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1969 Ohio

5–⁠4–⁠1 (2–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Hess.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 1969, game by game: won vs. Kent State 35–0; tied at Minnesota 35–35; lost at Toledo 9–34; won vs. Xavier 31–6; lost vs. Miami (OH) 21–24; lost at No. 8 Penn State 3–42; won vs. Western Michigan 22–17; lost vs. Bowling Green 16–23; won vs. Cincinnati 46–6; won at Marshall 38–35+40−39Won 35–0 vs. Kent State+35Kent StateTied 35–35 at Minnesota0MinnesotaLost 9–34 at Toledo-25ToledoWon 31–6 vs. Xavier+25XavierLost 21–24 vs. Miami (OH)-3Miami (OH)Lost 3–42 at No. 8 Penn State-39No. 8 Penn StateWon 22–17 vs. Western Michigan+5Western MichiganLost 16–23 vs. Bowling Green-7Bowling GreenWon 46–6 vs. Cincinnati+40CincinnatiWon 38–35 at Marshall+3Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsKent StateW 35–⁠079%
Sep 27atMinnesotaT 35–⁠3552%
Oct 4atToledoL 9–⁠3449%
Oct 11vsXavierW 31–⁠680%
Oct 18vsMiami (OH)L 21–⁠2451%
Oct 25at8Penn StateL 3–⁠4222%
Nov 1vsWestern MichiganW 22–⁠1773%
Nov 8vsBowling GreenL 16–⁠2362%
Nov 15vsCincinnatiW 46–⁠671%
Nov 22atMarshallW 38–⁠3575%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Marshall 38–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
256–⁠222
Coach
Bill Hess
Elo
1566 −27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.7 No. 63 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 3Todd Snyder WRAtlanta Falcons

1969 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo5–⁠011–⁠0
Bowling Green4–⁠16–⁠4
Miami (OH)2–⁠37–⁠3
Ohio2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Kent State1–⁠45–⁠5
Western Michigan1–⁠44–⁠6

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