1946 Ohio Bobcats football team

1946 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–3 (0–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Mid-America Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cincinnati $ 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Western Reserve 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 2
Ohio 0 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Wayne 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-America Conference (MAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 21st and final season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 6–3 record and were outscored by a total of 206 to 97.[1] In February 1947, head coach Don Peden announced his retirement as the school's football coach, though he continued to serve as the school's athletic director and baseball coach.[2]

Ohio was ranked at No. 73 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[3]

  1. ^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 91, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Peden Retires as Grid Coach, Remains as Athletic Director". The Times Recorder. February 13, 1947. p. 6.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.