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
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 72,754)
1946 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Illinois $ 6 1 0     8 2 0
#6 Michigan 5 1 1     6 2 1
#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 college 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* #14 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH T 13–13   65,004
October 5 at USC* #14 Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 21–0   80,047
October 12 at #20 Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI L 7–20   45,000
October 19 Purdue Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH T 14–14   76,025
October 26 Minnesota Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 39–9   76,611
November 2 at #6 Northwestern Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL W 39–27   46,000
November 9 Pittsburgh* #12 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 20–13   74,743
November 16 at #9 Illinois #13 Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) L 7–16   61,519
November 23 #8 Michigan Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game) L 6–58   78,634
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Coaching staff

1947 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
Russ Thomas 2 12 Tackle Detroit Lions
Dante Lavelli 12 103 End Los Angeles Rams
Tony Adamle 12 105 Linebacker Chicago Bears
Tommy James 17 146 Defensive Back Detroit Lions
Hal Dean 30 283 Guard Los Angeles Rams

References

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