1946 Idaho Southern Branch Bengals football team

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1946 Idaho Southern Branch Bengals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–1
Head coach
CaptainLeno Seppi [1] [lower-alpha 1]
Home stadium Spud Bowl
Seasons
←  1944
1947  →
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

The 1946 Idaho Southern Branch Bengals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Idaho, Southern Branch (later renamed Idaho State University) as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach John Vesser, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record and were outscored by their opponents, 146 to 75. [4] [1]

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End Harry Dickson was selected to the second team of the 1946 Little All-America college football team. [5] The Bengals had most recently fielded a team in 1944, as no team was fielded during 1945 due to World War II. This was the first season that the team's stadium was formally named the Spud Bowl. [6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 at Utah State
L 0–47 [7]
October 5 Carlsbad Junior College
W 19–18 [8]
October 11at Compton Junior College
L 0–37 [lower-alpha 2] 10,000 [lower-alpha 3] [10] [11]
October 19 Boise Junior College
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
W 6–0 [12]
October 26 Weber Junior College Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
L 12–20 [13]
November 2 vs. Albion Normal [lower-alpha 4]
W 6–01,000 [14] [15]
November 9 College of Idaho
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
W 26–18 [16]
November 16 Western State (CO)
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
T 6–6 [17]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Notes

  1. ↑ Seppi graduated in 1950; he became a dentist, served as mayor of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, and served as president of the Idaho Board of Education. [2] He died in 1995. [3]
  2. ↑ Contemporary newspapers reported a 38–0 score.
  3. ↑ Another report stated an attendance of 8,500. [9]
  4. ↑ Albion Normal is listed in some sources as Southern Idaho, a name adopted in 1947.

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References

  1. 1 2 "2011 Idaho State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Idaho State University. 2011. p. 97. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Dentist named". South Idaho Press . Burley, Idaho. October 13, 1978. p. 3. Retrieved May 2, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Social Security Death Index" . Social Security Administration . Retrieved May 2, 2022– via fold3.com.
  4. ↑ "Idaho St. Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Rothrock Makes Little All-American AP Team". St. Cloud Times . St. Cloud, Minnesota. AP. December 6, 1946. p. 17. Retrieved May 2, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Fullerton Jr., Hugh (October 29, 1946). "Sports Roundup". Carlsbad Current-Argus . Carlsbad, New Mexico. AP. p. 5. Retrieved May 2, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Aggies Down Idaho Branch By 47-0 Score". Standard-Examiner . Ogden, Utah. AP. September 29, 1946. p. 12. Retrieved May 2, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Idaho Southern Wins". The Des Moines Register . UP. October 6, 1946. p. 23. Retrieved May 2, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Compton Cops 3rd Grid Triumph, 38-0". Los Angeles Evening Citizen. Hollywood, Los Angeles. October 12, 1946. p. 14. Retrieved May 2, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Bengals Beaten". Post Register . Idaho Falls, Idaho. AP. October 13, 1946. p. 10. Retrieved May 2, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Compton College Nips Idaho Southern, 38-0". Visalia Times-Delta. Visalia, California. AP. October 12, 1946. p. 4. Retrieved May 2, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Feeble Kick Wins for Bengals". Post Register . Idaho Falls, Idaho. AP. October 21, 1946. p. 10. Retrieved May 2, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "UISB Scores on Weber". Times-News . Twin Falls, Idaho. AP. October 27, 1946. p. 8. Retrieved May 2, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Twin Falls Lands College Game". Standard-Examiner . Ogden, Utah. AP. November 2, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved May 2, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Wes Bell Stars but UISB Defeats Albion". Times-News . Twin Falls, Idaho. November 3, 1946. p. 8. Retrieved May 2, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Bengals Nip Coyotes". Times-News . Twin Falls, Idaho. AP. November 10, 1946. p. 8. Retrieved May 2, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "Bengals Tie Western State". Times-News . Twin Falls, Idaho. AP. November 17, 1946. p. 8. Retrieved May 2, 2022– via newspapers.com.
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