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1945 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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Ranking
APNo. 12
1945 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Indiana $ 5 0 1 9 0 1
No. 6 Michigan 5 1 0 7 3 0
No. 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 Ohio State University in the 1945 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents 194–71.

Schedule

September 29at Missouri*No. 4

W 47–641,299 October 6IowaNo. 4

W 42–049,342 October 13WisconsinNo. 4

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH

W 12–069,235 October 20No. 9 PurdueNo. 4

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH

L 13–3573,585 October 27at MinnesotaNo. 12

W 20–756,040 November 3No. 20 NorthwesternNo. 6

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH

W 16–1474,079 November 10at Pittsburgh*No. 8

W 14–018,000 November 17IllinoisNo. 9

W 27–270,287 November 24at No. 8 MichiganNo. 7

L 3–785,200

Template:CFB Schedule End

Game summaries

Pittsburgh

Statistics

  • Rushing: Oliver Cline 229 yards [1]

Coaching staff

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

  1. ^ 2012 Ohio State football record book.