1946 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1946
Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
CaptainRichard Whitesell[1][2]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
1946 Eastern major college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

The 1946 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1946 college football season. The Orangemen were led by head coach Clarence "Biggie" Munn, in his first and only year with the team. Munn left to take the head coaching position at Michigan State, where he would later win several national titles. The Orangemen compiled a record of 4–5 under Munn.[3]

During the season Miami Hurricanes cancelled a scheduled game against the Penn State team as Miami officials felt that Penn State fielding their two African American in Miami could have led to "unfortunate incidents".[4] Miami reportedly invited Syracuse to replace Penn State. This invitation was promptly declined and rebuked in an editorial in The Daily Orange, titled "No Thanks, Miami".[5]

Syracuse was ranked at No. 63 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Boston University
W 41–632,000[7]
October 5at Dartmouth
L 14–2010,000[8]
October 12Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 0–910,000[9]
October 19at Holy Cross
W 21–1220,000[10]
October 26at West Virginia
L 0–1318,000[11]
November 2Temple
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 28–712,000[12]
November 9at Cornell
W 14–730,000[13]
November 16Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 7–2536,000[14]
November 23at Columbia
L 21–5930,000[15]

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After the season

Main article:
1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Orangeman was selected.[17]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
7 47 Joe Watt Halfback Boston Yanks

References

  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
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  3. ^ "Students Beg Munn to Stay". The Des Moines Register. AP. December 13, 1946. p. 13. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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  8. ^ "Dartmouth Halts Syracuse, 20 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 6, 1946. p. S1.
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  13. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 10, 1946). "Syracuse Upsets Cornell, 14-7, with Two Touchdowns by Watt". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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  16. ^ "1946 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  17. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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