1946 Ohio State
4–3–2 (2–3–1 Western Conference), coached by Paul Bixler. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 6 Northwestern 39–27Nov 2
Northwestern was ranked No. 6, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs Missouri | T 13–13 | 74% |
| Oct 5 | at USC | W 21–0 | 51% |
| Oct 12 | at Wisconsin | L 7–20 | 61% |
| Oct 19 | vs Purdue | T 14–14 | 75% |
| Oct 26 | vs Minnesota | W 39–9 | 73% |
| Nov 2 | at 6Northwestern | W 39–27 | 48% |
| Nov 9 | vs Pittsburgh | W 20–13 | 84% |
| Nov 16 | at 9Illinois | L 7–16 | 55% |
| Nov 23 | vs 8Michigan | L 6–58 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Michigan 58–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 14
- Wk 5: 12
- Wk 6: 13
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1946.
- Record
- 4–3–2
- Conference
- 2–3–1 tied for 6th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 12
- Points
- 166–170
- Coach
- Paul Bixler
- Elo
- 1584 −31 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 17.1 No. 15 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Warren Amling
- Most valuable player
- Cecil Souders
Drafted in 1947
The 1947 draft| Rd 2 | Russ Thomas OT | Detroit Lions |
All-Big Nine
3 first teamFirst team
Cecil SoudersEAP-1; UP-2
Warren AmlingOTAP-1; UP-2- Joe WhislerFB
From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1946 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 6–1 | 8–2 | 5 |
| Michigan | 5–1–1 | 6–2–1 | 6 |
 Indiana | 4–2 | 6–3 | 20 |
 Iowa | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
| Minnesota | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Ohio State | 2–3–1 | 4–3–2 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–5 | 4–5 | |
| Purdue | 0–5–1 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.