1946 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1946 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–3–2 (2–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Paul Bixler (1st season)
MVP	Cecil Souders
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 72,754)

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 represented Ohio State University in the 1946 Big Ten Conference 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*	No. 14	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	T 13–13	65,004
October 5	at USC*	No. 14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 21–0	80,047
October 12	at No. 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 No. 6 Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 39–27	46,000
November 9	Pittsburgh*	No. 12	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 20–13	74,743
November 16	at No. 9 Illinois	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	L 7–16	61,519
November 23	No. 8 Michigan		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (The Game)	L 6–58	78,634
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

• Paul Bixler, head coach, first year
• Sam T. Selby, assistant

After the season

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Buckeyes were selected.

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