1946 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1946 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Nine Conference
Record4–3–2 (2–3–1 Big Nine)
Head coach
MVPCecil Souders
CaptainWarren Amling
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

The 1946 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented Ohio State University in the 1946 Big Nine Conference football season. In Paul Bixler's only season as head coach, the Buckeyes compiled a 4–3–2 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 170 to 166. The Buckeyes were ranked No. 12 in the AP Poll on November 4, 1946, but lost the final two games of their season against No. 9 Illinois and No. 8 Michigan.[1] Right guard Warren Amling, a veterinary student, was elected as team captain.[2]

Ohio State was ranked at No. 25 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[3]

  1. ^ "1946 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Warren Amling Will Lead Buck Gridders in '46". The Sandusky Register. November 27, 1945. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.