1946 college football season

1946 college football season
First AP No. 1 of season	Texas
Number of bowls	12
Champion(s)	Notre Dame (AP) Army (various) Delaware (small college)
Heisman	Glenn Davis (halfback, Army)
football seasons

The 1946 college football season was the 78th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Competition included schools from the Big Ten Conference, the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Big Six Conference, the Southern Conference, the Southwestern Conference, and numerous smaller conferences and independent programs. The season saw the return of many programs which had suspended play during World War II, and also the enrollment of many veterans returning from the war.

The teams ranked highest in the final Associated Press poll in December 1946 were:

1. The 1946 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team compiled an 8–0–1 record and was ranked No. 1 in the final AP poll. The Fighting Irish, led by consensus All-Americans Johnny Lujack at quarterback and George Connor at tackle, played a scoreless tie against No. 2 Army in a game billed as the "Game of the Century". Notre Dame also ranked first in the nation in total offense (441.3 yards per game), rushing offense (340.1 yards per game), and total defense (141.7 yards per game).
2. The 1946 Army Cadets football team compiled a 9–0–1 and was ranked No. 2 in the final AP poll. Army had won consecutive national championships in 1944 and 1945 and was led by 1946 Heisman Trophy winner Glenn Davis and 1945 Heisman winner Doc Blanchard.
3. The 1946 Georgia Bulldogs football team compiled a perfect 11–0 record, won the Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship, was ranked No. 3 in the final AP poll, and defeated No. 9 North Carolina in the Sugar Bowl. The Bulldogs ranked second nationally in total offense (394.6 yards per game). They were led by Charley Trippi who tallied 1,366 yards of total offense and won the Maxwell Award as the best player in college football.
4. The 1946 UCLA Bruins football team compiled a 10–0 record in the regular season, won the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) championship, was ranked No. 4 in the final AP poll, but lost to No. 5 Illinois in the Rose Bowl.

The year's statistical leaders included Rudy Mobley of Hardin–Simmons with 1,262 rushing yards, Travis Tidwell of Auburn with 1,715 yards of total offense, Bobby Layne of Texas with 1,122 passing yards, and Joe Carter of Florida N&I with 152 points scored.

Delaware compiled a 10–0 record and was recognized by the AP as the small college national champion. Morgan State (8–0) and Tennessee A&I (10–1) have been recognized as the black college national champions.

Conference and program changes

Conference establishments

• Three conferences began football play in 1946:
  • College Conference of Illinois – an active NCAA Division III conference; now known as the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
  • Dakota-Iowa Athletic Conference – a conference active through the 1948 season
  • Mason-Dixon Conference – an NCAA Division III conference active through the 1974 season

Membership changes

School	1945 Conference	1946 Conference
Houston Cougars	Program Established	Lone Star

Season timeline

September

Significant games played in September 1946 included the following:

September 21

• Indiana was upset by Cincinnati, 15–6, at home in Bloomington. Indiana had won the Big Ten championship in 1945 with a No. 4 ranking in the final AP Poll.
• Houston played its first ever football game, losing by a 13–7 score against Southwestern Louisiana.

September 27–28

• Oklahoma A&M, AFCA national champion in 1945, was tied 21–21 by Arkansas
• Army defeated Oklahoma, 21–7, at West Point.
• Notre Dame won at Illinois, 26–6. Illinois went on to win the Big Nine championship.
• Georgia defeated Clemson, 35–12, in their annual rivalry game.
• Indiana lost again, 21–0 at Michigan.
• Tennessee defeated Georgia Tech, 13–9, in their annual rivalry game.
• UCLA beat Oregon State, 50–7. UCLA and Oregon State finished the season in first and second place in the Pacific Coast Conference.

October

October 5

• Army beat Cornell 46–21.
• Navy lost at Columbia and dropped the rest of its games, finishing 1–8–0.
• Oklahoma A&M lost 54–6 at Texas and would finish at 3–7–1.
• Notre Dame beat Pittsburgh 33–0.
• Michigan beat Iowa 14–7.
• UCLA won at Washington, 39–13.

The first AP Poll of the 1946 season was issued on October 7 with Texas ranked No. 1, Army No. 2, Notre Dame No. 3, Michigan No. 4 and UCLA No. 5.

October 12

• In Dallas, No. 1 Texas beat Oklahoma 20–13.
• No. 2 Army and No. 4 Michigan met in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the visiting Cadets won 20–13.
• No. 3 Notre Dame beat Purdue 49–6.
• No. 5 UCLA beat No. 17 Stanford 26–6.

The next poll featured No. 1 Army, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 UCLA, and No. 5 Michigan.

October 19

• No. 1 Army beat No. 11 Columbia 48–14.
• No. 2 Notre Dame was idle.
• No. 3 Texas beat No. 14 Arkansas 20–0.
• No. 4 UCLA won at California 13–6.
• No. 5 Michigan and No. 10 Northwestern played to a 14–14 tie.
• No. 9 Tennessee beat No. 7 Alabama 12–0.

Army, Notre Dame, and Texas stayed as the top three, ahead of No. 4 Tennessee and No. 5 UCLA.

October 26

• At the Polo Grounds in New York, No. 1 Army beat No. 13 Duke 19–0. * No. 2 Notre Dame won at No. 17 Iowa, 49–6.
• In Houston, No. 3 Texas lost to No. 16 Rice, 18–13.
• No. 4 Tennessee lost to unranked Wake Forest, 19–6.
• No. 5 UCLA beat Santa Clara 33–7.
• No. 6 Penn beat Navy 32–19
• No. 7 Georgia won at Furman, 70–7.

The next poll was No. 1 Army, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Penn, No. 4 UCLA, and No. 5 Georgia.

November

November 2

• No. 1 Army beat West Virginia, 19–0.
• In Baltimore, No. 2 Notre Dame defeated Navy, 28–0.
• No. 3 Penn lost to Princeton, 17–14.
• No. 5 Georgia beat No. 15 Alabama, 14–0.
• No. 4 UCLA beat St. Mary's, 46–20, in a Friday night game.
• No. 8 Rice beat Texas Tech 41–6

In the poll that followed No. 1 Army, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Georgia, and No. 4 UCLA, and No. 5 Rice.

November 9

• A crowd of 74,000 turned out at New York's Yankee Stadium to watch No. 1 Army and No. 2 Notre Dame in a meeting of the nation's two unbeaten and untied teams. Both teams missed scoring opportunities. In the opening quarter, Army recovered a fumble on the Irish 24, but was stopped on fourth down at the 13 yard line. The Irish drove to the Army three yard line in the second quarter but no further. Army reached the Irish 20 yard line in the third quarter, but Notre Dame's Terry Brennan picked off a pass from Glenn Davis. In the last quarter, a bad punt was returned by Davis to the Irish 39 yard line, but Notre Dame forced a fumble and stopped any further scoring chances. The game ended in a scoreless tie, 0–0.

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• In Jacksonville, No. 3 Georgia beat Florida 33–14.
• In Portland, No. 4 UCLA beat Oregon 14–0.
• No. 5 Rice lost in Little Rock to Arkansas, 7–0.

In the poll that followed, No. 9 Penn moved back up to No. 5 after beating Columbia in New York's "other" football game, 41–6. The top four remained the same.

November 16

• In its third meeting against a Top Five team, No. 1 Army beat No. 5 Penn in Philadelphia, 34–7.
• No. 2 Notre Dame beat Northwestern, 27–0.
• No. 3 Georgia beat Auburn 41–0 in a neutral site in Columbus, Georgia.
• No. 4 UCLA beat Montana 61–7.
• No. 9 Illinois beat No. 13 Ohio State 16–7 and replaced Penn at No. 5.

November 23

• No. 1 Army was idle.
• No. 2 Notre Dame beat Tulane in New Orleans, 41–0.
• No. 3 Georgia won at Chattanooga, 48–27.
• No. 4 UCLA defeated No. 10 USC 13–6.
• No. 5 Illinois won at Northwestern, 20–0, to close its season with an 8–1–0 record.
• No. 8 Michigan defeated Ohio State, 58–6, in Columbus.

The top five remained the same.

November 30

• No. 1 Army barely beat a 1–7–0 Navy team, 21–18
• No. 2 Notre Dame beat No. 16 USC 26–6. Army still had a 9–0–1 record and had been ranked No. 1 in 22 of the last 23 AP Polls dating back to 1944, but the results of the final games convinced the voters to move the Irish up to first place in the postseason poll and the Cadets down to second.
• No. 3 Georgia defeated No. 7 Georgia Tech 35–7
• No. 4 UCLA beat Nebraska, 18–0, and accepted an invitation to face No. 5 Illinois in the Rose Bowl.

With the exception of Notre Dame leapfrogging Army, the rankings of the other top-five teams remained the same.

December

On December 2, the final AP Poll was issued with Notre Dame at No. 1, Army at No. 2, Georgia at No. 3, UCLA at No. 4, Illinois at No. 5, Michigan at No. 6, Tennessee at No. 7, LSU at No. 8, North Carolina at No. 9, and Rice at No. 10.

Notable post-season games played in December included:

• December 7: Tennessee A&I defeated West Virginia State, 27–7, in the Derby Bowl
• December 7: Lincoln (PA) defeated Florida A&M, 20–14, in the Orange Blossom Classic
• December 7: Southern defeated Xavier of Louisiana, 35–0, in New Orleans
• December 7: Allen defeated Fayetteville State, 40–6, in the Piedmont Tobacco Bowl.
• December 14: Muhlenberg defeated St. Bonaventure, 26–25, in the Tobacco Bowl
• December 21: USC defeated Tulane, 20–13, in New Orleans
• December 23: Stanford defeated Hawaii, 18–7, in Honolulu.
• December 25: Southern defeated Tuskegee, 64–7, in the Yam Bowl
• December 28: Florida A&M and Wiley played to a 6–6 tie in the Angel Bowl.

New Year's Day bowl games

Major bowls

Wednesday, January 1, 1947

Bowl game	Winning team		Losing team
Rose Bowl	No. 5 Illinois	45	No. 4 UCLA	14
Sugar Bowl	No. 3 Georgia	20	No. 9 North Carolina	10
Orange Bowl	No. 10 Rice	8	No. 7 Tennessee	0
Cotton Bowl	No. 16 Arkansas	0	No. 8 LSU	0

No. 1 Notre Dame (8–0–1), No. 2 Army (9–0–1), and No. 6 Michigan (6–2–1) were idle in bowl season.

Other bowls

Wednesday, January 1, 1947

Bowl game	Winning team		Losing team
Sun Bowl	Cincinnati	18	VPI	6
Gator Bowl	No. 14 Oklahoma	34	No. 18 NC State	13
Tangerine Bowl	Catawba	31	Maryville	6
Oil Bowl	No. 11 Georgia Tech	41	Saint Mary's	19
Raisin Bowl	Utah State	0	San Jose State	20
Harbor Bowl	Montana State	13	New Mexico	13
Alamo Bowl ^	Hardin–Simmons	20	Denver	0
Cigar Bowl	No. 19 Delaware	20	Rollins	3

^ The Alamo Bowl was postponed three days due to weather (ice).

• January 1: Tennessee A&I defeated Louisville Municipal, 32–0, in the Vulcan Bowl
• January 1: Lincoln (MO) defeated Prairie View A&M, 14–0, in the Prairie View Bowl.
• January 1: Arkansas AM&N defeated Lane, 7–0, in the Cattle Bowl.
• January 1: Pepperdine defeated Nebraska Wesleyan, 38–13, in the Will Rogers Bowl.

Conference standings

Major conference standings

1946 Big Nine Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Illinois $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 6 Michigan 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 No. 20 Indiana 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Minnesota 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Ohio State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 2 Northwestern 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Wisconsin 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Purdue 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1946 Big Six Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Kansas + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 No. 14 Oklahoma + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Missouri 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1 Nebraska 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Iowa State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Kansas State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll	1946 Border Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hardin–Simmons $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0 Texas Tech 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 1 New Mexico 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 2 Arizona 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 2 West Texas State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 2 Texas Mines 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Arizona State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 2 New Mexico A&M 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1946 Ivy Group football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 12 Yale 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Harvard 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 No. 13 Penn 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Cornell 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Columbia 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Princeton 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Brown 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 Dartmouth 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1946 Missouri Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 17 Tulsa $ 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Wichita 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Saint Louis 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Oklahoma A&M 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 1 Drake 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1946 Mountain States Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Utah State $ 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Denver $ 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 5 – 1 Utah 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Colorado 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 BYU 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Colorado A&M 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Wyoming 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1946 Pacific Coast Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 UCLA $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Oregon State 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 USC 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Washington 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Stanford 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Oregon 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Montana 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Washington State 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 California 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Idaho 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1946 Southeastern Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 3 Georgia + 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0 No. 7 Tennessee + 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 No. 8 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1 No. 11 Georgia Tech 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Alabama 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Vanderbilt 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Tulane 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Auburn 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Ole Miss 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Florida 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1946 Southern Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1 William & Mary 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 18 NC State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 South Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Duke 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Richmond 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2 VPI 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 3 VMI 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 George Washington 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Clemson 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Wake Forest 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Furman 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Washington and Lee 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 The Citadel 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll
1946 Southwest Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 10 Rice + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 No. 16 Arkansas + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 2 No. 15 Texas 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Texas A&M 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 SMU 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1 TCU 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 1 Baylor 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Major independents

1946 Eastern major college football independents records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Army   –   9 – 0 – 1 Rutgers   –   7 – 2 – 0 Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 0 Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0 Holy Cross   –   6 – 4 – 0 NYU   –   5 – 3 – 0 Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0 Colgate   –   4 – 4 – 0 Syracuse   –   4 – 5 – 0 Pittsburgh   –   3 – 5 – 1 Temple   –   2 – 4 – 2 Merchant Marine   –   4 – 7 – 0 Bucknell   –   3 – 6 – 0 Lafayette   –   2 – 7 – 0 Fordham   –   0 – 7 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1946 Midwestern major college football independents records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Notre Dame   –   8 – 0 – 1 Detroit   –   6 – 4 – 0 Michigan State   –   5 – 5 – 0 Marquette   –   4 – 5 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1946 Southern major college football independents records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Miami (FL)   –   8 – 2 – 0 Georgetown   –   5 – 3 – 0 Virginia   –   4 – 4 – 1 Chattanooga   –   5 – 5 – 0 West Virginia   –   5 – 5 – 0 Navy   –   1 – 8 – 0
1946 Western major college football independents records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Nevada   –   7 – 2 – 0 Saint Mary's   –   6 – 3 – 0 San Francisco   –   3 – 6 – 0 Santa Clara   –   2 – 5 – 1 Portland   –   1 – 4 – 1

Minor conferences

Conference	Champion(s)	Record
California Collegiate Athletic Association	San Jose State	4–0
Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association	Morgan State College	7–0
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Southwestern (KS)	4–1
College Conference of Illinois	North Central (IL)	7–1
Dakota-Iowa Athletic Conference	Westmar Yankton	4–1
Far Western Conference	Humboldt State College	1–0–1
Indiana Intercollegiate Conference	Butler	6–0
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Central (IA) Upper Iowa	6–0
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference	Bethany	5–1
Lone Star Conference	North Texas State Teachers	4–1
Mason–Dixon Conference	Delaware	3–0
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Kalamazoo Hillsdale	4–1
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference	Lawrence	6–0
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Gustavus Adolphus	6–0
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Southeast Missouri State Teachers	5–0
Nebraska College Conference	Doane	5–0–1
New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference	Adams State College	4–0
North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Iowa State Teachers (Northern Iowa)	2–0–1
North Dakota College Athletic Conference	Minot State Teachers	3–0–1
Ohio Athletic Conference	Otterbein	4–0
Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference	Southeastern State College (OK)	4–1
Pacific Northwest Conference	Willamette	6–0
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference	California State Teachers	4–0
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Montana State College	2–0–1
South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference	Black Hills Teachers	4–0
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Redlands	2–0–2
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Florida A&M College	6–0
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Southern	5–0
State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota	Duluth State Teachers Mankato State Teachers	2–0–2 3–0–1
Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference	Abilene Christian College Southwestern (TX)	3–0–1
Washington Intercollegiate Conference	Central Washington	5–0
Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference	North: Superior State Teachers Co-South: Milwaukee State Teachers Co-South: Stevens Point State Teachers	1–0–3 3–1–0 3–1

Small colleges conference standings

1946 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Arkansas Tech $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Ouachita Baptist 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Henderson State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Magnolia A&M 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Ozarks 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Arkansas State Teachers 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Hendrix 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Monticello A&M 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1946 Badger State Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northwestern (WI) $ 2 – 0 – 1 3 – 2 – 1 Wisconsin Tech 2 – 1 – 0 2 – 1 – 0 Mission House 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 Milton 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 4 – 1 Wisconsin–Extension 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1946 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T San Jose State $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1 Fresno State 2 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0 Cal Poly 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Pacific (CA) 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 San Diego State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Santa Barbara 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1946 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Southwestern (KS) $ 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Washburn 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 St. Benedict's 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Pittsburg State 1 – 2 – 2 4 – 2 – 3 Fort Hays State 1 – 2 – 2 2 – 4 – 2 Emporia State 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1946 College Conference of Illinois football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T North Central (IL) $ 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Illinois Wesleyan 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Wheaton (IL) 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Lake Forest 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 Augustana (IL) 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Millikin 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Illinois College 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1 Elmhurst 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Carthage 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1946 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Morgan State $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 No. 10 West Virginia State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Virginia State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 No. 16 Howard 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 No. 20 Lincoln (PA) 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 No. 16 North Carolina College 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 No. 18 North Carolina A&T 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 No. 19 Shaw 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 No. 22 Hampton 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Delaware State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 No. 18 Bluefield State 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Winston-Salem State 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 No. 22 Virginia Union 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Johnson C. Smith 0 – 5 – 2 0 – 6 – 2 Saint Paul's (VA) 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 6 – 0 St. Augustine's 1 – 0 – 0 3 – 1 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System
1946 Dakota-Iowa Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Western Union + 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Yankton + 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Dakota Wesleyan 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Buena Vista 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Huron 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 1 Sioux Falls 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 4 – 1 + – Conference co-champions	1946 Eastern Conference (California) football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Chaffey $ 4 – 0 – 1 ? – ? – ? Fullerton 2 – 1 – 2 3 – 4 – 2 Riverside 3 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – ? Santa Ana 2 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 San Bernardino 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Mt. San Antonio 1 – 4 – 0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion	1946 Far Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Humboldt State 1 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Chico State 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Cal Aggies 0 – 1 – 1 0 – 5 – 2 No conference champion was named in 1946.
1946 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northern Illinois State $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Southern Illinois 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Illinois State Normal 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Eastern Illinois 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Western Illinois 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1946 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Butler $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Evansville 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 2 Wabash 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Earlham 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Hanover 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Franklin (IN) 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Ball State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Indiana Central 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Indiana State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Manchester 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 DePauw 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 5 – 2 Canterbury 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Rose Poly 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 Valparaiso 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1946 Iowa Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Central (IA) + 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Upper Iowa + 6 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0 St. Ambrose 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Parsons 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Dubuque 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Luther 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Simpson (IA) 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 Iowa Wesleyan 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Buena Vista 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Wartburg 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Western Union 0 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Loras 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 William Penn 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1946 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Bethany (KS) $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Ottawa 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Baker 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 McPherson 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Kansas Wesleyan 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 2 Bethel (KS) 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 College of Emporia 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1946 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Eastern Kentucky $ 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Morehead State 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Murray State 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Louisville 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Western Kentucky State Teachers 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Georgetown (KY) 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1946 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T North Texas State $ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 1 Sam Houston State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 East Texas State 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2 Southwest Texas State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 2 Houston 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Stephen F. Austin 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1946 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Southeastern Louisiana $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Louisiana Tech 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Southwestern Louisiana 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Northwestern State 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Louisiana College 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1946 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Bates $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Maine 2 – 1 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Bowdoin 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0 Colby 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1946 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 19 Delaware $ 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Johns Hopkins 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Western Maryland 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Hampden–Sydney 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 2 – 0 Randolph–Macon 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 0 Washington College 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 5 – 0 Mount St. Mary's 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 2 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll
1946 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hillsdale + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Kalamazoo + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Hope 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Albion 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Alma 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Adrian 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1946 Mid-America Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Cincinnati $ 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Western Reserve 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 2 Ohio 0 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Wayne 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1946 Midwest Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 No. 4 Wilberforce 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2 No. 7 Lincoln (MO) 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 No. 19 Kentucky State 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System
1946 Midwest Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lawrence $ 6 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 1 Ripon 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Cornell (IA) 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Carleton 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Monmouth (IL) 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Beloit 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Grinnell 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Knox 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Coe 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1946 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Gustavus Adolphus $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 1 St. Olaf 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 St. Thomas (MN) 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Concordia (MN) 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 1 Saint John's (MN) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Saint Mary's (MN) 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Augsburg 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Macalester 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1946 Minnesota Teachers College Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Mankato State + 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 1 – 1 Duluth State + 2 – 0 – 2 4 – 1 – 2 Bemidji State 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 St. Cloud State 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Moorhead State 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 3 – 2 Winona State 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1946 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Missouri Valley $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Central (MO) 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 William Jewell 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Culver–Stockton 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Tarkio 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1946 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Southeast Missouri State $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1 Missouri Mines 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2 Kirksville State 2 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2 Northwest Missouri State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Southwest Missouri State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Central Missouri State 0 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1946 Nebraska College Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Doane $ 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Nebraska Wesleyan 5 – 0 – 2 7 – 1 – 3 Kearney State 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Peru State 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Midland 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Wayne State (NE) 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Hastings 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 Chadron State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 York (NE) 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1946 New Mexico Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Adams State $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 0 New Mexico Teachers 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 New Mexico Military 2 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – ? Eastern New Mexico 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 New Mexico Highlands 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1946 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Minot State $ 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1 Valley City State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0 Wahpeton Science 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 0 Jamestown 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1 Ellendale 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 1 Dickinson State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0 Mayville State 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1946 North Central Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Iowa State Teachers $ 2 – 0 – 1 4 – 1 – 2 North Dakota Agricultural 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 South Dakota State 2 – 1 – 2 3 – 3 – 2 North Dakota 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Morningside 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 South Dakota 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0 Augustana (SD) 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1946 North State Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Catawba $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 Appalachian State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 High Point 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Western Carolina 1 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Lenoir Rhyne 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Guilford 1 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Elon 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Atlantic Christian 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1946 Northwest Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Willamette $ 6 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 College of Idaho 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Linfield 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 0 Puget Sound 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Pacific (OR) 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1 Whitman 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 British Columbia 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 Lewis & Clark   –   3 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1946 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Otterbein $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Toledo 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 2 Muskingum 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Oberlin 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 2 – 1 Baldwin–Wallace 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 2 Mount Union 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Findlay 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Marietta 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Heidelberg 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Kent State 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Akron 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Wittenberg 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Ashland 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Wooster 2 – 4 – 2 2 – 4 – 2 Denison 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Case 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 John Carroll 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Kenyon 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Capital 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Wilmington (OH) 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 5 – 0 Ohio Northern 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1946 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Southeastern (OK) $ 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 Central State (OK) 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Southwestern Tech 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 East Central 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1 Northeastern State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Northwestern State (OK) 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1946 Oklahoma Junior College Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Cameron $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Bacone 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Northeastern Oklahoma 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Connors 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Murray Aggies 1 – 3 – 2 1 – 6 – 2 Northern Oklahoma 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Oklahoma Military Academy 0 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Eastern Oklahoma 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1946 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T California (PA) $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Mansfield 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1 West Chester 2 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Slippery Rock 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Indiana (PA) 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Bloomsburg 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Millersville 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 Clarion 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Lock Haven 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 East Stroudsburg 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Shippensburg 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Kutztown 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Edinboro 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1946 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Montana State $ 2 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 2 Colorado State–Greeley 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Western State (CO) 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1 Colorado College 0 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Colorado Mines 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1946 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Milligan $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Carson–Newman 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Emory and Henry 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Tusculum 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1946 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Black Hills $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Northern State 1 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Southern State (SD) 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 4 – 0 South Dakota Mines 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Eastern Normal 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion x
1946 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Montana State $ 2 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 2 Colorado State–Greeley 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Western State (CO) 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1 Colorado College 0 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Colorado Mines 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1946 Southern California Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Redlands $ 2 – 0 – 2 4 – 2 – 2 Whittier 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Pomona 1 – 1 – 2 1 – 5 – 2 Occidental 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 4 – 2 Caltech 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1946 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 8 Florida A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 1 No. 5 Lane 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 3 Tuskegee 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 No. 12 Xavier (LA) 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 0 No. 18 Clark (GA) 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1 No. 14 South Carolina State 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 No. 15 Fisk 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 No. 16 Morris Brown 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 No. 17 Benedict 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 No. 20 Alabama State 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 No. 22 Morehouse 1 – 4 – 3 1 – 4 – 3 Knoxville   –     –   $ – Conference champion Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System
1946 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7 Southern $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1 No. 12 Wiley 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 No. 6 Arkansas AM&N 3 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1 No. 9 Prairie View A&M 2 – 2 – 2 7 – 2 – 2 No. 13 Texas College 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1 No. 22 Langston 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 No. 23 Samuel Huston 0 – 5 – 2 3 – 5 – 2 No. 25 Bishop ? – ? – ? 4 – 3 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System	1946 Texas Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Abilene Christian + 3 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Southwestern (TX) + 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 McMurry 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Howard Payne 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 2 Austin 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 2 + – Conference co-champions	1946 Washington Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Central Washington $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Eastern Washington 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Pacific Lutheran 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1 Western Washington 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Saint Martin's 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 0 Whitworth 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1946 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T West Liberty State $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Potomac State 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 West Virginia Tech 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Fairmont State 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 West Virginia Wesleyan 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Davis & Elkins 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 2 Morris Harvey 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Concord 1 – 3 – 2 1 – 5 – 2 Glenville State 1 – 5 – 2 1 – 5 – 2 Shepherd 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 5 – 0 Salem 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 Marshall * 2 – 0 – 0 2 – 7 – 1 Bethany (WV) * 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion * – Did not qualify for conference standings Ties did not count in conference standings.	1946 Western New York Little Three Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T St. Bonaventure $ 6 – 2 – 0 2 – 0 – 0 Canisius 4 – 3 – 1 1 – 1 – 0 Niagara 6 – 2 – 0 0 – 2 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1946 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northern Division Superior State x 1 – 0 – 3 2 – 1 – 3 River Falls State 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 2 Stout Institute 1 – 1 – 2 2 – 2 – 2 Eau Claire State 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 2 – 2 La Crosse State 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1 Southern Division Stevens Point State x 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 1 Milwaukee State x 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 1 Oshkosh State 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0 Platteville State 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 2 – 0 Whitewater State 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 6 – 0 x – Division champion/co-champions
1946 Yankee Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T New Hampshire + 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 Connecticut + 2 – 0 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Rhode Island State 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0 Massachusetts State 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Vermont 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 3 – 2 Maine 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 + – Conference co-champions

Non-major independents

1946 Eastern non-major college football independents records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Thiel   –   7 – 0 – 0 Muhlenberg   –   9 – 1 – 0 Geneva   –   7 – 1 – 0 Dickinson   –   6 – 1 – 0 Alfred   –   5 – 1 – 0 Buffalo   –   7 – 2 – 0 Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 2 – 0 Boston University   –   5 – 2 – 1 St. Lawrence   –   5 – 2 – 0 American International   –   4 – 2 – 1 Trinity (CT)   –   4 – 2 – 0 Swarthmore   –   5 – 3 – 0 Cortland State   –   4 – 3 – 0 Hofstra   –   4 – 3 – 0 Springfield   –   4 – 4 – 0 New York A&T   –   3 – 3 – 0 Northeastern   –   3 – 3 – 0 Scranton   –   4 – 5 – 1 Gettysburg   –   4 – 5 – 0 Drexel   –   3 – 4 – 0 Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 4 – 0 Coast Guard   –   3 – 5 – 0 Lehigh   –   2 – 6 – 0 Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 0 CCNY   –   1 – 7 – 0 Carnegie Tech   –   0 – 6 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1946 Midwestern non-major college football independents records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T St. Norbert   –   8 – 0 – 0 Youngstown   –   7 – 1 – 0 Bradley   –   7 – 2 – 0 Central Michigan   –   6 – 2 – 0 Defiance   –   6 – 2 – 0 Western Michigan   –   5 – 2 – 1 Miami (OH)   –   7 – 3 – 0 Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 0 Carroll (WI)   –   4 – 2 – 1 Bowling Green   –   5 – 3 – 0 Ohio Wesleyan   –   5 – 4 – 1 Michigan Tech   –   3 – 2 – 0 Northern Michigan   –   3 – 2 – 1 Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 4 – 1 Xavier   –   3 – 7 – 0 Detroit Tech   –   1 – 6 – 1 Valparaiso   –   1 – 7 – 0 Sterling   –   1 – 8 – 0 Haskell   –   0 – 7 – 0	1946 Southern non-major college football independents records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Oklahoma City   –   10 – 1 – 0 Maryville (TN)   –   9 – 1 – 0 East Tennessee State   –   7 – 1 – 0 Millsaps   –   5 – 1 – 0 Middle Tennessee   –   6 – 2 – 1 Mississippi College   –   6 – 2 – 0 Trinity (TX)   –   6 – 2 – 0 Louisville Municipal   –   5 – 2 – 0 Fayetteville State   –   7 – 3 – 0 Mississippi Southern   –   7 – 3 – 0 East Carolina   –   5 – 3 – 1 Princess Anne   –   5 – 3 – 1 Austin Peay   –   5 – 4 – 0 Arkansas State   –   4 – 3 – 3 Sewanee   –   4 – 3 – 0 Livingston State   –   4 – 3 – 0 Tennessee Tech   –   5 – 5 – 0 Troy State   –   4 – 4 – 0 Grambling   –   5 – 6 – 0 Texas A&I   –   2 – 7 – 0 CCUNC   –   2 – 4 – 0 Centre   –   0 – 7 – 0
1946 Western non-major college football independents records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Southern Oregon   –   8 – 0 – 0 Pepperdine   –   8 – 1 – 0 Hawaii   –   8 – 2 – 0 Loyola (CA)   –   5 – 4 – 0 Idaho Southern Branch   –   4 – 3 – 1 San Francisco State   –   3 – 3 – 0 Boise State   –   3 – 4 – 2 Eastern Oregon   –   2 – 5 – 0 La Verne   –   0 – 5 – 0

Rankings

Main article: 1946 NCAA football rankings

Award and honors

Heisman Trophy voting

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

Player	School	Position	Total
Glenn Davis	Army	HB	792
Charley Trippi	Georgia	HB	435
Johnny Lujack	Notre Dame	QB	379
Doc Blanchard	Army	FB	267
Arnold Tucker	Army	QB	257
Herman Wedemeyer	St. Mary's (CA)	HB	101
Burr Baldwin	UCLA	E	49
Bobby Layne	Texas	QB	45

All-America Team

Main article: 1946 College Football All-America Team

Statistical leaders

Team leaders

Total offense

Rank	Team	Games played	Total plays	Yards gained	Yards per game
1	Notre Dame	9	690	3972	441.3
2	Georgia	10	622	3946	394.6
3	Nevada	8	484	3114	389.3
4	UCLA	10	646	3779	377.9
5	Michigan	9	588	3122	366.9
6	Hardin–Simmons	10	642	3594	359.4
7	Boston College	9	598	3159	351.0
8	Yale	9	598	3095	343.9
9	Utah	8	531	2747	343.4
10	Penn	8	503	2720	340.0
11	William & Mary	10	601	3383	338.3
12	Army	10	608	3355	335.5
13	Chattanooga	10	592	3299	329.9
14	Arizona	10	674	3289	328.9
15	Texas	10	614	3281	328.1

Total defense

Rank	Team	Games played	Total plays	Yards gained	Yards per game
1	Notre Dame	9	465	1275	141.7
2	Oklahoma	10	539	1550	155.0
3	Penn State	8	454	1271	158.9
4	NC State	10	501	1621	162.1
5	Rice	10	547	1663	166.3
6	Davidson	9	432	1498	166.4
7	Hardin–Simmons	10	537	1673	167.3
8	Mississippi State	10	502	1695	169.5
9	Harvard	9	501	1536	1707
10	Texas	10	562	1760	176.0
11	Boston College	9	469	1591	176.8
12	LSU	10	520	1786	178.6
13	Holy Cross	9	467	1609	178.8
14	Indiana	9	459	1619	179.9
15	William & Mary	10	521	1816	181.6

Rushing offense

Rank	Team	Games	Rushes	Yards gained	Yards per game
1	Notre Dame	9	567	3061	340.1
2	Hardin–Simmons	10	540	2906	290.6
3	Utah	8	418	2108	263.5
4	Detroit	10	510	2632	263.2
5	UCLA	10	508	2598	259.8
6	Oklahoma	10	499	2354	235.4
7	North Carolina	10	452	2341	234.1
8	Yale	9	452	2100	233.3
9	Penn	8	378	1865	233.1
10	Army	10	454	2242	224.2
11	Georgia	10	416	2209	220.9
12	Northwestern	9	396	1958	217.6
13	Mississippi State	10	487	2163	216.3
14	William & Mary	10	455	2118	211.8
15	Davidson	9	428	1904	211.6

Rushing defense

Rank	Team	Games	Rushes	Yards gained	Yards per game
1	Oklahoma	10	359	580	58.0
2	Mississippi State	10	334	664	66.4
3	Harvard	9	330	679	75.4
4	South Carolina	8	292	637	79.6
5	Notre Dame	9	321	753	83.7

Passing offense

Rank	Team	Games	Att.	Compl.	Int.	Pct. Compl.	Yards	Yds/Game	TD passes
1	Nevada	8	156	68	14	.436	1569	198.1	20
2	Georgia	10	206	112	9	.544	1737	173.7	23
3	Texas	10	186	99	19	.532	1569	156.9	12
4	Oklahoma A&M	11	252	107	25	.425	1652	150.2	13
5	Michigan	9	162	73	22	.451	1322	146.9	10
6	Boston College	9	175	82	14	.469	1266	140.7	14
7	Indiana	9	185	95	15	.514	1264	140.4	8
8	Marquette	9	189	90	19	.476	1243	138.1	13
9	Princeton	8	167	68	14	.407	1096	137.0	4
10	Washington & Lee	8	165	87	20	.527	1085	135.6	12
11	Arizona	10	210	91	20	.433	1321	132.1	11
12	Purdue	9	183	86	17	.470	1182	131.3	7
13	Clemson	9	152	68	18	.447	1181	131.2	8
14	Wake Forest	9	149	71	14	.477	1151	127.9	8
15	William & Mary	10	146	77	15	.527	1265	126.5	19

Passing defense

Rank	Team	Games	Att.	Compl.	Pct. Compl.	Yards	Yds/Game
1	Holy Cross	9	107	35	.327	483	53.7
2	West Texas State	10	124	43	.347	570	57.0
3	Notre Dame	9	144	54	.375	522	58.0
4	Indiana	9	127	39	.307	538	59.8
5	Florida	9	84	39	.464	557	61.9

Individual leaders

Total offense

Rank	Player	Team	Games	Plays	Rush Yds	Pass Yds	Total Yds	Avg Gain per Play
1	Travis Tidwell	Auburn	10	339	772	943	1715	5.06
2	Bobby Layne	Texas	10	221	338	1122	1460	6.61
3	Harry Gilmer	Alabama	11	293	497	930	1427	4.98
4	Charley Trippi	Georgia	10	185	744	622	1366	7.38
5	Bob Chappuis	Michigan	9	180	531	734	1265	7.02
6	Rudy Mobley	Hardin-Simmons	10	227	1262	0	1262	5.56
7	Herman Wedemeyer	St. Mary's	8	204	625	595	1220	5.98
8	Charlie Justice	North Carolina	10	181	943	270	1213	6.70
9	Bill Mackrides	Nevada	8	142	- 70	1254	1184	8.34
10	Gene "Choo Choo" Roberts	Chattanooga	9	168	1113	9	1122	6.68
11	Glenn Davis	Army					1108	6.52
12	Fred Enke	Arizona					1069	5.66
13	George Guerre	Michigan State					1029	6.86
14	Nick Sacrinty	Wake Forest					1013	5.89
15	Clark	Texas Mines					967	4.48
16	Clyde LeForce	Tulsa					950	5.16
17	Joe Golding	Oklahoma					923	7.05
18	Ben Raimondi	Indiana					908	4.59
19	Case	UCLA					907	7.26
20	Jackson	Yale					888	6.00

Rushing

Rank	Player	Team	Games	Rushes	Yds Gained	Yds Lost	Net Yds	Avg Gain per Play
1	Rudy Mobley	Hardin-Simmons	10	227	1306	44	1262	5.56
2	Gene "Choo Choo" Roberts	Chattanooga	10	167	1147	34	1113	6.66
3	Charlie Justice	North Carolina	10	131	1024	81	943	7.20
4	Joe Golding	Oklahoma	10	126	960	58	902	7.16
5	Levi Jackson	Yale	9	134	851	45	806	6.01
6	Roger Stephens	Cincinnati	10	101	796	22	774	7.66
7	Travis Tidwell	Auburn	10	181	926	154	772	4.27
8	Charley Trippi	Georgia	10	115	846	102	744	6.47
9	Hodges	Wichita	10	152	775	42	733	4.82
10	Glenn Davis	Army	10	123	824	112	712	5.79
11	Carl F. "Buddy" Russ	Rice	10	130	710	20	690	5.31
12	Lloyd Merriman	Stanford	9	140	728	56	672	4.80
13	George Guerre	Michigan State	10	90	699	66	633	7.03
14	Herman Wedemeyer	Saint Mary's	8	104	704	79	625	6.01
15	Joseph Rogers	Villanova	10	90	669	49	620	6.89
16	Doc Blanchard	Army	10	120	633	20	613	5.11
17	Walter Kretz	Cornell	9	89	613	11	602	6.76
18	Carpenter	Ohio State	9	141	612	23	589	4.18
19	Forrest Hall	San Francisco	9	89	615	36	579	6.51
20	Barney Hafen	Utah	9	132	609	32	577	4.37

Passing

Rank	Player	Team	Games	Att.	Compl.	Int.	Pct. Compl.	Yds.	TDs
1	Travis Tidwell	Auburn	10	158	79	10	.500	943	5
2	Bobby Layne	Texas	10	144	77	14	.550	1122	6
3	Ben Raimondi	Indiana	9	138	74	8	.536	956	7
4	Harry Gilmer	Alabama	11	160	69	10	.431	930	5
5	Bobby Thomason	VMI	10	126	66	4	.524	833	10
6	Charlie Conerly	Ole Miss	9	124	64	13	.516	641	3
7	Clark	Texas Mines	8	107	61	8	.570	604	6
8	Clyde LeForce	Tulsa	10	125	61	7	.488	807	7
9	Bob DeMoss	Purdue	8	122	59	9	.484	814	6
10	Working	Washington & Lee	7	108	56	14	.519	741	8
11	Bill Mackrides	Nevada	8	115	56	7	.487	1254	17
12	Nick Sacrinty	Wake Forest	9	109	51	12	.468	822	6
13	Olsen	BYU	8	100	50	10	.500	719	2
14	Frank Payne	SMU	10	107	50	11	.467	580	4
15	Johnny Lujack	Notre Dame	9	100	49	8	.490	778	6
16	Furse	Yale	9	100	49	6	.490	735	8
17	John Rauch	Georgia	10	87	48	4	.552	779	14
18	John Burns	Cornell	9	105	48	8	.457	624	3
19	Tommy Mont	Maryland	9	92	45	6	.489	410	3
20	Y. A. Tittle	LSU	10	95	45	8	.474	781	11

Receiving

Rank	Player	Team	Games	Receptions	Receiving Yards
1	Neill Armstrong	Oklahoma A&M	10	32	479
1	Montgomery	Arizona (Tempe)	11	32	399
3	Broughton Williams	Florida	8	29	490
3	Red O'Quinn	Wake Forest	9	29	441
5	Barney Poole	Ole Miss	9	28	277

Scoring

The following list of scoring leaders is taken from the NCAA's Official Football Guide for 1947 and includes both major and minor college players. Gene "Choo-Choo" Roberts ranked third overall and first among major college players.

Rank	Player	Team	TD	PAT	FG	Pts
1	Joe Carter	Florida N&I	21	26	0	152
2	Andy Victor	Oklahoma City	14	40	0	124
3	Gene "Choo-Choo" Roberts	Chattanooga	18	9	0	117
4	Rudy Mobley	Hardin–Simmons	16	0	0	96
5	Jack Crider	Muhlenberg	15	0	0	90
6	Forrest Hall	San Francisco	13	9	0	87
7 (tie)	Charley Trippi	Georgia	14	0	0	84
7 (tie)	Baker	Missouri Valley	14	0	0	84
7 (tie)	Dan Roskos	East Stroudsburg State	14	0	0	84
7 (tie)	Phillipi	Southern	14	0	0	84
11 (tie)	Art Hering	Rutgers	12	8	0	80
11 (tie)	Dixon	Abilene Christian	13	3	0	80
11 (tie)	Johnny Hickman	San Angelo	12	8	0	80
14	Glenn Davis	Army	13	0	0	78
15 (tie)	Larry Bruno	Geneva	12	2	0	74
15 (tie)	Spoon	Southwestern Kansas	12	2	0	74
17 (tie)	Charlie Justice	North Carolina	12	0	0	72
17 (tie)	Young	Hillsdale	12	0	0	72
17 (tie)	Brady	Ohio	12	0	0	72
17 (tie)	Ward	Hillsdale	12	0	0	72
17 (tie)	Washington	Tennessee A&I	12	0	0	72
22	Clyde LeForce	Tulsa	5	34	1	67
23 (tie)	Jack Cloud	William & Mary	11	0	0	66
23 (tie)	Pudge Camarata	Iowa Teachers	11	0	0	66
23 (tie)	Lingenfelder	Missouri Valley	11	0	0	66
23 (tie)	Preston	Missouri Valley	6	30	0	66
23 (tie)	Hughes	Ottawa	11	0	0	66
23 (tie)	Carl Giordana	Lawrence	11	0	0	66
23 (tie)	Anthony Georgiana	Catawba	11	0	0	66

Rules Committee

• Earl Krieger, secretary
• W. J. Bingham (Harvard), chairman
• Amos Alonzo Stagg (Pacific), life member
• William Alexander (Georgia Tech), member-at-large
• Tuss McLaughry (Dartmouth), 1st District
• Biff Jones (Army), 2nd District
• Wallace Wade (Duke), 3rd District
• Fritz Crisler (Michigan), 4th District
• Ernest C. Quigley (Kansas), 5th District
• Dana X. Bible (Texas), 6th District
• Harry W. Hughes (Colorado A&M), 7th District
• Willis O. Hunter (USC), 8th District