1945 Ohio Athletic Conference football season

1945 Ohio Athletic Conference football season
SportFootball
Number of teams13
ChampionOberlin
Football seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oberlin $ 3 0 0 8 0 0
Capital 5 1 0 5 1 0
Baldwin–Wallace 4 1 0 6 4 0
Muskingum 4 1 1 6 1 1
Ashland 3 1 0 4 1 0
Otterbein 3 1 2 4 2 2
Wittenberg 3 3 0 3 4 0
Denison 2 2 0 2 4 0
Case 1 3 0 2 5 0
Heidelberg 1 4 1 1 4 1
Ohio Northern 0 2 0 3 2 0
Wooster 0 4 0 0 6 0
Kenyon 0 6 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1945 Ohio Athletic Conference football season was the season of college football played by the 13 member schools of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), commonly referred to as the "Ohio Conference", as part of the 1945 college football season.

The Oberlin Yeomen, in their 16th season under head coach Lysle Butler, won the OAC championship with a perfect 8–0 record (3–0 against OAC opponents).[1] Oberlin also led the conference in scoring offense with an average of 28.9 points per game.

The Capital Crusaders, led by head coach Bill Bernlohr, finished in second place with a 5–1 record and led the conference in scoring defense, allowing an average of only 4.5 points per game.

The Muskingum Fighting Muskies, under head coach Ed Sherman, compiled a 6–1–1 record, finished in fourth place, and outscored opponents by a total of 199 to 44.

  1. ^ "Oberlin Crowned Ohio Conference Grid Champion". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. November 5, 1945. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.