# 2016 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 2016 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 12th-year head coach Frank Solich and played their home games at Peden Stadium. They were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Texas State* | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | CBSSN | L 54–56 $^{3OT}$ | 23,093 |
| September 10 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas* | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | FSN | W 37–21 | 28,467 |
| September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Tennessee* | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN | SECN | L 19–28 | 101,362 |
| September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb* | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPN3 | W 37–21 | 22,265 |
| October 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at Miami (OH) | Yager StadiumOxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks) | BCSN2 | W 17–7 | 22,212 |
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPN3 | W 30–24 | 23,077 |
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPN3 | L 20–27 | 23,566 |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Kent State | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN3 | W 14–10 | 8,429 |
| October 27 | 7:30 p.m. | at Toledo | Glass BowlToledo, OH | CBSSN | W 31–26 | 16,154 |
| November 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | CBSSN | W 34–10 | 17,113 |
| November 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN2 | L 20–27 | 8,619 |
| November 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Akron | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPNU | W 9–3 | 18,025 |
| December 2 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 13 Western Michigan | Ford FieldDetroit, MI (MAC Championship Game) | ESPN2 | L 23–29 | 45,615 |
| December 23 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Troy* | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL (Dollar General Bowl) | ESPN | L 23–28 | 32,377 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Texas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
| TSU Bobcats | 0 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 56 |
| OU Bobcats | 6 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 54 |

### At Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 37 |
| Jayhawks | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |

### At Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| #15 Volunteers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Gardner–Webb

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Bobcats | 14 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 37 |

### At Miami (OH)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| RedHawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Bobcats | 3 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 30 |

### Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 27 |
| Bobcats | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |

### At Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |

### At Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Rockets | 0 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 26 |

### Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bobcats | 10 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 34 |

### At Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| Chippewas | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 |

### Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Zips | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobcats | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |

### Vs. Western Michigan–MAC Championship Game

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 0 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| #13 Broncos | 6 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 29 |

### Vs. Troy–Dollar General Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Trojans | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |