1945 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1945 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 12
1945 record	7-2 (5-2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Carroll Widdoes
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons

1945 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Indiana †	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
#6 Michigan	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
#12 Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Purdue	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Illinois	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Iowa	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1945-1946. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents 194-71. In Widdoe's tenure at OSU, he went 16-2 and won one Big Ten Championship and an uncounted National Championship. He also went 1-1 versus Michigan.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29*	at Missouri	#4	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO	W 47-6	41,299
October 6	Iowa	#4	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 42-0	49,342
October 13	Wisconsin	#4	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 12-0	69,235
October 20	#9 Purdue	#4	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 13-35	73,585
October 27	at Minnesota	#12	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 20-7	56,040
November 3	#20 Northwestern	#6	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 16-14	74,079
November 10*	at Pittsburgh	#8	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	W 14-0	18,000
November 17	Illinois	#9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 27-2	70,287
November 24	at #8 Michigan	#7	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 3-7	85,200
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Pitt

Statistics

• Rushing: Oliver Cline 229 yards

Coaching staff

• Carroll Widdoes - Head Coach - 2nd year

1946 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Russ Thomas	3	22	Tackle	Detroit Lions
Joe Whisler	8	70	Back	Los Angeles Rams
Thornton Dixon	10	87	Tackle	Detroit Lions
Warren Amling	11	95	Guard	New York Giants
Tom Phillips	11	100	Back	Los Angeles Rams
George Slusser	30	288	Back	Philadelphia Eagles

References

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players