1946 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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.

1946 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1946 record4–3–2 (2–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coachPaul Bixler (1st season)
MVPCecil Souders
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 72,754)
1946 Big Nine Conference 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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 28Missouri*No. 14T 13–1365,004
October 5at USC*No. 14W 21–080,047
October 12at No. 20 WisconsinL 7–2045,000
October 19Purdue
T 14–1476,025
October 26Minnesota
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 39–976,611
November 2at No. 6 Northwestern
W 39–2746,000
November 9Pittsburgh*No. 12
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 20–1374,743
November 16at No. 9 IllinoisNo. 13L 7–1661,519
November 23No. 8 Michigan
L 6–5878,634
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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