2008 Ohio Bobcats football team

2008 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference Mid-American Conference East Division
2008 record 4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach Frank Solich (4th year)
Home stadium Peden Stadium
(Capacity: 24,000)
2008 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern 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   1 7         2 10  
Western 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
Rankings from AP Poll

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 as head coach.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 2:00 PM at Wyoming* War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY The Mountain L 20–21   20,430
September 6 12:00 PM at #3 Ohio State* Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ESPN L 14–26   105,002
September 13 2:00 PM Central Michigan Peden StadiumAthens, OH L 28–31   18,268
September 20 12:00 PM at Northwestern* Ryan FieldEvanston, IL BTN L 8–16   22,069
September 27 2:00 PM VMI*dagger Peden Stadium • Athens, OH W 51–31   19,938
October 4 2:00 PM at Western Michigan Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI L 20–41   20,133
October 11 2:30 PM at Kent State Dix StadiumKent, OH FSN Ohio W 26–19   16,825
October 21 8:00 PM at Temple Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA ESPN2 L 10–14   18,824
October 28 7:00 PM Buffalo Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPNU L 19–32   10,042
November 8 2:00 PM Bowling Green Peden Stadium • Athens, OH L 3–28   15,018
November 22 3:30 PM Akron Peden Stadium • Athens, OH W 49–42   13,114
November 28 12:30 PM at Miami (OH) Yager StadiumOxford, OH ESPNU W 41–26   13,867
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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