1946 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1946 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1946 record 4–3–2 (2–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Paul Bixler (1st season)
MVP Cecil Souders
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 72,754)
1946 Big Nine football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Illinois $ 6 1 0  8 2 0
No. 6 Michigan 5 1 1  6 2 1
No. 20 Indiana 4 2 0  6 3 0
Iowa 3 3 0  5 4 0
Minnesota 3 4 0  5 4 0
Ohio State 2 3 1  4 3 2
Northwestern 2 3 1  4 4 1
Wisconsin 2 5 0  4 5 0
Purdue 0 5 1  2 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1946 Big Ten Conference football season. In Paul Bixler's only season as head coach, the Buckeyes compiled a 4–3–2 record and were outscored 166–170.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 28 Missouri* No. 14 Ohio StadiumColumbus, Ohio T 13–13   65,004
October 5 at USC* No. 14 Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles W 21–0   80,047
October 12 at No. 20 Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, Wisconsin L 7–20   45,000
October 19 Purdue Ohio StadiumColumbus, Ohio T 14–14   76,025
October 26 Minnesota Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 39–9   76,611
November 2 at No. 6 Northwestern Dyche StadiumEvanston, Illinois W 39–27   46,000
November 9 Pittsburgh* No. 12 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 20–13   74,743
November 16 at No. 9 Illinois No. 13 Memorial StadiumChampaign, Illinois (Illibuck Trophy) L 7–16   61,519
November 23 No. 8 Michigan Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (The Game) L 6–58   78,634
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Coaching staff

1947 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Russ Thomas212TackleDetroit Lions
Dante Lavelli12103EndLos Angeles Rams
Tony Adamle12105LinebackerChicago Bears
Tommy James17146Defensive backDetroit Lions
Hal Dean30283GuardLos Angeles Rams

References


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