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
Seasons

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 the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1946-1947. In Paul Bixler's first and last season, the Buckeyes compiled a 4–3–2 record and got outscored 166-170. Bixler lost to Michigan in this season (0-1).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28*	Missouri	#14	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	T 13-13	65,004
October 5*	at USC	#14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 21-0	80,047
October 12	at #20 Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 7-20	45,000
October 19	Purdue		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	T 14-14	76,025
October 26	Minnesota		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 39-9	76,611
November 2	at #6 Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, 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 Stadium • Champaign, IL	L 7-16	61,519
November 23	#8 Michigan		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 6-58	78,634
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Coaching staff

• Paul Bixler - Head Coach - 1st year

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

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players