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1945 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1945
team	Ohio State Buckeyes
sport	football
image	Ohio State Buckeyes Logo 1898-1978.png
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
APRank	12
record	7–2
conf_record	5–2
head_coach	Carroll Widdoes
hc_year	2nd
mvp	Ollie Cline
stadium	Ohio Stadium

The 1945 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented Ohio State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1945 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record (5–2 against Big Ten opponents), finished in third place in the Big Ten, outscored opponents by a total of 194 to 71, and was ranked No. 12 in the final AP Poll.

The Buckeyes ranked ninth nationally in rushing offense with an average of 237 yards per game. The ground attack was led by fullback Ollie Cline who ranked third in the nation with 931 rushing yards, an average of 5.44 yards per carry.

Three Ohio State players received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1945 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Ollie Cline at fullback (AP-1, UP-1); Russ Thomas at tackle (AP-1, UP-1); and Warren Amling at guard (AP-1, UP-1).

The 1944 Ohio State team had compiled an undefeated 9–0 record and won the Big Ten championship. Between the 1944 and 1945 seasons, the Buckeyes had a winning streak of 12 games that ended with a loss to Purdue on October 20, 1945.

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

Pittsburgh

Statistics

Rushing: Oliver Cline 229 yards

Coaching staff

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

1946 NFL draftees

George Slusser	30	288	Back	[Philadelphia Eagles](1946-philadelphia-eagles-season)

References

"1945 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(1946). "The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1946". A.S. Barnes and Company.
(1946). "The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1946". A.S. Barnes and Company.
(November 27, 1945). "All-Big Ten Grid Team Selected". The Decatur Herald.
Walter Byers. (November 26, 1945). "Indiana and Ohio State Each Get Three Men on United Press All Star Big Ten Team". The Daily Register (Harrisburg,Illinois).
Smith, Chester L.. (November 11, 1945). "Panthers Hold Staters Scoreless for Three Periods". The Pittsburgh Press.
2012 Ohio State football record book.

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