1945 Ohio Athletic Conference football season

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1945 Ohio Athletic Conference football season
SportFootball
Number of teams13
Champion Oberlin
Football seasons
←  1944
1946  →
1945 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oberlin $ 3 –0 –08 –0 –0
Capital 5 –1 –05 –1 –0
Baldwin–Wallace 4 –1 –06 –4 –0
Muskingum 4 –1 –16 –1 –1
Ashland 3 –1 –04 –1 –0
Otterbein 3 –1 –24 –2 –2
Wittenberg 3 –3 –03 –4 –0
Denison 2 –2 –02 –4 –0
Case 1 –3 –02 –5 –0
Heidelberg 1 –4 –11 –4 –1
Ohio Northern 0 –2 –03 –2 –0
Wooster 0 –4 –00 –6 –0
Kenyon 0 –6 –00 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1945 Ohio Athletic Conference football season was the season of college football played by the 13 member schools of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), commonly referred to as the "Ohio Conference", as part of the 1945 college football season.

Contents

The Oberlin Yeomen, in their 16th season under head coach Lysle Butler, won the OAC championship with a perfect 8–0 record (3–0 against OAC opponents). [1] Oberlin also led the conference in scoring offense with an average of 28.9 points per game.

The Capital Crusaders, led by head coach Bill Bernlohr, finished in second place with a 5–1 record and led the conference in scoring defense, allowing an average of only 4.5 points per game.

The Muskingum Fighting Muskies, under head coach Ed Sherman, compiled a 6–1–1 record, finished in fourth place, and outscored opponents by a total of 199 to 44.

Conference overview

Conf. rankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordPoints scoredPoints against
1 Oberlin Lysle Butler 8–03–023140
2 Capital Bill Bernlohr 5–15–115827
3 Baldwin–Wallace Ray E. Watts 6–44–1193181
4 Muskingum Ed Sherman 6–1–14–1–119944
5 Ashland George Donges 4–13–19262
6 Otterbein Harry W. Ewing 4–2–23–1–29594
7 Wittenberg Howard Maurer 3–43–3119111
8 Denison Tom Welbaum 2–42–245156
9 Case Ray A. Ride 2–51–391140
10 Heidelberg Ted Turney 1–4–11–4–182153
11 Ohio Northern Clyde A. Lamb 3–20–27052
12 Wooster John Swigart 0–60–437231
13 Kenyon Pat Pasini 0–60–613225

[2]

Teams

Oberlin

1945 Oberlin Yeomen football
OAC champion
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record8–0 (3–0 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1944
1946  →

The 1945 Oberlin Yeomen football team represented Oberlin College. In their 16th season under head coach Lysle Butler, the Yeomen compiled a perfect 8–0 record (3–0 against OAC opponent), won the OAC championship, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 231 to 40.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1 Wabash * Oberlin, OH W 32–7 [3]
September 8at Case Cleveland, OH W 26–01,200 [4]
September 15at Rochester *
W 27–126,000 [5]
September 22at Ohio Wesleyan * Delaware, OH W 33–0 [6]
September 29at Denison Granville, OH W 34–0 [7]
October 6 Bowling Green *Oberlin, OHW 28–0 [8]
October 13at Baldwin–Wallace Berea, OH W 25–74,000 [9]
October 20 DePauw *Dagger-14-plain.pngOberlin, OHW 26–14 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Capital

1945 Capital Crusaders football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record5–1 (5–1 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1944
1946  →

The 1945 Capital Crusaders football team represented Capital University of Columbus, Ohio. Led by head coach Bill Bernlohr, the Crusaders compiled a 5–1 record (5–1 against OAC opponents), finished in second place in the OAC, shut out four of six opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 158 to 27.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5 Muskingum Columbus, OH W 13–0 [11]
October 13at Kenyon Gammbier, OH W 38–0 [12]
October 20at Wooster Wooster, OH W 28–0 [13]
October 27 Heidelberg Columbus, OHW 54–13 [14]
November 3at Otterbein Westerville, OH L 6–142,000 [15]
November 10 Wittenberg Columbus, OHW 19–0 [16]

Baldwin–Wallace

1945 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (4–1 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1944
1946  →

The 1945 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets football team represented Baldwin–Wallace University of Berea, Ohio. In their 18th season under head coach Ray E. Watts, the Yellow Jackets compiled a 6–4 record (4–1 against OAC opponents), finished in third place in the OAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 193 to 181

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Rochester* Rochester, NY L 7–13> 4,000 [17]
September 14 Bowling Green * Berea, OH W 14–13 [18]
September 22 Case Berea, OHW 21–6 [19]
September 28 Ohio Wesleyan *Berea, OHW 33–20 [20]
October 6at Case
W 21–20 [21]
October 13 Oberlin Berea, OHL 7–254,000 [9]
October 20 Denison Berea, OHW 26–6 [22]
October 26 Wooster Berea, OHW 57–6 [23]
November 3at Cincinnati *
L 0–398,000 [24]
November 10 Ohio *Berea, OHL 7–335,000 [25]
  • *Non-conference game

Muskingum

1945 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record6–1–1 (4–1–1 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1944
1946  →

The 1945 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football team represented Muskingum University of New Concord, Ohio. In their first season under head coach Ed Sherman, the Fighting Muskies compiled a 6–1–1 record (4–1–1 against OAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the OAC, and outscored all opponents by a total of 199 to 44.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Rio Grande New Concord, OH W 25–0 [26]
September 29at Otterbein Westerville, OH T 0–0 [27]
October 5at Capital Columbus, OH L 0–13 [11]
October 13at Wittenberg
  • Wittenberg Stadium
  • Springfield, OH
W 39–13 [28]
October 19 Heidelberg New Concord, OHW 25–12 [29]
October 27 Ashland
  • McConagha Stadium
  • New Concord, OH
W 38–6 [30]
November 3 Kenyon Dagger-14-plain.pngNew Concord, OHW 65–02,500 [31]
November 10Fletcher General HospitalNew Concord, OHW 6–0 [32]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Ashland

1945 Ashland Eagles football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record4–1 (3–1 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1944
1946  →

The 1945 Ashland Eagles football team represented Ashland University of Ashland, Ohio. Led by head coach George Donges, the Tigers compiled a 4–1 record (3–1 against OAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the OAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 92 to 62.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6 Wittenberg Ashland, OH W 19–6 [33]
October 27at Muskingum
L 6–38 [30]
November 3 Heidelberg Ashland, OHW 19–12 [34]
November 10 Albion Ashland, OHW 13–6 [35]
November 17at Kenyon Gambier, OH W 35–0 [36]

Otterbein

1945 Otterbein Cardinals football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record4–2–2 (3–1–2 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1944
1946  →

The 1945 Otterbein Cardinals football team represented Otterbein University. In their eighth season under head coach Harry W. Ewing, the Cardinals compiled a 4–2–2 record (3–1–2 against OAC opponent), finished in sixth place in the OAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 95 to 94.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at West Virginia *
L 7–426,000 [37]
September 29 Muskingum Westerville, OH T 0–0 [27]
October 6at Denison Granville, OH L 14–26 [38]
October 13at Heidelberg Tiffin, OH T 7–7 [39]
October 20at Kenyon Gambier, OH W 14–0 [40]
November 3 Capital Westerville, OHW 14–62,000 [41]
November 10 Ohio Northern Westerville, OHW 27–6 [42]
November 17at Albion Albion, MI W 12–7 [43]
  • *Non-conference game

Wittenberg

1945 Wittenberg Tigers football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record3–4 (3–3 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainBoris Traicoff
Home stadiumWittenberg Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946  →

The 1945 Wittenberg Tigers football team represented the Wittenberg University of Springfield, Ohio. Led by head coach Howard Maurer, the Tigers compiled a 3–4 record (3–3 against OAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the OAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 119 to 111.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6 Rio Grande
L 0–13 [44]
October 13 Muskingum
  • Wittenberg Stadium
  • Springfield, OH
L 13–39 [28]
October 6at Ashland Ashland, OH L 6–19 [33]
October 27 Kenyon Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Wittenberg Stadium
  • Springfield, OH
W 46–0 [45]
November 2 Ohio Northern Kenton, OH W 19–9 [46] [47]
November 10at Capital Columbus, OH L 0–19 [16]
November 16at Heidelberg Tiffin, OH W 35–12 [48]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Denison

1945 Denison Big Red football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record2–4 (2–2 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDeeds Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946  →

The 1945 Denison Big Red football team represented Denison University of Granville, Ohio. The Big Red compiled a 2–4 record (2–2 against OAC opponents), finished in eighth place in the OAC, and was outscored by a total of 156 to 45. The team played its home games at Deeds Field in Granville. [49]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Ohio Wesleyan *
L 0–46 [50]
September 22 Cincinnati *
L 0–30 [51]
September 29 Oberlin
  • Deeds Field
  • Granville, OH
L 0–34 [7]
October 6 Otterbein
  • Deeds Field
  • Granville, OH
W 26–14 [38] [52]
October 13 Wooster Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Deeds Field
  • Granville, OH
W 13–62,000 [53] [54]
October 20at Baldwin-Wallace Berea, OH L 6–26 [22]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Case

1945 Case Rough Riders football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record2–5 (1–3 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1944
1946  →

The 1945 Case Rough Riders football team represented Case School of Applied Science (now part of Case Western Reserve University). In their 16th year under head coach Joseph J. Carlin, followed by Ray A. Ride, the Rough Riders compiled a 2–5 record (1–3 against OAC opponents), finished in ninth place in the OAC, and were outscored by a total of 140 to 91.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Rochester *
L 6–26> 3,000 [55]
September 8 Oberlin
L 0–26 [4]
September 22at Baldwin–Wallace Berea, OH L 6–21 [19]
September 29at Wooster Wooster, OH W 32–6 [56]
October 6 Baldwin–Wallace
  • Shaw Stadium
  • East Cleveland, OH
L 20–21 [21]
October 13at Bowling Green *
L 7–26 [57]
October 20at Ohio Wesleyan * Delaware, OH W 20–14 [58]
  • *Non-conference game

Heidelberg

1945 Heidelberg Student Princes football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record1–4–1 (1–4–1 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1944
1946  →

The 1945 Heidelberg Student Princes football team represented the Heidelberg College of Tiffin, Ohio. In their 14th and final season under head coach Ted Turney, the Student Princes compiled a 1–4–1 record (1–4–1 against OAC opponents), finished in tenth place in the OAC, and were outscored by a total of 153 to 82.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13 Otterbein Dagger-14-plain.png Tiffin, OH T 7–7 [39]
October 19at Muskingum New Concord, OH L 12–25 [29]
October 27at Capital Columbus, OH L 13–54 [14]
November 3at Ashland Ashland, OH L 12–19 [34]
November 10 Kenyon Tiffin, OHW 26–13 [59]
November 16 Wittenberg Tiffin, OHL 12–35 [48]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Ohio Northern

1945 Ohio Northern Polar Bears football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record3–2 (0–2 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1944
1946  →

The 1945 Ohio Northern Polar Bears football team represented Ohio Northern University of Ada, Ohio. Led by head coach Clyde A. Lamb, the Polar Bears compiled a 3–2 record (0–2 against OAC opponents), finished in 11th place in the OAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 70 to 52. [60]

The team included several veterans of World War II in the starting lineup, including halfback Larry Archer who participated in the first heavy bomber raid on Japan, fullback Gale Weller who flew B-24s, and tackle Jack Zeller who participated in the Normandy invasion and the Ardennes. [61]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13at Bluffton *
W 21–0 [62]
October 20Bluffton*Dagger-14-plain.png Ada, OH W 21–0 [63]
October 27vs. Rio Grande * Oak Hill,OH W 13–6 [64]
November 2 Wittenberg
L 9–19 [46] [47]
November 10at Otterbein Waterville, OH L 6–27 [42]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Wooster

1945 Wooster Fighting Scots football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record0–6 (0–4 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1944
1946  →

The 1945 Wooster Fighting Scots football team represented the College of Wooster of Wooster, Ohio. Led by head coach John Swigart, the Fighting Scots compiled a 0–6 record (0–4 against OAC opponents), finished in 12th place in the OAC, and were outscored opponents by a total of 231 to 37. The team ranked last in scoring defense, giving up 38.5 points per game.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Case Wooster, OH L 6–32 [56]
October 6 Wabash Wooster, OHL 19–35 [65]
October 13at Denison
L 6–132,000 [53] [54]
October 20 Capital Wooster, OHL 0–28 [13]
October 26at Baldwin-Wallace Berea, OH L 6–57 [23]
November 10at Western Michigan
L 0–66 [66]

Kenyon

1945 Kenyon Lords football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record0–6 (0–7 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1944
1946  →

The 1945 Kenyon Lords football team represented Kenyon College of Gambier, Ohio. Led by head coach Pat Pasini, the Lords compiled a 0–6 record (0–6 against OAC opponents), finished in 13th and last place in the OAC, and were outscored by a total of 224 to 13. They had the lowest scoring offense in the conference, averaging 2.2 points per game and failing to score any points in five of their six games.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13 Capital Gambier, OH L 0–38 [12]
October 20 Otterbein Gambier, OHL 0–14 [40]
October 27at Wittenberg
L 0–46 [45]
November 3at Muskingum New Concord, OH L 0–662,500 [31]
November 10at Heidelberg Tiffin, OH L 13–26 [59]
November 17 Ashland Gambier, OHL 0–35 [36]

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  45. 1 2 "Lutherans Trounce Kenyon Lords, 46-0". Springfield News-Sun. October 28, 1945. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  46. 1 2 "Undefeated Ohio Northern Expected To Find Trouble Stopping Surge Of Tigers". Springfield Daily News. November 2, 1945. p. 25.
  47. 1 2 ""Giant-Killing" Tigers Topple Bears: Wittenberg Stages Second-Half Rally To Triumph, 19-9". Springfield Daily News. November 3, 1945. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  48. 1 2 "Wittenberg Rolls Over Heidelberg, 35-12". Springfield Daily News. November 17, 1945. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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  54. 1 2 "Big Red Winds Up Home Season; Puts Down Scots, 13 to 6". The Newark Advocate. October 15, 1945. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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