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2021 Ohio Bobcats football team

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2021 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
  • Tim Albin (1st season as head coach, 17th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinatorScott Isphording (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorAllen Rudolph (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Co-defensive coordinatorRon Collins (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorPete Germano (3rd season)
Base defense4-3
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Kent State xy   6 2     7 7  
Miami (OH)   5 3     7 6  
Ohio   3 5     3 9  
Bowling Green   2 6     4 8  
Buffalo   2 6     4 8  
Akron   1 7     2 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$   6 2     9 5  
Central Michigan x   6 2     9 4  
Toledo   5 3     7 6  
Ball State   4 4     6 7  
Eastern Michigan   4 4     7 6  
Western Michigan   4 4     8 5  
Championship: Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2021 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 1st-year head coach Tim Albin and played their home games at Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2] The Bobcats finished the season 3–9 and 3–5 in the MAC to finish in third place in the East Division. This was Ohio's first losing season since 2008.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 7:00 p.m. Syracuse* CBSSN L 9–29 23,904
September 11 2:00 p.m. Duquesne*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
ESPN3 L 26–28 19,411
September 16 8:00 p.m. at Louisiana* ESPN L 14–49 17,709
September 25 12:00 p.m. at Northwestern* BTN L 6–35 27,129
October 2 3:30 p.m. at Akron ESPN3 W 34–17 12,616
October 9 3:30 p.m. Central Michigandagger
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
ESPN+ L 27–30 20,928
October 16 12:00 p.m. at Buffalo ESPN+ L 26–27 12,909
October 23 1:00 p.m. Kent State
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
ESPN+ L 27–34 15,854
November 2 7:30 p.m. Miami (OH)
ESPNU W 35–33 15,940
November 9 8:00 p.m. at Eastern Michigan ESPN2 W 34–26 13,636
November 16 7:00 p.m. Toledo
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
ESPN+ L 23–35 9,716
November 26 12:00 p.m. at Bowling Green CBSSN L 10–21 9,339
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

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Roster

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2021 Ohio Bobcats football roster

Quarterback

  •  5 Kadin Beler – R-Fr. (6'1") Phoenix, Ariz. / Arcadia
  •  7 Kurtis Rourke R-So. (6'3") Oakville, Ontario, Canada / Holy Trinity
  • 10 CJ Harris R-Fr. (6'3") West Bloomfield, Mich. / West Bloomfield
  • 18 Armani Rogers Red 5th (6'5") Los Angeles, Calif. / Hamilton

Running back

  •  0 O'Shaan Allison – R-Jr. (5'10") Malvern, Pa. / Malvern Prep
  • 21 Nolan McCormick – Fr. (5'10") /
  • 22 Sieh Bangura – Fr. (60'") Bowie, Md. / Dematha Catholic High School
  • 23 Julian Ross – Red 5th (5'11") Kansas City, Mo. / Staley
  • 24 De'Montre Tuggle Red 5th (5'10") Channelview, Texas / Channelview
  • 27 Jake Neatherton – R-Sr. (5'10") Miamisburg, Oh. / Miamisburg
  • 37 Tyler Toledo – R-Fr. (5'9") /

Wide receiver

  •  2 Keegan Wilburn – R-So. (5'9") Nelsonville, Ohio / Nelsonville-York
  •  3 Cameron Odom – Red 5th (6'1") Bedford, Ohio / Bedford
  •  4 Tyler Walton – R-Jr. (5'9") St. Louis, Mo. / Christian Brothers
  •  6 Isiah Cox – R-Sr. (5'11") Jasper, Ala. / Walker
  • 12 JJ Conner – R-Sr. (5'10") New Orleans, La. / Landry-Walker HS
  • 13 Anthony Whitney – R-Jr. (5'11") Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Hartley
  • 15 Philip Cole – R-Jr. (5'8") Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Hartley
  • 16 Isaiah Davis – Fr. (6'3") Apopka, Fla. / Wekiva High School
  • 17 Nigel Drummond II – R-So. (5'10") Cleveland, Ohio / Saint Ignatius
  • 28 Shane Bonner – R-Jr. (5'11") New Concord, Ohio / John Glenn
  • 31 Major Brown – R-Sr. (") /
  • 80 Chase Cokley – Red 5th (6'1") Austin, Texas / Westlake
  • 81 Aramoni Rhone – Fr. (6'5") Orlando, Fla. / Plant City High School
  • 84 Wade Sheets – R-Fr. (6'3") Convoy, Ohio / Crestview
  • 85 James Bostic – R-Sr. (6'3") Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Cardinal Gibbons
  • 89 Miles Cross – Fr. (6'1") Bowie, Md. / Rock Hill High School (S.C.)

Tight end

  • 14 Bryce Butler – Fr. (6'3") Bowie, Md. / St. John’s College High School
  • 44 Adam Luehrman – Red 5th (6'4") Athens, Ohio / Athens
  • 82 Alec Burton – R-Jr. (6'4") Danville, Ind. / Danville
  • 83 Casey Clanton – R-So. (6'3") Phoenix, Ariz. / Central
  • 86 Tyler Foster – R-So. (6'5") Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington
  • 87 Will Kacmarek – Fr. (6'6") St. Louis, Mo. / Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School
  • 88 Ryan Luehrman – Red 5th (6'4") Athens, Ohio / Athens

Offensive Lineman

  • 51 Davion Weatherspoon – Fr. (6'1") Harper Woods, Mich. / Harper Woods High School
  • 53 Jay Amburgey – R-So. (6'4") Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Reynoldsburg
  • 54 Joe Oakes – R-So. (6'2") Cincinnati, Ohio / Indian Hill
  • 58 Bryce Ramer – R-Jr. (6'4") Beaver, Pa. / Beaver Area
  • 59 Gary Hoover – R-Sr. (6'3") Neptune, N.J. / Neptune
  • 60 Demond Arter – R-Fr. (6'4") Elkridge, Md. / St. John's (Washington DC)
  • 61 Kaden Rogers – Fr. (6'3") Hamilton, Ohio / Ross High School
  • 64 Shedrick Rhodes Jr. – R-Fr. (6'4") McDonough, Ga. / Eagle's Landing Christian Academy
  • 65 Jake Skelly – Fr. (6'4") Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Harley High School
  • 66 Christophe Atkinson – R-So. (6'3") Leesburg, Va. / Tuscarora
  • 69 Parker Titsworth – R-So. (6'1") Wexford, Pa. / North Allegheny
  • 70 Nick Sink – Red 5th (6'2") Fishers, Ind. / Hamilton Southeastern
  • 71 Aidan MacDonald – R-So. (6'3") Chardon, Ohio / Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin
  • 72 Kurt Danneker – R-Jr. (6'3") Linden, Pa. / Williamsport Area
  • 73 Joseph Habinowski – R-Fr. (6'5") Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory
  • 74 Luke Vannest – R-So. (6'4") North Canton, Ohio / Hoover
  • 75 TJ Jackson – Red 5th (6'7") Cumberland, Va. / Cumberland County
  • 76 Hagen Meservy – Red 5th (6'3") Tulsa, Okla. / Jenks
  • 78 Samson Jackson – R-Sr. (6'4") Tarpon Springs, Fla. / Palm Harbor
  • 79 Brody Rodgers – R-Sr. (6'4") Athens, Ohio / Athens

Placekicker

  • 25 Tristian Vandenberg – R-So. (6'4") Buffalo, N.Y. / Canisius
  • 47 Stephen Johnson – R-Sr. (6'1") Arlington, Texas /
  • 97 Jonah Fortkamp – R-Fr. (5'11") Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Watterson

Defensive Lineman

  •  0 Denzel Daxon – R-Jr. (6'2") Nassau, Bahamas / Carol City (Fla.)
  •  9 Will Evans – Red 5th (6'2") Augusta, Ga. / Aquinas
  • 16 Chris Mayfield – R-Fr. (6'2") Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Bradley
  • 17 Vonnie Watkins – R-Jr. (6'3") Lusby, Md. / Patuxent
  • 41 David Patterson – Fr. (6'3") Lilburn, Ga. / Parkview High School
  • 42 Michael Taylor – R-Jr. (6'2") Rockville Centre, N.Y. / Holy Cross
  • 44 Jeremiah Burton – R-So. (6'1") Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Reynoldsburg
  • 50 Kai Caesar – R-Sr. (6'1") Cache, Okla. / Cache
  • 51 Griffin Davies – R-So. (6'2") Elyria, Ohio / Elyria Catholic
  • 52 Bryce Dugan – R-Jr. (6'1") Milford, Ohio / Milford
  • 54 Kylen McCracken – R-Jr. (6'3") Cleveland Heights, Ohio / Cleveland Heights
  • 55 Rodney Mathews – R-Jr. (6'2") Memphis, Tenn. / Craigmont
  • 90 Bralen Henderson – Fr. (6'3") Pittsburgh, Pa. / Central Catholic High School
  • 91 Aiden Malenchek – R-So. (6'5") Twinsburg, Ohio / Twinsburg
  • 92 Zach Burks – Red 5th (6'1") Olathe, Kansas / Olathe North
  • 94 Bradley Weaver – Fr. (6'4") Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Darby High School
  • 95 Dane Middlebrook – R-Fr. (6'0") Indianapolis, Ind. / Brownsburg
  • 96 Bryce Stai – R-Jr. (6'2") Lincoln, Neb. / Norris
  • 99 Joey Woolard – R-Fr. (6'1") Grove City, Ohio / Grove City

Linebacker

  •  3 Jeremiah Wood – R-Jr. (6'0") Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington Central
  • 18 Caden Campolieti – R-So. (6'1") Cleveland, Ohio / Saint Ignatius
  • 23 Quintell Quinn – Fr. (6'1") Columbus, Ohio / St. Francis DeSales High School
  • 26 Bryce Kitrell – R-Fr. (5'10") Ashland, Neb. / Ashland-Greenwood
  • 30 Ben Johnson – R-So. (6'1") Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington North
  • 32 Bryce Houston – R-Jr. (5'11") Lewis Center, Ohio / Olentangy Orange
  • 33 Cannon Blauser – R-So. (6'1") Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Bradley
  • 34 Dylan Stevens – R-Fr. (5'10") Powell, Ohio / Olentangy Liberty
  • 35 Shay Taylor – Fr. (6'3") Mount Perry, Ohio / Sheridan High School
  • 36 Cam Dorsey – R-Fr. (6'0") Alpharetta, Ga. / Alpharetta
  • 38 Keye Thompson – R-Jr. (6'0") Barberton, Ohio / Barberton
  • 40 Jack McCrory – R-Jr. (6'1") Springfield, Ohio / Springfield Shawnee
  • 46 Jayden Spires – R-Fr. (6'1") Jackson, Ohio / Jackson
  • 48 Kyle Kelly – R-So. (6'1") Newport, Ky. / Newport Central Catholic

Defensive back

  •  4 Jamal Hudson – R-Sr. (5'11") Miami, Fla. / Miami Central
  •  5 Jamison Collier – R-Jr. (6'1") Snellville, Ga. / Brookwood
  •  8 Justin Birchette – R-Jr. (5'10") Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. / Dwyer
  • 10 Alex Wolff – Red 5th (5'10") Chillicothe, Ohio / Zane Trace
  • 11 Tariq Drake – R-Sr. (6'0") Leavittsburg, Ohio / LaBrae
  • 12 Jarren Hampton – Red 5th (5'10") Fostoria, Ohio / Fremont Ross
  • 13 John Gregory – R-Jr. (6'1") Indian Land, S.C. / Indian Land
  • 14 Roman Parodie – R-Fr. (6'1") Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Cardinal Gibbons
  • 15 Nife Oseni – R-Fr. (") Rolling Meadows, Ill. / Rolling Meadows
  • 19 Jake Novello – R-So. (6'0") /
  • 20 Alvin Floyd – R-Sr. (5'10") North Miami Beach, Fla. / North Miami Beach
  • 21 Giovonni Scales – Fr. (6'1") Columbus, Ohio / Marion-Franklin High School
  • 24 Torrie Cox, Jr. – Fr. (5'9") Miami Gardens, Fla. / | Chaminade-Madonna Preparatory School
  • 29 John Motton – Fr. (5'11") Groveport, Ohio / Groveport-Madison High School
  • 39 Michael Ballentine – Sr. (6'0") Mentor, Ohio / Mentor
  • 45 Hayden Austin – Fr. (") /

Punter

  • 43 Jack Wilson – R-Fr. (5'10") Lancefield, Victoria, Australia / Gisborne Secondary College (ProKick Australia)
  • 49 Jonah Wieland – Red 5th (6'1") /

Long snapper

  • 31 Justin Holloway – R-Jr. (6'3") Venice, Fla. / Venice

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References

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  1. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "Tim Albin". Sports Reference.
  3. ^ "2021 Ohio Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 Football Roster". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2022.