1953 Ohio Bobcats football team

1953 Ohio Bobcats football
MAC champion
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1953 record	6–2–1 (5–0–1 MAC)
Head coach	Carroll Widdoes (5th year)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium

The 1953 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1953 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Bobcats won the MAC championship, compiled a 6–2–1 record (5–0–1 against MAC opponents), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 245 to 86.^[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Tom Ascani with 537 rushing yards, Bill Frederick with 627 passing yards, and Lou Sawchik with 511 receiving yards and seven touchdowns.^[2]

References

↑ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. p. 91.
↑ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 75-77.

Ohio Bobcats football

Venues	Peden Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Marshall: Battle for the Bell Miami: Battle of the Bricks

Culture & lore	Rufus "Stand Up and Cheer" The Ohio University Marching 110

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Mid-American Conference football champions

Cincinnati (1947)
Miami (1948)
Cincinnati (1949)
Miami (1950)
Cincinnati (1951)
Cincinnati (1952)
Ohio (1953)
Miami (1954)
Miami (1955)
Bowling Green (1956)
Miami (1957)
Miami (1958)
Bowling Green (1959)
Ohio (1960)
Bowling Green (1961)
Bowling Green (1962)
Ohio (1963)
Bowling Green (1964)
Bowling Green & Miami (1965)
Miami & Western Michigan (1966)
Ohio & Toledo (1967)
Ohio (1968)
Toledo (1969)
Toledo (1970)
Toledo (1971)
Kent State (1972)
Miami (1973)
Miami (1974)
Miami (1975)
Ball State (1976)
Miami (1977)
Ball State (1978)
Central Michigan (1979)
Central Michigan (1980)
Toledo (1981)
Bowling Green (1982)
Northern Illinois (1983)
Toledo (1984)
Bowling Green (1985)
Miami (1986)
Eastern Michigan (1987)
Western Michigan (1988)
Ball State (1989)
Central Michigan & Toledo (1990)
Bowling Green (1991)
Bowling Green (1992)
Ball State (1993)
Central Michigan (1994)
Toledo (1995)
Ball State (1996)
Marshall (1997)
Marshall (1998)
Marshall (1999)
Marshall (2000)
Toledo (2001)
Marshall (2002)
Miami (2003)
Toledo (2004)
Akron (2005)
Central Michigan (2006)
Central Michigan (2007)
Buffalo (2008)
Central Michigan (2009)
Miami (2010)
Northern Illinois (2011)
Northern Illinois (2012)
Bowling Green (2013)
Northern Illinois (2014)
Bowling Green (2015)
Western Michigan (2016)

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