1945 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1945 Big Ten Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1945 Ohio State Buckeyes football
1945 Ohio State Buckeyes football
National champion (Billingsley)
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 12
1945 record	7–2 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Carroll Widdoes (2nd season);
MVP	Ollie Cline
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium; (Capacity: 72,754)
	Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

The 1945 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1945 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents 194–71. The team was selected national champion by Billingsley.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29	at Missouri*	No. 4	Ohio Stadium Columbus Ohio	W 47–6	41,299
October 6	Iowa	No. 4	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 42–0	49,342
October 13	Wisconsin	No. 4	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 12–0	69,235
October 20	No. 9 Purdue	No. 4	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 13–35	73,585
October 27	at Minnesota	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 20–7	56,040
November 3	No. 20 Northwestern	No. 6	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 16–14	74,079
November 10	at Pittsburgh*	No. 8	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 14–0	18,000
November 17	Illinois	No. 9	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	W 27–2	70,287
November 24	at No. 8 Michigan	No. 7	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	L 3–7	85,200
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries[]

Pittsburgh[]

Statistics

Rushing: Oliver Cline 229 yards ^[2]

Coaching staff[]

Carroll Widdoes, head coach, second year
Sam T. Selby, assistant

1946 NFL draftees[]

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Russ Thomas	3	22	Tackle	Detroit Lions
	8	70	Back	Los Angeles Rams
	10	87	Tackle	Detroit Lions
Warren Amling	11	95	Guard	New York Giants
	11	100	Back	Los Angeles Rams
	30	288	Back	Philadelphia Eagles

References[]

^ 2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2017. p. 122. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
^ 2012 Ohio State football record book.

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[ncaabook-1] 2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2017. p. 122. Retrieved January 17, 2017.

[2] 2012 Ohio State football record book.

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National championship seasons in bold

1945 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t	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