1946 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team

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1946 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football
KIAC champion
Conference Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–4 (3–1 KIAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Kentucky State $ 3 –1 –05 –4 –0
Morehead State 2 –1 –06 –1 –0
Murray State 2 –1 –05 –5 –0
Louisville 2 –2 –06 –2 –0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 1 –3 –02 –6 –0
Georgetown (KY) 0 –2 –02 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Kentucky State College (now known as Eastern Kentucky University) as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their tenth and final season under head coach Rome Rankin, the Maroons compiled a 5–4 record (3–1 against KIAC opponents), won the KIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 112 to 88. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 20at Tennessee Poly * Cokeville, TN W 13–0 [2]
September 28at Catawba *
L 7–9 [3]
October 5 Central Michigan *Dagger-14-plain.png Richmond, KY L 7–20 [4]
October 12at Murray State Murray, KY W 26–13 [5]
October 19Tennessee Poly*Richmond, KYL 7–20 [6]
October 26 Valparaiso *Richmond, KYW 12–7
November 2at Morehead State Morehead, KY L 6–12 [7]
November 9 Louisville Richmond, KYW 28–7 [8]
November 16at Western Kentucky State Teachers Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 6–0 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. ↑ "2021 Eastern Kentucky University Football Record Book" (PDF). Richmond, Kentucky: Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Maroons Triumph 13-0". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 21, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Indians Check Eastern, 9-7: Catawba Racks Up Point On Breaks". The Herald-Sun. Durham, North Carolina. September 29, 1946. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Central Michigan Tops Eastern, 20-7, In Maroon Homecoming At Richmond". The Lexington Herald. October 6, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Underdog Eastern Tops Murray 26-13". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1946. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Eastern Bows to TPI, 20-7". The Park city Daily News. October 20, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Morehead Scores 12-6 Victory In Eastern Contest". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 3, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Louisville Is Handed 28-7 Bump". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. November 10, 1946. p. 4B.
  9. ↑ "Hilltoppers Bow To Eastern Teachers 6-0". Messenger-Inquirer. November 17, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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