1990 Ohio Bobcats football team

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1990 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record1–9–1 (0–7–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Peden Stadium
Seasons
  1989
1991  
1990 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Toledo + 7 1 09 2 0
Central Michigan + 7 1 08 3 1
Ball State 5 3 07 4 0
Western Michigan 5 3 07 4 0
Miami (OH) 4 3 15 5 1
Bowling Green 2 4 23 5 2
Eastern Michigan 2 6 02 9 0
Kent State 2 6 02 9 0
Ohio 0 7 11 9 1
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1990 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Tom Lichtenberg, the Bobcats compiled a 1–9–1 record (0–7–1 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 342 to 162. [1] [2] [3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio. [4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11:30 p.m.at No. 18 Pittsburgh *L 3–3538,575
September 15at Eastern Michigan L 18–21
September 22 Tennessee Tech *W 42–3214,666 [5]
September 291:30 p.m. Toledo
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 20–2715,828
October 6at Bowling Green T 10–10
October 13 Miami (OH)
L 18–40
October 20at Kent State L 15–44
October 27 Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 23–31
November 3at No. 5 (I-AA) Youngstown State *L 0–27 [6]
November 10 Central Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 7–52
November 17at Ball State L 6–23
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. "1990 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. 93–94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  3. "Tom Lichtenberg". Sports Reference.
  4. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. "Thornton leads Bobcats to first win". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. September 23, 1990. Retrieved January 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Youngstown State blanks OU". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 9, 2025 via Newspapers.com.