The 2018 season's largest margin: Ohio 59, Western Michigan 14. A 45-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2018 — The Winning Chapter
Ohio's 2018 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Nathan RourkeQB2,431 passing yards
- A.J. OuelletteRB1,306 rushing yards
- Maleek IronsRB831 rushing yards
- Papi WhiteWR987 receiving yards
- Andrew MeyerWR505 receiving yards
- Cameron OdomWR418 receiving yards
- Evan CroutchLB86 tackles
- Javon HaganS78 tackles
- Jared DorsaLB60 tackles
- Kent BergerDL5 sacks
- Amos Ogun-SemoreDE2.5 sacks
- Will EvansDE2 sacks
Season leaders, 2018.
The season's deepest loss: Ohio 31, Virginia 45. A 14-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Ohio beat San Diego State 27-0 in the postseason.
"Bobcats Bite Back"
2018 is a middle chapter for Ohio — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.