eighth place, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 270 to 163.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at West Virginia*
L 3–5554,612[5]
September 10Richmond*
W 17–105,500[6]
September 17Ball State
L 14–3114,000[7]
September 24Eastern Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 31–14[8]
October 1at Toledo
L 0–31[9]
October 15Central Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 9–1417,000[10]
October 22at Kent State
W 21–204,000[11]
October 29Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 14–1610,500[12]
November 5at Miami (OH)
W 17–1420,954[13]
November 12Bowling Green
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 20–24[14]
November 19at Northern Illinois
L 17–4121,500[15]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1983 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 92, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "Brian Burke". Sports Reference.
  4. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "West Va. trounces OU, 55–3". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 4, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UR makes it an even dozen". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ball State tops OU, 31–14". The Plain Dealer. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bobcats wallop Hurons". The Tribune. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Toledo shuts out Bobcats, 31–0". Troy Daily News. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Adams, Central Michigan run over Ohio U., 14–9". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Flashes prove Murphy's Law one more time". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "No place like road for Western's football team". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Late rally by Ohio U. sinks Miami". Dayton Daily News. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "BGSU 24, Ohio U. 20". Springfield News-Sun. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "NIU is California-bound". Chicago Tribune. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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