[6] Most notably, hall of famer Mike Schmidt was a Bobcat, selected 30th in the 1971 Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies following his senior season.

In that 1975 season,[9] the team went 16–1 and made it to the AIAW Women's College World Series for the first time in program history, where it won two games and lost two.

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

The Convocation Center brought in its largest crowd on February 28, 1970, when 14,102 fans were in attendance to watch the Bobcats men's basketball team defeat the Bowling Green Falcons 77–76.

[6] Some of Ohio's famous men's basketball coaches include Jim Snyder, Danny Nee, Larry Hunter and John Groce.

Boals (pronounced BOWLS) spent the past three seasons as the head coach at Stony Brook going 55–41 overall and 31–17 in America East play.

Boals is a 1995 graduate of Ohio and was a two-time captain while garnering four varsity letters under the leadership of his head coach, the late Larry Hunter.

[13] 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.

[22] The 2022 season staff includes head coach Tim Albin, and assistants and coordinators Spence Nowinsky, Scott Isphording, Allen Rudolph, Dwayne Dixon, Tremayne Scott, John Hauser, Brian Smith, DeAngelo Smith, Nate Faanes, Brian Metz, Jeremiah Covington, Kyle Pollock, Thomas Turnbaugh, Jake Miller, Matthias Reiber, Zoe Stoker, Ryan Kalukin, Nick Arleo, Luke Nardo, Kenny Zamberlin, Kyle Obly, Clay Finney, and Elaine Goodfellow.

[1 1] The historic stadium brought its largest crowd on September 8, 2012, when 25,893 fans were in attendance to watch the Bobcats decisively beat the New Mexico State Aggies by a score of 51–24.

[23] This mark overtook the previous record set on September 5, 2009, when 24,617 fans were in attendance to watch the Bobcats drop a 23–16 decision to the Connecticut Huskies.

The fourth largest crowd was on September 17, 2011, when 24,422 fans watched the Bobcats defeat the Marshall Thundering Herd 44–7 in the Battle of the Bell.

[citation needed] Frank Solich's first home game as coach of Ohio was a memorable one, as Peden Stadium brought in its largest ever crowd to watch the Bobcats defeat the University of Pittsburgh Panthers 16–10.

[citation needed] On November 16, 2006, the Bobcats secured their first-ever MAC East Division title and their first football championship of any sort since 1968 with a victory over the Akron Zips.

On January 7, 2007, the Bobcats acted as the MAC representative in the GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, losing 28–7 to the University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in a game nationally televised on ESPN.

On July 14, 2021, following Solich's retirement, longtime Bobcat offensive coordinator Tim Albin was named the 29th head coach of the program.

[citation needed] Both the men's and women's teams have several notable victories in national tournaments and compete at regular matches across the country.

The 2023 staff includes associate headcoach Cortney Wiesler, assistants Ash Allanson, Konstantina Giannou, and Lucy Brasil.

The current coaching staff of the track program includes Sarah Pease, Ian Kellogg, and Jeneva Stevens.

The first of its kind at any university or institution in the state of Ohio,[6] that wrestling team established a tradition that has continued under the leadership of past coaches like Fred Schleicher and Harry Houska.

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

MAC Championships in parentheses: On January 25, 2007, then-Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt announced the elimination of four varsity sports at Ohio University.

Hal Rowland, a former student, won the $10.00 contest to put forward the idea of a nickname that exemplified the team's tenacity and fighting spirit best: the Bobcat was born.

"Dutch" Trautwein led the Cats to the 1941 National Invitational Tournament championship, building upon standards established by Butch Grover during his 16-year run as head coach from 1922 to 1938.

Larry Hunter is one on a distinguished list of coaches that also includes Jim Snyder, whose twenty-five seasons produced 355 wins, conference crowns, and NCAA and NIT appearances.

In fact, the 1970 team with Schmidt and future coach Joe Carbone as players advanced all the way to the College World Series, upsetting Southern California in the first round.

Instrumental within the university administrators building equal opportunities for women through increased spending and scholarship support was Peggy Pruitt,[6] who retired in 2001.

Building upon a tradition that has produced such stand-outs as Anita Corl Miller-Huntsman, Shelly Morris's field hockey team earned a MAC championship and an NCAA appearance in 2001.

Sporting News ranked Ohio University thirty-second in the nation for overall achievement in 2001, ahead of such powerhouses as Florida State, Iowa, Kentucky, Georgia Tech, and Kansas.

Inductees to the Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame are inducted during banquet ceremonies the evening prior to a designated home football game.