2014 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 2014 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by tenth 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 6–6, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. Despite being bowl eligible, they were not invited to a bowl game.

2014 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	6–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Frank Solich (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Albin (10th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Jim Burrow (10th season)
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Peden Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x		5	–	3					8	–	6
Ohio		4	–	4					6	–	6
Buffalo		3	–	4					5	–	6
Akron		3	–	5					5	–	7
UMass		3	–	5					3	–	9
Miami (OH)		2	–	6					2	–	10
Kent State		1	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Toledo x		7	–	1					9	–	4
Western Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
Central Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 17–14	22,754
September 6	3:30 p.m.	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPNU	L 3–20	51,910
September 13	12:00 p.m.	at Marshall*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (Battle for the Bell)	CBSSN	L 14–44	31,710
September 20	7:00 p.m.	Idaho*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	W 36–24	25,211
September 27	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	W 34–19	23,027
October 4	3:30 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	L 10–28	18,223
October 11	2:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	L 13–31	24,311
October 18	2:00 p.m.	Akron	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	W 23–20	20,018
October 25	2:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	L 21–42	20,225
November 5	8:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPNU	W 37–14	15,405
November 18	8:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPNU	L 14–21	15,118
November 25	7:00 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	ESPN2	W 24–21	11,956
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time