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

Membership changes

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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

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

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).[3][4]

Conference standings

Major conference standings

For this article, major conferences defined as those including at least one state flagship public university or a team ranked in the final AP poll and the Ivy League.

1946 Big Nine Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Illinois $ 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
No. 6 Michigan 5 –1 –16 –2 –1
No. 20 Indiana 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Iowa 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Minnesota 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Ohio State 2 –3 –14 –3 –2
Northwestern 2 –3 –14 –4 –1
Wisconsin 2 –5 –04 –5 –0
Purdue 0 –5 –12 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1946 Big Six Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Kansas + 4 –1 –07 –2 –1
No. 14 Oklahoma + 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
Missouri 3 –2 –05 –4 –1
Nebraska 3 –2 –03 –6 –0
Iowa State 1 –4 –02 –6 –1
Kansas State 0 –5 –00 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1946 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hardin–Simmons $ 6 –0 –011 –0 –0
Texas Tech 3 –1 –08 –3 –1
New Mexico 4 –2 –15 –5 –2
Arizona 2 –2 –14 –4 –2
West Texas State 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 –2 –15 –2 –2
Texas Mines 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Arizona State 1 –4 –12 –7 –2
New Mexico A&M 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Ivy Group football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Yale 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
Harvard 3 –1 –07 –2 –0
No. 13 Penn 3 –1 –06 –2 –0
Cornell 3 –1 –15 –3 –1
Columbia 2 –2 –06 –3 –0
Princeton 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Brown 1 –3 –03 –5 –1
Dartmouth 1 –6 –03 –6 –0
Rankings from AP Poll
1946 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 Delaware $ 3 –0 –010 –0 –0
Johns Hopkins 2 –0 –05 –3 –0
Western Maryland 4 –1 –05 –2 –0
Hampden–Sydney 2 –2 –02 –2 –0
Randolph–Macon 2 –4 –02 –4 –0
Washington College 1 –5 –01 –5 –0
Mount St. Mary's 0 –2 –00 –2 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1946 Mid-America Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cincinnati $ 2 –0 –09 –2 –0
Western Reserve 1 –1 –04 –3 –2
Ohio 0 –1 –06 –3 –0
Wayne 0 –1 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Middle Three Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rutgers $ 2 –0 –07 –2 –0
Lafayette 1 –1 –02 –7 –0
Lehigh 0 –2 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Tulsa $ 3 –0 –09 –1 –0
Wichita 2 –1 –05 –5 –0
Saint Louis 1 –1 –04 –6 –0
Oklahoma A&M 1 –1 –03 –7 –1
Drake 0 –4 –02 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1946 Mountain States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah State $ 4 –1 –17 –2 –1
Denver $ 4 –1 –15 –5 –1
Utah 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Colorado 3 –2 –15 –4 –1
BYU 3 –2 –15 –4 –1
Colorado A&M 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Wyoming 0 –6 –01 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 North Central Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Iowa State Teachers $ 2 –0 –14 –1 –2
North Dakota Agricultural 4 –1 –05 –3 –0
South Dakota State 2 –1 –23 –3 –2
North Dakota 2 –2 –04 –3 –0
Morningside 2 –3 –13 –5 –1
South Dakota 1 –2 –02 –4 –0
Augustana (SD) 0 –4 –00 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 UCLA $ 7 –0 –010 –1 –0
Oregon State 6 –1 –17 –1 –1
USC 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Washington 5 –3 –05 –4 –0
Stanford 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Oregon 3 –4 –14 –4 –1
Montana 1 –3 –04 –4 –0
Washington State 1 –5 –11 –6 –1
California 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Idaho 0 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia + 5 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 7 Tennessee + 5 –0 –09 –2 –0
No. 8 LSU 5 –1 –09 –1 –1
No. 11 Georgia Tech 4 –2 –09 –2 –0
Mississippi State 3 –2 –08 –2 –0
Alabama 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Vanderbilt 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Kentucky 2 –3 –07 –3 –0
Tulane 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Auburn 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
Ole Miss 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Florida 0 –5 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1946 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 –0 –18 –2 –1
William & Mary 7 –1 –08 –2 –0
No. 18 NC State 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
South Carolina 4 –2 –05 –3 –0
Duke 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
Richmond 3 –2 –26 –2 –2
VPI 3 –3 –23 –4 –3
VMI 2 –3 –14 –5 –1
George Washington 1 –1 –04 –3 –0
Clemson 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Wake Forest 2 –3 –06 –3 –0
Maryland 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Furman 1 –4 –02 –8 –0
Washington and Lee 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
The Citadel 1 –5 –03 –5 –0
Davidson 1 –5 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1946 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Rice + 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 16 Arkansas + 5 –1 –06 –3 –2
No. 15 Texas 4 –2 –08 –2 –0
Texas A&M 4 –2 –04 –6 –0
SMU 2 –4 –04 –5 –1
TCU 2 –4 –02 –7 –1
Baylor 0 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1946 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire + 3 –0 –16 –1 –1
Connecticut + 2 –0 –14 –3 –1
Rhode Island State 2 –2 –02 –4 –0
Massachusetts State 1 –1 –06 –2 –0
Vermont 0 –2 –02 –3 –2
Maine 0 –3 –02 –5 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Major independents

1946 Eastern major college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Army   –  9 –0 –1
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
Fordham   –  0 –7 –0
Rankings from AP Poll
1946 Midwestern major college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Minor conference standings

1946 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Arkansas Tech $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0
Ouachita Baptist 5 –1 –05 –4 –0
Henderson State 4 –2 –06 –3 –1
Magnolia A&M 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
Ozarks 2 –4 –02 –7 –0
Arkansas State Teachers 1 –3 –02 –6 –0
Hendrix 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
Monticello A&M 1 –6 –01 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Badger State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northwestern (WI) $ 2 –0 –13 –2 –1
Wisconsin Tech 2 –1 –02 –1 –0
Mission House 2 –2 –03 –3 –0
Milton 1 –2 –11 –4 –1
Wisconsin–Extension 1 –3 –01 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $ 4 –0 –09 –1 –1
Fresno State 2 –2 –08 –4 –0
Cal Poly 1 –1 –06 –2 –1
Pacific (CA) 2 –2 –04 –7 –0
San Diego State 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Santa Barbara 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwestern (KS) $ 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Washburn 3 –1 –16 –2 –1
St. Benedict's 2 –2 –14 –3 –1
Pittsburg State 1 –2 –24 –2 –3
Fort Hays State 1 –2 –22 –4 –2
Emporia State 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 College Conference of Illinois football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Central (IL) $ 7 –1 –07 –1 –0
Illinois Wesleyan 3 –1 –03 –5 –0
Wheaton (IL) 3 –1 –06 –2 –0
Lake Forest 3 –1 –03 –3 –0
Augustana (IL) 2 –2 –03 –5 –0
Millikin 1 –3 –02 –6 –0
Illinois College 1 –4 –02 –5 –1
Elmhurst 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
Carthage 0 –4 –00 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Morgan State $ 7 –0 –08 –0 –0
No. 10 West Virginia State 5 –2 –06 –3 –1
Virginia State 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
No. 16 Howard 6 –2 –06 –3 –0
No. 20 Lincoln (PA) 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
No. 16 North Carolina College 5 –3 –07 –3 –0
No. 18 North Carolina A&T 3 –4 –04 –4 –0
No. 19 Shaw 3 –3 –15 –3 –1
No. 22 Hampton 4 –4 –04 –4 –0
Delaware State 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
No. 18 Bluefield State 3 –4 –14 –4 –1
Winston-Salem State 1 –4 –13 –5 –1
No. 22 Virginia Union 1 –5 –13 –5 –1
Johnson C. Smith 0 –5 –20 –6 –2
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 –6 –00 –6 –0
St. Augustine's 1 –0 –03 –1 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System
1946 Dakota-Iowa Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Union + 4 –1 –05 –2 –0
Yankton + 4 –1 –05 –3 –0
Dakota Wesleyan 2 –2 –04 –7 –0
Buena Vista 1 –2 –01 –6 –0
Huron 1 –3 –12 –4 –1
Sioux Falls 0 –3 –10 –4 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1946 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Humboldt State 1 –0 –15 –3 –1
Chico State 1 –1 –02 –7 –0
Cal Aggies 0 –1 –10 –5 –2
  • No conference champion was named in 1946.
1946 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Illinois State $ 4 –0 –09 –2 –0
Southern Illinois 3 –1 –04 –4 –0
Illinois State Normal 2 –2 –06 –3 –0
Eastern Illinois 1 –3 –02 –6 –0
Western Illinois 0 –4 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Butler $ 6 –0 –07 –1 –0
Evansville 2 –0 –07 –1 –2
Wabash 5 –1 –07 –1 –0
Earlham 4 –2 –05 –3 –0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 2 –1 –03 –4 –0
Hanover 3 –2 –04 –3 –0
Franklin (IN) 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Ball State 3 –3 –03 –4 –1
Indiana Central 3 –4 –03 –4 –0
Indiana State 2 –4 –04 –4 –0
Manchester 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
DePauw 1 –2 –01 –5 –2
Canterbury 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
Rose Poly 1 –5 –01 –7 –1
Valparaiso 0 –3 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Iowa Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central (IA) + 6 –0 –07 –1 –0
Upper Iowa + 6 –0 –06 –0 –0
St. Ambrose 1 –0 –05 –3 –0
Parsons 4 –2 –04 –4 –0
Dubuque 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Luther 3 –2 –03 –6 –0
Simpson 2 –3 –03 –5 –1
Iowa Wesleyan 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Buena Vista 1 –4 –01 –6 –0
Wartburg 1 –5 –02 –5 –0
Western Union 0 –1 –05 –2 –0
Loras 0 –1 –01 –7 –0
William Penn 0 –4 –00 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1946 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bethany (KS) $ 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
Ottawa 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
Baker 4 –1 –15 –3 –1
McPherson 3 –2 –14 –3 –1
Kansas Wesleyan 2 –3 –13 –4 –2
Bethel (KS) 1 –5 –02 –6 –0
College of Emporia 0 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Texas State $ 4 –1 –07 –3 –1
Sam Houston State 3 –1 –16 –2 –1
East Texas State 3 –1 –15 –2 –2
Southwest Texas State 3 –2 –06 –2 –2
Houston 1 –4 –04 –6 –0
Stephen F. Austin 0 –5 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southeastern Louisiana $ 4 –0 –09 –0 –0
Louisiana Tech 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 –2 –06 –4 –0
Northwestern State 1 –3 –04 –6 –0
Louisiana College 0 –4 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bates $ 3 –0 –07 –1 –0
Maine 2 –1 –02 –5 –0
Bowdoin 1 –2 –02 –4 –0
Colby 0 –3 –01 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1946 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hillsdale + 4 –1 –07 –1 –0
Kalamazoo + 4 –1 –06 –2 –0
Hope 3 –2 –06 –2 –0
Albion 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Alma 2 –3 –02 –5 –0
Adrian 0 –5 –00 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1946 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ 3 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 4 Wilberforce 1 –1 –15 –2 –2
No. 7 Lincoln (MO) 1 –1 –15 –3 –1
No. 19 Kentucky State 0 –3 –05 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System
1946 Midwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lawrence $ 6 –0 –06 –1 –1
Ripon 3 –1 –14 –3 –1
Cornell (IA) 4 –2 –15 –2 –1
Carleton 3 –2 –05 –3 –0
Monmouth (IL) 2 –3 –04 –4 –0
Beloit 2 –4 –04 –4 –0
Grinnell 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Knox 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Coe 1 –5 –03 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Gustavus Adolphus $ 6 –0 –07 –0 –1
St. Olaf 3 –1 –06 –2 –0
St. Thomas (MN) 3 –1 –04 –3 –0
Concordia (MN) 2 –2 –03 –3 –1
Saint John's (MN) 2 –3 –05 –3 –0
Saint Mary's (MN) 1 –2 –14 –3 –1
Augsburg 1 –5 –01 –6 –0
Macalester 0 –4 –11 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Minnesota Teachers College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mankato State + 3 –0 –15 –1 –1
Duluth State + 2 –0 –24 –1 –2
Bemidji State 2 –2 –03 –4 –0
St. Cloud State 2 –2 –03 –4 –0
Moorhead State 1 –2 –12 –3 –2
Winona State 0 –4 –00 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1946 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Missouri Valley $ 4 –0 –010 –0 –0
Central (MO) 2 –1 –14 –3 –1
William Jewell 2 –2 –04 –5 –0
Culver–Stockton 1 –3 –04 –4 –0
Tarkio 0 –3 –10 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southeast Missouri State $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –1
Missouri Mines 3 –1 –14 –3 –2
Kirksville State 2 –1 –25 –2 –2
Northwest Missouri State 2 –3 –04 –3 –0
Southwest Missouri State 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
Central Missouri State 0 –4 –14 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Nebraska College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Doane $ 5 –0 –16 –2 –1
Nebraska Wesleyan 5 –0 –27 –1 –3
Kearney State 5 –2 –16 –2 –1
Peru State 4 –3 –14 –4 –1
Midland 3 –4 –04 –4 –0
Wayne State (NE) 2 –3 –04 –3 –0
Hastings 1 –4 –11 –6 –1
Chadron State 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
York (NE) 0 –6 –03 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 New Mexico Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Adams State $ 4 –0 –05 –1 –0
New Mexico Teachers 3 –1 –04 –5 –0
New Mexico Military 2 –2 –0 ? – ? – ?
Eastern New Mexico 1 –3 –01 –7 –1
New Mexico Highlands 0 –4 –01 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 North State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Catawba $ 5 –0 –010 –2 –0
Appalachian State 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
High Point 3 –2 –17 –2 –1
Western Carolina 1 –1 –16 –3 –1
Lenoir–Rhyne 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Guilford 1 –2 –16 –2 –1
Elon 1 –4 –14 –5 –1
Atlantic Christian 0 –3 –02 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Northwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Willamette $ 6 –0 –06 –2 –1
College of Idaho 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Linfield 3 –2 –14 –4 –0
Puget Sound 3 –2 –13 –4 –1
Pacific (OR) 3 –3 –04 –3 –1
Whitman 1 –5 –02 –5 –0
British Columbia 0 –6 –00 –7 –0
Lewis & Clark   –  3 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Otterbein $ 5 –0 –07 –1 –0
Toledo 4 –0 –06 –2 –2
Muskingum 4 –0 –15 –3 –1
Oberlin 2 –0 –04 –2 –1
Baldwin–Wallace 4 –1 –04 –2 –2
Mount Union 5 –1 –17 –1 –1
Findlay 3 –1 –06 –2 –0
Marietta 3 –1 –03 –4 –0
Heidelberg 5 –2 –15 –2 –1
Kent State 1 –1 –06 –2 –0
Akron 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Wittenberg 3 –4 –03 –5 –0
Ashland 2 –3 –12 –5 –1
Wooster 2 –4 –22 –4 –2
Denison 2 –4 –02 –6 –0
Case 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
John Carroll 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
Kenyon 1 –5 –01 –7 –0
Capital 1 –6 –01 –6 –0
Wilmington (OH) 0 –2 –00 –5 –0
Ohio Northern 0 –6 –03 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southeastern (OK) $ 4 –1 –09 –3 –0
Central State (OK) 3 –1 –14 –4 –1
Southwestern Tech 2 –2 –15 –3 –1
East Central 2 –3 –05 –5 –1
Northeastern State 2 –3 –04 –6 –0
Northwestern State (OK) 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
California (PA) $ 4 –0 –09 –0 –0
Mansfield 5 –0 –17 –0 –1
West Chester 2 –1 –09 –1 –0
Slippery Rock 2 –1 –03 –4 –1
Indiana (PA) 3 –3 –05 –3 –0
Bloomsburg 3 –3 –14 –3 –1
Millersville 3 –3 –03 –3 –0
Clarion 2 –2 –03 –4 –0
Lock Haven 3 –4 –14 –5 –1
East Stroudsburg 1 –2 –05 –2 –0
Shippensburg 2 –5 –12 –5 –1
Kutztown 1 –4 –03 –4 –0
Edinboro 0 –3 –00 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Montana State $ 2 –0 –15 –3 –2
Colorado State–Greeley 3 –1 –06 –3 –0
Western State (CO) 1 –1 –05 –4 –1
Colorado College 0 –1 –14 –4 –1
Colorado Mines 0 –3 –01 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Milligan $ 3 –0 –06 –3 –1
Carson–Newman 2 –1 –05 –3 –1
Emory and Henry 1 –2 –03 –7 –0
Tusculum 0 –3 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Black Hills $ 3 –0 –05 –2 –0
Northern State 1 –0 –06 –2 –0
Southern State 1 –1 –02 –4 –0
South Dakota Mines 1 –2 –02 –6 –0
Eastern Normal 0 –3 –00 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Southeastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Allen $ 4 –0 –08 –2 –0
No. 12 Bethune–Cookman 1 –1 –18 –1 –1
Florida N&I 1 –1 –16 –3 –1
Paine 1 –2 –04 –2 –1
Claflin 0 –3 –01 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System
1946 Southern California Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Redlands $ 2 –0 –24 –2 –2
Whittier 2 –1 –13 –5 –1
Pomona 1 –1 –21 –5 –2
Occidental 1 –2 –11 –4 –2
Caltech 1 –3 –02 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Florida A&M $ 6 –0 –06 –4 –1
No. 5 Lane 4 –0 –08 –2 –0
No. 3 Tuskegee 5 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 12 Xavier (LA) 1 –1 –04 –2 –0
No. 18 Clark (GA) 2 –2 –12 –4 –1
No. 14 South Carolina State 2 –3 –15 –3 –1
No. 15 Fisk 0 –3 –03 –4 –1
No. 16 Morris Brown 3 –3 –14 –3 –1
No. 17 Benedict 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
No. 20 Alabama State 3 –4 –14 –4 –1
No. 22 Morehouse 1 –4 –31 –4 –3
Knoxville   –    –  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System
1946 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Southern $ 6 –0 –09 –2 –1
No. 12 Wiley 4 –2 –06 –3 –1
No. 6 Arkansas AM&N 3 –2 –18 –2 –1
No. 9 Prairie View A&M 2 –2 –27 –2 –2
No. 13 Texas College 3 –3 –05 –4 –1
No. 22 Langston 2 –4 –02 –6 –1
No. 23 Samuel Huston 0 –5 –23 –5 –2
No. 25 Bishop  ? – ? – ?4 –3 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System
1946 Texas Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Abilene Christian + 3 –0 –18 –1 –1
Southwestern (TX) + 3 –0 –15 –4 –1
McMurry 2 –2 –04 –4 –1
Howard Payne 1 –3 –02 –5 –2
Austin 1 –3 –02 –6 –2
  • + – Conference co-champions
1946 Washington Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Washington $ 5 –0 –06 –2 –0
Eastern Washington 3 –1 –14 –3 –1
Pacific Lutheran 2 –2 –13 –3 –1
Western Washington 2 –3 –04 –4 –0
Saint Martin's 1 –4 –02 –4 –0
Whitworth 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Liberty State $ 4 –0 –07 –2 –0
Potomac State 7 –1 –07 –2 –0
West Virginia Tech 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
Fairmont State 3 –1 –14 –3 –1
West Virginia Wesleyan 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Davis & Elkins 2 –3 –13 –5 –2
Morris Harvey 2 –3 –02 –5 –0
Concord 1 –3 –21 –5 –2
Glenville State 1 –5 –21 –5 –2
Shepherd 1 –5 –01 –5 –0
Salem 0 –5 –00 –8 –0
Marshall * 2 –0 –02 –7 –1
Bethany (WV) * 0 –2 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.
1946 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Division
Superior State x 1 –0 –32 –1 –3
River Falls State 2 –1 –14 –2 –2
Stout Institute 1 –1 –22 –2 –2
Eau Claire State 1 –2 –13 –2 –2
La Crosse State 1 –2 –12 –4 –1
Southern Division
Stevens Point State x 3 –1 –03 –2 –1
Milwaukee State x 3 –1 –03 –3 –1
Oshkosh State 2 –2 –02 –4 –0
Platteville State 2 –2 –02 –2 –0
Whitewater State 0 –4 –00 –6 –0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

Non-major independents

1946 Eastern non-major college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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   –  2 –5 –0
Texas A&I   –  2 –7 –0
CCUNC   –  2 –4 –0
Centre   –  0 –7 –0
1946 Western non-major college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southern Oregon   –  8 –0 –0
Pepperdine   –  8 –1 –0
Hawaii   –  8 –2 –0
Northern Idaho State   –  5 –3 –1
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

Award and honors

Heisman Trophy voting

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

PlayerSchoolPositionTotal
Glenn DavisArmyHB792
Charley TrippiGeorgiaHB435
Johnny LujackNotre DameQB379
Doc BlanchardArmyFB267
Arnold TuckerArmyQB257
Herman WedemeyerSt. Mary's (CA)HB101
Burr BaldwinUCLAE49
Bobby LayneTexasQB45

[5][6]

All-America Team

Statistical leaders

Team leaders

Total offense

Rank Team Games played Total plays Yards gained Yards per game
1Notre Dame96903972441.3
2Georgia106223946394.6
3Nevada84843114389.3
4UCLA106463779377.9
5Michigan95883122366.9
6Hardin–Simmons106423594359.4
7Boston College95983159351.0
8Yale95983095343.9
9Utah85312747343.4
10Penn85032720340.0
11William & Mary106013383338.3
12Army106083355335.5
13Chattanooga105923299329.9
14Arizona106743289328.9
15Texas106143281328.1

[7]

Total defense

Rank Team Games played Total plays Yards gained Yards per game
1Notre Dame94651275141.7
2Oklahoma105391550155.0
3Penn State84541271158.9
4NC State105011621162.1
5Rice105471663166.3
6Davidson94321498166.4
7Hardin–Simmons105371673167.3
8Mississippi State105021695169.5
9Harvard950115361707
10Texas105621760176.0
11Boston College94691591176.8
12LSU105201786178.6
13Holy Cross94671609178.8
14Indiana94591619179.9
15William & Mary105211816181.6

[7]

Rushing offense

Rank Team Games Rushes Yards gained Yards per game
1Notre Dame95673061340.1
2Hardin–Simmons105402906290.6
3Utah84182108263.5
4Detroit105102632263.2
5UCLA105082598259.8
6Oklahoma104992354235.4
7North Carolina104522341234.1
8Yale94522100233.3
9Penn83781865233.1
10Army104542242224.2
11Georgia104162209220.9
12Northwestern93961958217.6
13Mississippi State104872163216.3
14William & Mary104552118211.8
15Davidson94281904211.6

[8]

Rushing defense

Rank Team Games Rushes Yards gained Yards per game
1Oklahoma1035958058.0
2Mississippi State1033466466.4
3Harvard933067975.4
4South Carolina829263779.6
5Notre Dame932175383.7

[8]

Passing offense

Rank Team Games Att. Compl. Int. Pct.
Compl.		 Yards Yds/Game TD passes
1Nevada81566814.4361569198.120
2Georgia102061129.5441737173.723
3Texas101869919.5321569156.912
4Oklahoma A&M1125210725.4251652150.213
5Michigan91627322.4511322146.910
6Boston College91758214.4691266140.714
7Indiana91859515.5141264140.48
8Marquette91899019.4761243138.113
9Princeton81676814.4071096137.04
10Washington & Lee81658720.5271085135.612
11Arizona102109120.4331321132.111
12Purdue91838617.4701182131.37
13Clemson91526818.4471181131.28
14Wake Forest91497114.4771151127.98
15William & Mary101467715.5271265126.519

[9]

Passing defense

Rank Team Games Att. Compl. Pct.
Compl.		 Yards Yds/Game
1Holy Cross910735.32748353.7
2West Texas State1012443.34757057.0
3Notre Dame914454.37552258.0
4Indiana912739.30753859.8
5Florida98439.46455761.9

[9]

Individual leaders

Total offense

Rank Player Team Games Plays Rush Yds Pass Yds Total Yds Avg Gain
per Play
1Travis TidwellAuburn1033977294317155.06
2Bobby LayneTexas10221338112214606.61
3Harry GilmerAlabama1129349793014274.98
4Charley TrippiGeorgia1018574462213667.38
5Bob ChappuisMichigan918053173412657.02
6Rudy MobleyHardin-Simmons102271262012625.56
7Herman WedemeyerSt. Mary's820462559512205.98
8Charlie JusticeNorth Carolina1018194327012136.70
9Bill MackridesNevada8142- 70125411848.34
10Gene "Choo Choo" RobertsChattanooga91681113911226.68
11Glenn DavisArmy11086.52
12Fred EnkeArizona10695.66
13George GuerreMichigan State10296.86
14Nick SacrintyWake Forest10135.89
15ClarkTexas Mines9674.48
16Clyde LeForceTulsa9505.16
17Joe GoldingOklahoma9237.05
18Ben RaimondiIndiana9084.59
19CaseUCLA9077.26
20JacksonYale8886.00

[10]

Rushing

Rank Player Team Games Rushes Yds Gained Yds Lost Net Yds Avg Gain
per Play
1Rudy MobleyHardin-Simmons1022713064412625.56
2Gene "Choo Choo" RobertsChattanooga1016711473411136.66
3Charlie JusticeNorth Carolina101311024819437.20
4Joe GoldingOklahoma10126960589027.16
5Levi JacksonYale9134851458066.01
6Roger StephensCincinnati10101796227747.66
7Travis TidwellAuburn101819261547724.27
8Charley TrippiGeorgia101158461027446.47
9HodgesWichita10152775427334.82
10Glenn DavisArmy101238241127125.79
11Carl F. "Buddy" RussRice10130710206905.31
12Lloyd MerrimanStanford9140728566724.80
13George GuerreMichigan State1090699666337.03
14Herman WedemeyerSaint Mary's8104704796256.01
15Joseph RogersVillanova1090669496206.89
16Doc BlanchardArmy10120633206135.11
17Walter KretzCornell989613116026.76
18CarpenterOhio State9141612235894.18
19Forrest HallSan Francisco989615365796.51
20Barney HafenUtah9132609325774.37

[11]

Passing

Rank Player Team Games Att. Compl. Int. Pct. Compl. Yds. TDs
1Travis TidwellAuburn101587910.5009435
2Bobby LayneTexas101447714.55011226
3Ben RaimondiIndiana9138748.5369567
4Harry GilmerAlabama111606910.4319305
5Bobby ThomasonVMI10126664.52483310
6Charlie ConerlyOle Miss91246413.5166413
7ClarkTexas Mines8107618.5706046
8Clyde LeForceTulsa10125617.4888077
9Bob DeMossPurdue8122599.4848146
10WorkingWashington & Lee71085614.5197418
11Bill MackridesNevada8115567.487125417
12Nick SacrintyWake Forest91095112.4688226
13OlsenBYU81005010.5007192
14Frank PayneSMU101075011.4675804
15Johnny LujackNotre Dame9100498.4907786
16FurseYale9100496.4907358
17John RauchGeorgia1087484.55277914
18John BurnsCornell9105488.4576243
19Tommy MontMaryland992456.4894103
20Y. A. TittleLSU1095458.47478111

[12]

Receiving

Rank Player Team Games Receptions Receiving
Yards
1Neill ArmstrongOklahoma A&M1032479
1MontgomeryArizona (Tempe)1132399
3Broughton WilliamsFlorida829490
3Red O'QuinnWake Forest929441
5Barney PooleOle Miss928277

[13]

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.[14]

Rank Player Team TD PAT FG Pts
1Joe CarterFlorida N&I21260152
2Andy VictorOklahoma City14400124
3Gene "Choo-Choo" RobertsChattanooga1890117
4Rudy MobleyHardin–Simmons160096
5Jack CriderMuhlenberg150090
6Forrest HallSan Francisco139087
7 (tie)Charley TrippiGeorgia140084
7 (tie)BakerMissouri Valley140084
7 (tie)Dan RoskosEast Stroudsburg State140084
7 (tie)PhillipiSouthern140084
11 (tie)Art HeringRutgers128080
11 (tie)DixonAbilene Christian133080
11 (tie)Johnny HickmanSan Angelo128080
14Glenn DavisArmy130078
15 (tie)Larry BrunoGeneva122074
15 (tie)SpoonSouthwestern Kansas122074
17 (tie)Charlie JusticeNorth Carolina120072
17 (tie)YoungHillsdale120072
17 (tie)BradyOhio120072
17 (tie)WardHillsdale120072
17 (tie)WashingtonTennessee A&I120072
22Clyde LeForceTulsa534167
23 (tie)Jack CloudWilliam & Mary110066
23 (tie)Pudge CamarataIowa Teachers110066
23 (tie)LingenfelderMissouri Valley110066
23 (tie)PrestonMissouri Valley630066
23 (tie)HughesOttawa110066
23 (tie)Carl GiordanaLawrence110066
23 (tie)Anthony GeorgianaCatawba110066

[14]

Rules Committee

References

  1. ↑ "October 7, 1946 AP Football Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Fighting Irish Battle Army to 0-0 Stalemate", The Post-Standard (Syracuse), Nov. 10, 1946, p13
  3. ↑ "Ice postpones Alamo Bowl game". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 2, 1947. p. 13.
  4. ↑ "Cowboys blank Denver, 20-0". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. January 5, 1947. p. 23.
  5. ↑ "Davis wins Heisman cup". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 4, 1946. p. 22.
  6. ↑ "Glenn Davis honored". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). International News Service. December 4, 1946. p. 10.
  7. 1 2 W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 73.
  8. 1 2 W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 74.
  9. 1 2 W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 75.
  10. ↑ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 79.
  11. ↑ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 80.
  12. ↑ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 82.
  13. ↑ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 83.
  14. 1 2 W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 89.
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