23 Facts About Ohio Bobcats

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Ohio Bobcats are the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Ohio University, located in Athens, Ohio, United States.

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Ohio Bobcats University is a charter member of the Mid-American Conference, is currently in the East Division of that conference, and sponsors teams in six men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports.

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Ohio Bobcats is consistently one of the attendance leaders in the Mid-American Conference and has the ability to draw good crowds, win or lose.

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Ohio Bobcats's teams made one NCAA Tournament appearance in 1994, an NIT appearance in 1995, and won the Pre-Season NIT in 1994.

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Ohio Bobcats was replaced two years later on the same day after he got a coaching job at Boston College by Saul Phillips.

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Boals is a 1995 graduate of Ohio Bobcats and was a two-time captain while garnering four varsity letters under the leadership of his head coach, the late Larry Hunter The 2021 season culminated with another NCAA tournament berth and an upset victory over Virginia, followed by a large crowd taking to Court Street to celebrate.

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Ohio Bobcats have won three MAC Tournaments since beginning play in 1973 and starting MAC play in 1982.

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Ohio Bobcats is consistently one of the attendance leaders in the Mid-American Conference.

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9.

Solich's impact on the Ohio Bobcats program was immediate, as plans were put in place to renovate Ohio Bobcats's football facilities and increase financial support for the football program.

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Also, Ohio Bobcats was selected to appear on national television 6 times for the 2005 football season, a record for the program.

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Ohio Bobcats has had a men's ice hockey team for over 60 years and won four Division I ACHA titles.

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The Ohio Bobcats briefly fielded an NCAA Division I program in the early 1970s but dropped their program down to club status in 1973.

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Ohio Bobcats was one of four founding members of the CCHA along with Bowling Green, Ohio Bobcats State and Saint Louis.

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The Ohio Bobcats played in the CCHA for two seasons but finished dead-last both years.

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Under the direction of Theis, the Ohio Bobcats have won 2 MAC regular season titles and have recorded 2 NCAA Tournament appearances.

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Women's soccer at Ohio Bobcats University began in 1997 under head coach Wendy Logan.

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The first of its kind at any university or institution in the state of Ohio Bobcats, that wrestling team established a tradition that has continued under the leadership of past coaches like Fred Schleicher and Harry Houska.

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Recent Bobcat standout wrestler Jake Percival was at the 2004 NCAA meet, less than 40 seconds away from becoming Ohio's fifth national champion, but a late two-point reversal by Stanford's Matt Gentry in the 157-pound finals resulted in a second-place finish for Percival as the Bobcats placed 25th in the country under the guidance of Greenlee.

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Ohio Bobcats University wrestling home dual meets and tournaments take place in the Convocation Center located on campus.

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Not only two years later, in 1896, did Ohio Bobcats teams adopt green and white as school colors, chosen by the student body's vote.

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Women's sports had advanced over many years at Ohio Bobcats University, starting originally as the tennis club and participation in the field day, where women could only compete in the baseball throw.

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Varsity Ohio Bobcats is the alumni organization for intercollegiate student-athletes, and sponsors the annual all-sports reunion during the week of Homecoming.

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The radio voice of the Ohio Bobcats is Russ Eisenstein with Rob Cornelius as color analyst for Bobcat football and men's basketball and Tom Hodson as the football sideline reporter.

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