2017 Ohio Bobcats football team


The 2017 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 13th-year head coach Frank Solich and played their home games at Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in second play in the East Division. They received an invitation to the Bahamas Bowl where they defeated UAB.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2016 season 8–6, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a two-way tie for the East Division title. They represented the East Division in the MAC Championship Game where they lost to Western Michigan. They were invited to the Dollar General Bowl where they lost to Troy.

Preseason

In a preseason poll of league media, Ohio was picked to win the East Division with 11 first place votes.

Coaching staff

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Schedule

Ohio announced their 2017 football schedule on January 23, 2017. In out-of-conference play, the Bobcats will host Hampton and Kansas and will travel to Purdue and former MAC-affiliate UMass.
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Game summaries

Hampton

at Purdue

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–71978PUR, 24–0

Kansas

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–02016OHIO, 37–21

at Eastern Michigan

Overall recordLast meetingResult
18–12–12016EMU, 27–20

at UMass

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–02013OHIO, 51–23

Central Michigan

Overall recordLast meetingResult
5–24–22016CMU, 27–20

at Bowling Green

Overall recordLast meetingResult
26–40–22016OHIO, 30–24

Kent State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
42–25–22016OHIO, 14–10

Miami (OH)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
39–52–22016OHIO, 17–7

Toledo

Overall recordLast meetingResult
20–31–12016OHIO, 31–26

at Akron

Overall recordLast meetingResult
20–12–12016OHIO, 9–3

at Buffalo

Overall recordLast meetingResult
14–92016OHIO, 34–10

vs. UAB–Bahamas Bowl

Roster