Ohio State at Missouri

Saturday, September 29, 1945

Ohio State beat Missouri 47–⁠6. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 5–⁠0.

AwayOhio State7–⁠2 in 1945
47
HomeMissouri6–⁠4 in 1945
6

FinalHigh 53°F, low 44°F, 0.04 in. of rainAttendance 41,299

In the newspapers

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: 1945 GRlDIR0N IRRESISTABLE5 BEGIN 10 ROLL JuQqernduts Uncovered in First Big Weekend of PoWerhouse Clashes

    The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 1, 1945, page 3

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    1945 GRlDIR0N IRRESISTABLE5 BEGIN 10 ROLL JuQqernduts Uncovered in First Big Weekend of PoWerhouse Clashes Football fireworks popped all over the nation on Saturday when the gridiron powers bumped into each other in wholesale numbers for the first time of the campaign. Army, Ohio State, Oklahoma A & M, Yale, Columbia, Pennsylvania, Washington and Washington State among others of footballs blue book took the wraps off their Saturdays heroes and there was plenty to see. The Army, with Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard hitting on all cylin- ders, rolled over the Airforce Person. nel Distribution Command Comets 32–⁠0. This week the Cadets will face Wake Forests Deacons, who lost 7–⁠6 to Tennesse. Ohio State, with Paul Sarringhause breaking loose for four touchdowns, subdued Missouri 47–⁠6 and will open it’s Big Ten Competition against Iowa. The Hawkeyes edged out Bergstrom Field 14–⁠13 The Navy, in walloping Villanova 49–⁠0, showed so many talented backs that visiting Scouts went away shak- ing their heads. The Duke Blue Devils also displayed plenty of punch in rolling up 76–⁠0 over Bogue Fields Marines. Notre Danes Hughie Devore and Georgia Techs Bobby Dodds both got off on the right foot as the Irish defeated Illinois TO and Georgia Tech came back to nose out North Carolina 20–⁠14.

  • The The Wilmington morning star's story: Sarringhaus Leads Ohio State To 47-6 Victory Over Bucks

    The Wilmington morning star, Wilmington, N.C., September 30, 1945, page 11

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    Sarringhaus Leads Ohio State To 47–⁠6 Victory Over Bucks COLUMBIA, O., Sept. 90 Up – Paul Sarringhaus, the Hamilton Hurricane” roared back into the intercollegiate football picture today from the Army to score four touchdowns and lead Ohio State to a At to 6 victory over Missouri in the Bucks opening football game of the season before Al ,299 fans. For three periods the Buckeyes, unbeaten and united a year ago, did almost as they pleased with the hapless Missourians and it was not until the final IS minutes that the Tigers even threatened.

  • The The Ypsilanti daily press's story: Saturday viii See Football Tops in Fray

    The Ypsilanti daily press, Ypsilanti, Mich., October 1, 1945, page 3 (results column)

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    Saturday viii See Football Tops in Fray New York, Oct. 1-AP-FootBan fireworks will pop all over the ma ton on Saturday when the gridiron powers pump into each other in wholesale numbers for the first time OF the campaign. The top contests will pit Navy against the high scoring Duke at Durham, and Notre Dame against Georgia Tech at Atlanta. The Navy, in waloping Villanoya 1910, showed so many talented backs that visiting scouts went away shaking their heads The Duke Blue Devils also displayed plenty Of punch in rolling up $50 over Bogue Fields Marines. Notre Danes Hughie Devore and Georgia Techs Bobby Dodds both got OFF on the right foot as the Irish defeated Illinois 10 and Georgia Tech came back to nose out North Carolina 20–⁠14. Ohio State, with Paul Starring haus breaking loose for four touch down. subdued Missouri 47–⁠6 and will open its Big Ten competition against Iowa. The Hawkeyes edged out Bergstrom Field 1913. Yale, PIT winner over Little Tufts, will try to uphold Ivy League prestige against Holy Cross which nipped Dartmouth 1876. The latter squad appears in for another whip. ping from the three-deep Penn Quakers who trampled Brown 500. Columbia walloped Lafayette 40-l4 and will tangle with Syracuse, beat. en- rs by Temple. Michigan paster Michigan State 400; Oklahoma BANKED Nebraska 200; Purdue edged out Great Lakes 20–⁠6; Wisconsin overwhelm. ed Marquette 40–⁠13, Texas showed under Southwestern $50; Texas A. e. NJ. halted Texas Tech 1856; Texas Christian squeezed past Bay. lor &c, Colorado surprised Colo RADIO College 1870: Nevada shellack. ed Utah 1914 and U. c. L. A. over came San Diego Naval 20–⁠14. The Gaeis Of St. Mary’s defeated Stock. ton Army Air Base 26-O In a Sun. day tilt. -

  • The Evening star's story: Football Roundup

    Evening star, District of Columbia, September 30, 1945, page 1 (results column)

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    Football Roundup Footballs favored teams won yesterday, Northwestern’s TT tie with Indiana being the only upset. Both Army and Navy triumphed, the Cadets walloping AAF Personnel Command, go, while Navy swamped VII lanova, 40. Notre Dame whipped Illinois, TO, on a touchdown made in the first run ming play of the game when Phil Collela galloped rs yards. Penn ran wild over Brown, So 0; Oklahoma moved out in front in the Big Six race with a 30 decision over Nebraska and Ohio State drubbed Missouri, 47–⁠6. Virginia measured North Carolima State, 266, and at Berkeley, in jungle heat, Southern Cali fornia topped California, l3–⁠2. “Details In sports section.)

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Ohio State 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Ohio State leads 10–⁠2–⁠1 in 13 meetings, counting the eight since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Missouri 14, Ohio State 3Cotton Bowl
1998Ohio State 35, Missouri 14
1997Ohio State 31, Missouri 10
1976Missouri 22, Ohio State 21
1949Ohio State 35, Missouri 34
1948Ohio State 21, Missouri 7

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