1967 Ohio

5–⁠5 (4–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Hess. Officially 6–⁠4. Kent State forfeited to Ohio.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “Kent State defeated Ohio in conference play, by a score of 21–⁠14, on September 30, but later forfeited that victory because an ineligible player, junior end Ted Chester, had played in the game for the Golden Flashes.”

Schedule and results

Ohio in 1967, game by game: won at Toledo 20–14; won at Marshall 48–14; lost vs. Kent State 14–21; won at Kansas 30–15; lost vs. William & Mary 22–25; lost at Miami (OH) 15–22; lost at Dayton 9–10; won vs. Western Michigan 20–10; won vs. Bowling Green 31–7; lost at Penn State 14–35+34−21Won 20–14 at Toledo+6ToledoWon 48–14 at Marshall+34MarshallLost 14–21 vs. Kent State-7Kent StateWon 30–15 at Kansas+15KansasLost 22–25 vs. William & Mary-3William & MaryLost 15–22 at Miami (OH)-7Miami (OH)Lost 9–10 at Dayton-1DaytonWon 20–10 vs. Western Michigan+10Western MichiganWon 31–7 vs. Bowling Green+24Bowling GreenLost 14–35 at Penn State-21Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 35–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Mid-American Conference champions4–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Toledo

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
223–⁠173
Coach
Bill Hess
Elo
1488 +51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.6 No. 47 of 118 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1967 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo5–⁠19–⁠1
Miami (OH)4–⁠26–⁠4
Western Michigan4–⁠25–⁠4
Ohio4–⁠25–⁠5
Bowling Green2–⁠46–⁠4
Kent State2–⁠45–⁠5
Marshall0–⁠60–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.