1946 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football season

Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Sport	Football
Number of teams	4
Champion	Bates
Football seasons
← 1945 1947  →

The 1946 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football season was the season of college football played by the four member schools of the Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) as part of the 1946 college football season. The 1946 season was the first since 1942 in which the four conference teams competed for the MIAC championship.^[1]

The

won the MIAC championship with a 7–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 101 to 30.

Conference overview

Conf. rank	Team	Head coach	Conf. record	Overall record	Points scored	Points against
1	Bates	Ducky Pond	3–0	8–0	101	31
2	Maine	George E. Allen	2–1	2–5	81	95
3	Bowdoin	George D. Shay	1–2	2–4	47	47
4	Colby	Daniel G. Lewis	0–3	1–6	37	77

Teams

Bates

1946 Bates Bobcats football
MIAC champion
Glass Bowl, L 12–21 vs. Toledo
Conference	Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–1 (3–0 MIAC)
Head coach	Ducky Pond (2nd season)
Home stadium	Garcelon Field
Seasons ← 1944 1947 →

The 1946 Bates Bobcats football team represented Bates College of Lewiston, Maine. In their second, non-consecutive season under head coach Ducky Pond, and after a one-year hiatus in the football program, the Bobcats compiled a perfect 7–0 record during the regular season (3–0 against MIAC opponents), won the MIAC championship, lost to Toledo in the Glass Bowl, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 101 to 31.^[2]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Massachusetts State	Garcelon Field Lewiston, ME	W 6–0		[3]
October 5	at Trinity (CT)	Hartford, CT	W 25–0
October 12	atTufts	Garcelon Field Medford, MA	W 19–6		[4]
October 19	Northeastern	Garcelon Field Lewiston, ME	W 20–0		[5]
October 26	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 7–4	7,500	[6]
November 2	Bowdoin	Garcelon Field Lewiston, ME	W 6–0		[7]
November 11	Colby	Garcelon Field Lewiston, ME (Armistice Day)	W 6–0		[8]
December 7	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (Glass Bowl)	L 12–21	12,000	[9]

Maine

1946 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Yankee Conference
Record	2–5 (2–1 MIAC, 0–3 Yankee)
Head coach	George E. Allen (2nd season)
Captain	Richard Burrill
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine of Orono, Maine. In its second season under head coach George E. Allen, the team compiled a 2–5 record (2–1 against MIAC opponents, 0–3 against Yankee Conference opponents) and finished in second place in the MIAC.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Rhode Island State	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 13–14	4,000	[10]
October 5	at Northeastern*	Huntington Field Boston, MA	L 7–13	4,000	[11]
October 12	rivalry)	L 0–27		[12][13]
October 19	at Connecticut	Gardner Dow Field Storrs, CT	L 20–21	7,300	[14]
October 26	Bates	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 4–7	7,500	[6]
November 2	Colby	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 14–6		[15][16]
November 9	at Bowdoin	Brunswick, ME	W 23–7		[17][18]
*Non-conference game

Bowdoin

1946 Bowdoin Polar Bears football
Conference	Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	2–4 (1–2 MIAC)
Head coach	George D. Shay
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Bowdoin Polar Bears football team represented Bates College of Brunswick, Maine. Led by head coach George D. Shay, the Polar Bears compiled a 2–4 record (1–2 against MIAC opponents), finished third in the MIAC, scored 47 points, and allowed 47 points.^[19]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5	at Massachusetts State	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 8–11		[20]
	Amherst		L 0–7
	Williams		W 26–0
October 26	Colby	Seaverns Field Waterville, ME	W 6–0	3,800	[21]
November 2	Bates	Garcelon Field Lewiston, ME	L 0–6		[7]
November 9	Maine	Brunswick, ME	L 7–23		[17][18]

Colby

1946 Colby Mules football
Conference	Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	1–6 (0–3 MIAC)
Head coach	Daniel G. Lewis
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Colby Mules football team represented Bates College of Waterville, Maine. Led by head coach Daniel G. Lewis, the Polar Bears compiled a 1–6 record (0–3 against MIAC opponents), finished third in the MIAC, and were outscored by a total of 77 to 37.^[22]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Hew Hampshire	Seaverns Field Waterville, ME	L 0–13	1,000	[23]
October 5	Vermont	Seaverns Field Waterville, ME	W 13–7	2,000	[24]
October 12	at Coast Guard	New London, CT	L 12–18		[25]
October 19	Amherst	Amherst, MA	L 6–13		[26]
October 26	Bowdoin	Seavern's Field Waterville, ME	L 0–6	3,800	[21]
November 2	Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 6–14		[15][16]
November 11	at Bates	Garcelon Field Lewiston, ME	L 0–6		[8]

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