2008 Ohio Bobcats football team

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2008 Ohio Bobcats football
Ohio Bobcats wordmark.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tim Albin (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Jim Burrow (4th season)
Home stadium Peden Stadium
(Capacity: 24,000)
Seasons
  2007
2009  
2008 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Buffalo x$  5 3   8 6  
Bowling Green  4 4   6 6  
Temple  4 4   5 7  
Ohio  3 5   4 8  
Akron  3 5   5 7  
Kent State  3 5   4 8  
Miami (OH)  1 7   2 10  
West Division
Ball State x  8 0   12 2  
Central Michigan  6 2   8 5  
Western Michigan  6 2   9 4  
Northern Illinois  5 3   6 7  
Toledo  2 6   3 9  
Eastern Michigan  2 6   3 9  
Championship: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions

The 2008 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Ohio competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Bobcats were led by Frank Solich in his fourth year. [1] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 302:00 pmat Wyoming * The Mountain L 20–2120,430
September 612:00 pmat No. 3 Ohio State * ESPN L 14–26105,002
September 132:00 pm Central Michigan L 28–3118,268
September 2012:00 pmat Northwestern * BTN L 8–1622,069
September 272:00 pm VMI *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 51–3119,938
October 42:00 pmat Western Michigan L 20–4120,133
October 112:30 pmat Kent State FSN Ohio W 26–1916,825
October 218:00 pmat Temple ESPN2 L 10–1418,824
October 287:00 pm Buffalo
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
ESPNU L 19–3210,042
November 82:00 pm Bowling Green
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 3–2815,018
November 223:30 pm Akron
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 49–4213,114
November 2812:30 pmat Miami (OH) ESPNU W 41–2613,867

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References

  1. "Frank Solich". Sports Reference.
  2. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.