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 coach
MVPCecil Souders
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 72,754)
1946 Big Nine Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Illinois $ 6 1 08 2 0
No. 6 Michigan 5 1 16 2 1
No. 20 Indiana 4 2 06 3 0
Iowa 3 3 05 4 0
Minnesota 3 4 05 4 0
Ohio State 2 3 14 3 2
Northwestern 2 3 14 4 1
Wisconsin 2 5 04 5 0
Purdue 0 5 12 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
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[1]
October 26Minnesota
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 39–976,611
November 2at No. 6 NorthwesternW 39–2746,000
November 9Pittsburgh*No. 12
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 20–1374,743
November 16at No. 9 IllinoisNo. 13L 7–1661,519[2]
November 23No. 8 Michigan
L 6–5878,634
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Buckeyes were selected.[3]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
212Russ ThomasTackleDetroit Lions
12103Dante LavelliEndLos Angeles Rams
12105Tony AdamleLinebackerChicago Bears
17146Tommy JamesDefensive backDetroit Lions
30283Hal DeanGuardLos Angeles Rams

References

  1. Corky Lamm (October 20, 1944). "Purdue Ties Ohio State: 2 Plays Work Perfectly For Isbell's Team; Cody Scores Both Riveter Markers For 14-14 Draw". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 41, 44. Retrieved April 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Edward Burns (November 17, 1946). "Illinois Defeats Ohio, 16-7; Keeps Lead; Rykovich Goes 98 Yards Over Muddy Field; It's Fifth Victory in Big Nine". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-7 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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