2011 Ohio Bobcats football team


2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
East
Ohio ^x^y	6	–	2	10	–	4
Temple	5	–	3	9	–	4
Kent State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Bowling Green	3	–	5	5	–	7
Miami	3	–	5	4	–	8
Buffalo	2	–	6	3	–	9
Akron	0	–	8	1	–	11
West
Northern Illinois ^x^y†	7	–	1	10	–	3
Toledo ^x	7	–	1	9	–	4
Western Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	6
Ball State	4	–	4	6	–	6
Eastern Michigan	4	–	4	6	–	6
Central Michigan	2	–	6	3	–	9
Championship: Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 28, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bobcats were led by seventh year head coach Frank Solich and played their home games at Peden Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. Ohio finished the season 10–4, 6–2 in MAC play to be champions of the East Division. They represented the division in the MAC Championship Game where they lost to Northern Illinois. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they defeated Utah State for their first bowl victory in school history.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:00 PM	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	ALT	W 44–24	14,728
September 10	7:00 PM	Gardner–Webb*	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH		W 30–3	23,155
September 17	7:00 PM	Marshall*	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH (Battle for the Bell)	ESPN3	W 44–7	24,244
September 24	2:00 PM	at Rutgers*	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN3	L 26–38	41,388
October 1	2:00 PM	Kent State	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH		W 17–10	17,155
October 8	3:30 PM	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, NY	Time Warner Cable Sports-NY	L 37–38	15,057
October 15	3:30 PM	Ball State	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	SportsTime Ohio	L 20–23	23,146
October 22	3:30 PM	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field • Akron, OH	SportsTime Ohio	W 37–20	14,760
November 2	8:00 PM	Temple	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN	W 35–31	17,490^[2]
November 10	7:30 PM	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	W 43–28	12,127^[3]
November 16	8:00 PM	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN	W 29–28	11,804^[4]
November 22	7:00 PM	Miami	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	ESPN2	W 21–14	14,155^[5]
December 2	7:00 PM	vs. Northern Illinois	Ford Field • Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 20–23	13,052^[6]
December 17	5:30 PM	vs. Utah State*	Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–23	28,076^[7]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Ohio Bobcats football

Venues	Peden Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle for the Bell (Marshall)

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

People	Head coaches

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