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Ohio State

B10 · 1946 Season · Final

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Record
4–3–2
0.556 Win %
Conference
4th
2–3 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
115
1904–2026
All-Time Record
884–271–36
0.757 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1968, 2014, 2024
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 26 · Top 10: 43 · Top 25: 72
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 20 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ohio State head-to-head · History & Eras

1946 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B85–4–1T 13–13
7Week 7 · Oct 8USCH2HPAC6–4W 21–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB104–5L 7–20
9Week 9 · Oct 22Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB102–6–1T 14–14
10Week 10 · Oct 29Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB105–4W 39–9
11Week 11 · Nov 5Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB104–4–1W 39–27
12Week 12 · Nov 12Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI3–5–1W 20–13
13Week 13 · Nov 19Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB108–2L 7–16
14Week 14 · Nov 26Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB106–2–1L 6–58

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.692
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+9
-9+18
  • USC +6
  • Minnesota +5
  • Northwestern +4
  • Pittsburgh +3
  • Missouri 0
  • Purdue 0
  • Illinois -2
  • Michigan -2
  • Wisconsin -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #43Better than 69%
Win % Place 51stBetter than 64%

0.556 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#44Regular Season Final#44Post-Season W1#45Post-Season W2#45Post-Season W3#43Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
0
+21
-13
0
+30
+12
+7
-9
-52

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#191941#51942#431943#31944#181945

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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