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2019 OHIO BOBCATS FOOTBALL 2019 OHIO FOOTBALL | MAC MEDIA DAY 1 2019 OHIO BOBCATS FOOTBALL University Facts 2019 Schedule Location ................................................. Athens, Ohio Date Opponent Time Founded ............................................................. 1804 Aug. 31 Rhode Island 2 p.m. ET Enrollment ....................................................... 34,443 Band Day | ESPN+ Sept. 7 at Pitt 11 a.m. ET President ...................................... Dr. M. Duane Nellis ACC Network Director of Athletics .....................Amy Dean (Interim) Sept. 14 at Marshall 6:30 p.m. ET Mascot ............................................................ Bobcats Colors ......................................Hunter Green & White Facebook Sept. 21 Louisiana TBA Conference ...................Mid-American (East Division) Parents Weekend Football Facts Oct. 5 at Buffalo* 3:30 p.m. ET First Season ....................................................... 1894 All-Time Overall Record ...........................572-599-48 12-Day TV Rights Selection All-Time MAC Record ............................... 249-263-11 Oct. 12 Northern Illinois* 3:30 p.m. ET MAC Championships ................................................. 5 Homecoming | 12-Day TV Rights Selection MAC East Division Championships ........................... 4 Oct. 19 Kent State* TBA Bowl Appearances (Record) ..........................12 (4-8) Touchdowns For Teachers Home Facility ......................................Peden Stadium Oct. 26 at Ball State* TBA Playing Surface ............................................. FieldTurf Nov. 6 Miami* 7:30 or 8 p.m. ET Seating Capacity .............................................. 27,000 150th Anniversary of College Football Celebration | ESPN2 Offensive Sets .................................................Multiple Nov. 12 Western Michigan* 7:30 or 8 p.m. ET Defensive Sets .......................................................4-3 Senior Night | ESPN2/ESPNU 2018 Overall Record...............................................9-4 Nov. 19 at Bowling Green* 7:30 p.m. ET 2018 MAC Record ..................................................6-2 ESPN 2/ESPNU 2018 Home Record ................................................6-0 Nov. 26 at Akron* 7 p.m. ET 2018 Road Record .................................................2-3 ESPNU/ESPN+ 2018 Neutral Site Record .......................................1-1 Dec. 7 23rd Marathon MAC Championship 2018 Bowl ..DXL Frisco vs. San Diego State (W, 27-0) Ford Field (Detroit, Mich.) | Time/Television TBA 2018 Letterwinners Returning/Lost.................... 43/18 .....Offense: 15/10; Defense: 25/8; Special Teams: 3/0 2018 Results 2018 Starters Returning/Lost.............................. 14/12 9-4 (6-2 MAC) ...........Offense: 4/7; Defense: 7/5; Special Teams: 3/0 Date Opponent Result Coaching Staff Sept. 1 Howard W, 38-32 Head Coach ....................Frank Solich (Nebraska ‘66) Sept. 15 vs. Virginia# L, 45-31 Overall Record............................ 164-94 (20 seasons) Sept. 22 at Cincinnati L, 34-30 Record at Ohio ........................... 106-75 (14 seasons) Sept. 29 UMass W, 58-42 MAC Record .....................................................102-52 Oct. 6 at Kent State* W, 27-26 Associate HC/Off. Coordinator/RBs ..............Tim Albin Oct. 13 at Northern Illinois* L, 24-21 Def. Coordinator/Safeties ..........................Ron Collins Oct. 20 Bowling Green* W, 49-14 Co-Def. Coordinators/DEs ....................Pete Germano ST Coordinator/Recruiting/TEs ................Brian Haines Oct. 25 Ball State* W, 52-14 Nov. 1 at Western Michigan* W, 59-14 WRs ......................................................Dwayne Dixon QBs.................................................... Scott Isphording Nov. 7 at Miami* L, 30-28 DTs .....................................................Tremayne Scott Nov. 14 Buffalo* W, 52-17 CBs ................................................... De’Angelo Smith Nov. 23 Akron* W, 49-28 OL ..........................................................Allen Rudolph Dec. 19 vs. San Diego State$ W, 27-0 LBs ..........................................................Nate Faanes * denotes Mid-American Conference game # denotes game played in Nashville due to Hurricane Florence Assistant AD for Football Operations.... Chris Rodgers $ denotes 2018 DXL Frisco Bowl (Frisco, Texas) Player Personnel/HS Relations .........Ryan Bainbridge 2 2019 OHIO FOOTBALL | MAC MEDIA DAY 2019 OHIO BOBCATS FOOTBALL Athletics Communications Staff PROGRAM NOTES Assistant AD (Football Contact)..............Mike Ashcraft Ashcraft Office Number .......................(740) 593-1299 2019 SEASON BEGINS AT MAC MEDIA DAY Ashcraft Cell Number ..........................(330) 842-3858 The 124th season of Ohio football begins on Tuesday (July Ashcraft Email [email protected] 23) with the annual Mid-American Conference Media Day at Ford Field in Detroit. Director of Communications .................Sara Legarsky Legarsky Office Number ......................(740) 597-1837 Fifteenth-year head coach Frank Solich will be joined by Legarsky Cell Number .........................(724) 464-4376 QB Nathan Rourke (2018, ‘19) and S Javon Hagan (2017, Legarsky Email ............................. [email protected] ‘19), who are both making their second appearance at MAC Media Day. Director of Communications ...................Mike Scholze Biographies for Solich (pages 12-13), Rourke (pages 14-17 Scholze Office Number........................(740) 593-1298 and Hagan (18-20) can be found in this guide. Complete Scholze Cell Number ...........................(330) 465-5807 bios for the rest of Ohio’s coaching staff and student-ath- Scholze Email [email protected] letes can be found on OhioBobcats.com. Communications Assistant ...................... Jeff Stephan OHIO 2019 MAC MEDIA DAY SCHEDULE Stephan Email .............................. [email protected] 10-11 a.m. – MAC Brunch Social Media Directory 11-11:30 a.m. – MAC Opening Press Conference Athletics Twitter ...................................@OhioBobcats 11:30 a.m.-12:10 p.m. – Media Room Athletics Instagram .............................. bobcatathletics 12:16 p.m. – Solich and Rourke LIVE on ESPN3 12:40-1 p.m. – MAC Content Commons Athletics Facebook .......... facebook.com/OhioBobcats 1-1:20 p.m. – MAC Content Suite 1:20-1:40 p.m. – Advance Football Twitter .................................... @OhioFootball 1:40-2 p.m. – College Football Playoff Head Coach Frank Solich Twitter ........ @CoachSolich 2-2:30 p.m. - Media Room Football Instagram ............................................. ohiofb Football Facebook ........... facebook.com/OhioFootball UPCOMING KEY DATES Ohio Learfield IMG College Radio Network Tuesday, July 23: MAC Media Day Flagship Station ................. WXTQ-105.5 FM (Athens) Thursday, Aug. 1: Players report to camp Friday, Aug. 2: First camp practice Voice of the Bobcats .......................... Russ Eisenstein Wednesday, Aug. 7: Ohio Media Day Russ Eisenstein Twitter ...................@RussEisenstein Monday, Aug. 26: First day of class Color Analyst ........................................ Rob Cornelius Saturday, Aug. 31: Season opener vs. Rhode Island Saturday, Oct. 5: MAC opener at Buffalo Media Outlets Covering Ohio Saturday, Dec. 7: 2019 MAC Championship Game Local Newspaper ........................... Athens Messenger Athens Messenger Sports Editor ........ Kevin Wiseman 150TH ANNIVERSAY OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL Athens Messenger Beat Writer ................Jason Arkley Ohio will be joining the MAC, the NCAA and ESPN in cel- ebrating the 150th anniversary of college football in 2019. Local Newspaper ....................................Athens News The campaign will culminate when Ohio takes on archrival Miami in the ‘Battle of the Bricks’ on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at School Newspaper ........................................The Post Peden Stadium in a nationally televised matchup on ESPN2 Post Sports Editors ....... Matt Parker & Anthony Poisal that will be played on the 150th anniversary of the first-ever college football game. Ohio will look to make history that Student Television/Radio Station ......................WOUB day with a call to students and fans to create the first-ever WOUB-TV Sports Director ..............Thomas Garverick sellout of a MAC midweek game. Regional Television Station .. WTAP-TV (Parkersburg) Regional Television Station .... WCMH-TV (Columbus) 2019 OHIO FOOTBALL | MAC MEDIA DAY 3 2019 OHIO BOBCATS FOOTBALL 2018 All-MAC Honors TEAM NOTES Joe Anderson, OL ....................................... First Team Michael Farkas, P/PK ................................. First Team LOOKING BACK Javon Hagan, S .......................................... First Team Ohio is coming off of a 2018 season in which it went 9-4 Joe Lowery, OL ........................................... First Team (6-2 MAC), finishing second in the conference’s East Di- A.J. Ouellette, RB ....................................... First Team vision. The Bobcats earned at least nine wins for the sixth Papi White, WR .......................................... First Team time in 15 years under Frank Solich. Ohio capped off the Evan Croutch, LB .................................. Second Team year by shutting out San Diego State, 27-0, in the 2018 DXL Nathan Rourke, QB ............................... Second Team Frisco Bowl in Frisco, Texas. The Bobcats accounted for the Durrell Wood, OL ..................................