1946 Little Three Conference football season
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The 1946 Little Three Conference football season was the season of college football played by the three member schools of the Little Three Conference as part of the 1946 college football season.
The
Conference overview
Conf. rank | Team | Head coach | Conf. record | Overall record | Points scored | Points against |
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1 | Wesleyan |
Norm Daniels | 2–0 | 7–0 | 165 | 29 |
2 | Williams |
A. Barr Snively | 1–1 | 2–5 | 40 | 90 |
3 | Amherst |
Lloyd Jordan | 0–2 | 3–4 | 84 | 120 |
Teams
Wesleyan
1946 Wesleyan Cardinals football | |
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Little Three champion | |
Conference | Little Three |
Record | 7–0 (2–0 Little Three) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Jack Medd |
Home stadium | North Field |
The 1946 Wesleyan Cardinals football team represented Wesleyan University of Middletown, Connecticut. In their second season under head coach Norm Daniels, the Cardinals compiled a perfect 7–0 record, won the Little Three championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 165 to 29.[1][2] The team ranked 10th nationally among small-college teams in total offense with an average of 267.9 yards per game.[3] It was the first perfect season in the 71-year history of the Wesleyan football program.[4][5]
The 1946 season was part of a 23-game game winning streak,
Jack Medd was the team captain.[7] Johnny Wood was an assistant coach.[8] The Cardinals played their home games at North Field in Middletown.
During the fall of 1946, there were 910 student enrolled at Wesleyan.[9]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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October 5 | at Swarthmore* |
| W 26–0 | [10] | |||
October 12 | Connecticut* |
| W 7–2 | [11][12] | |||
October 19 | at Middlebury* | Middlebury, VT | W 26–0 | 1,200 | [13] | ||
October 26 | Amherst |
| W 46–13 | [14] | |||
November 2 | Haverford* |
| W 33–0 | [15] | |||
November 9 | at Williams | Williamstown, MA | W 6–0 | [16] | |||
November 16 | Trinity (CT)* |
| W 21–14 | [17][18] | |||
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Williams
1946 Williams Ephs football | |
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Conference | Little Three |
Record | 2–5 (1–1 Little Three) |
Head coach |
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The 1946 Williams Ephs football team represented Williams College of Williamstown, Massachusetts. In their first year under head coach A. Barr Snively, the Cardinals compiled a 2–5 record, finished second in the Little Three, and were outscored by a total of 90 to 40.[19]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 5 | Middlebury |
| W 12–6 | 3,000 | [20] |
October 12 | RPI | L 0–6 | |||
October 19 | at Bowdoin | Brunswick, ME | L 0–26 | [21] | |
October 26 | Trinity | L 7–19 | |||
November 2 | Union | L 0–14 | |||
November 9 | Wesleyan | Williamstown, MA | L 0–6 | [16] | |
November 16 | at Amherst | Amherst, MA | L 21–31 |
Amherst
1946 Amherst Lord Jeffs football | |
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Conference | Little Three |
Record | 3–4 (0–2 Little Three) |
Head coach | (13th season) |
The 1946 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team represented Amherst College of Amherst, Massachusetts. In their 13th year under head coach Lloyd Jordan, the Lord Jeffs compiled a 3–4 record, finished third in the Little Three, and were outscored by a total of 120 to 84.[22]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 5 | Coast Guard | Amherst, MA | L 13–14 | [23] | |
October 12 | Bowdoin | Amherst, MA | W 7–0 | ||
October 19 | Colby | Amherst, MA | W 13–0 | ||
October 26 | Wesleyan |
| L 13–46 | [14] | |
November 2 | Tufts | Amherst, MA | W 25–20 | ||
November 9 | RPI | L 0–13 | |||
November 16 | Williams | Amherst, MA | L 13–21 |
References
- ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 231.
- ^ "1946 - Wesleyan (CT)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015.
- ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 87.
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