1946 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season

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1946 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season
SportFootball
Number of teams7
Champion Bethany (KS)
Football seasons
←  1945
1947  →
1946 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bethany (KS) $ 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
Ottawa 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
Baker 4 –1 –15 –3 –1
McPherson 3 –2 –14 –3 –1
Kansas Wesleyan 2 –3 –13 –4 –2
Bethel (KS) 1 –5 –02 –6 –0
College of Emporia 0 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season was the season of college football played by the seven member schools of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) as part of the 1946 college football season.

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The Bethany Swedes compiled a 6–2 record and won the KCAC championship.

The Ottawa Braves finished in second place and led the conference in both scoring offense (25.9 points per game) and scoring defense (3.7 points per game).

None of the KCAC teams was ranked in the Associated Press poll or played in a bowl game.

Conference overview

Conf. rankTeamHead coachConf. recordOverall recordPoints scoredPoints against
1 Bethany (KS) Ray D. Hahn 5–16–2130131
2 (tie) Ottawa Wally A. Forsberg 4–1–17–1–123333
2 (tie) Baker Karl Spear 4–1–15–3–115471
4 McPherson Thomas C. Hayden 3–2–14–3–1107114
5 Kansas Wesleyan Virgil Baer 2–3–13–4–25472
6 Bethel (KS) Bob Tully 1–52–651113
7 College of Emporia Walt Newland 0–61–838195

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Teams

Bethany

1946 Bethany Swedes football
KCAC champion
Conference Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–2 (5–1 KCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBethany Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →

The 1946 Bethany Swedes football team was an American football team that represented Bethany College as a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their sixth, non-consecutive season under head coach Ray D. Hahn, the team compiled a 6–2 record (5–1 against KCAC opponents) and won the KCAC championship. [2] [3]

The team played its home games at Bethany Field in Lindsborg, Kansas.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 20at Midland * Fremont, NE W 13–4 [4]
October 3 Kansas Wesleyan
W 14–13 [5]
October 11at Baker Baldwin City, KS L 0–26 [6]
October 18 Bethel (KS)
  • Bethany Field
  • Lindsborg, KS
W 31–0 [7]
October 26at College of Emporia Emporia, KS W 25–0 [8]
November 1 Ottawa Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Bethany Field
  • Lindsborg, KS
W 20–14 [9]
November 8at McPherson McPherson, KS W 20–13 [10]
November 23at Oklahoma City *
L 6–61 [11] [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Ottawa

1946 Ottawa Braves football
Conference Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–1–1 (4–1–1 KCAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →

The 1946 Ottawa Braves football team was an American football team that represented Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas, as a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach first-year Wally A. Forsberg, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record (4–1–1 against KCAC opponents), tied for second place in the KCAC, shut out seven of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 233 to 33. [13]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21at Haskell * Lawrence, KS W 45–0 [14]
September 27 Bethel (KS) Ottawa, KS W 33–0 [15]
October 4at William Jewell * Liberty, MO W 27–0 [16]
October 11 Kansas Wesleyan Salina, KS T 0–0 [17]
October 18at Tarkio * Tarkio,MO W 37–0
October 25 McPherson Ottawa, KSW 37–0
November 1at Bethany (KS)
L 14–20 [9]
November 15at College of Emporia Emporia, KS W 20–0 [18]
November 22 Baker Dagger-14-plain.pngOttawa, KSW 20–13 [19]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Baker

1946 Baker Wildcats football
Conference Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–3–1 (4–1–1 KCAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →

The 1946 Baker Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, as a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Karl Spear, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (4–1–1 against KCAC opponents), tied for second place in the KCAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 154 to 71. [20]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27 Southwestern (KS) Baldwin City, KS L 0–25 [21]
October 4at McPherson McPherson, KS T 12–12
October 11 Bethany (KS) Baldwin City, KSW 26–0 [6]
October 18 College of Emporia Baldwin City, KSW 32–0 [22]
October 25at Bethel (KS) Newton, KS W 13–7 [23]
William JewellL 6–7
November 8 Haskell Baldwin City, KS W 49–0 [24]
November 16 Kansas Wesleyan Baldwin City, KSW 3–0 [25]
November 22at Ottawa Ottawa, KS L 13–20 [19]

McPherson

1946 McPherson Bulldogs football
Conference Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–3–1 (3–2–1 KCAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →

The 1946 McPherson Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas, as a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Thomas C. Hayden, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record (3–2–1 against KCAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the KCAC, and was outscored by a total of 114 to 107. [26]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
Sterling *W 13–7
October 4 Baker McPherson, KS T 12–12
October 11at College of Emporia
W 28–0 [27]
October 18 Kansas Wesleyan McPherson, KSW 28–0 [28]
October 25at Ottawa Ottawa, KSL 0–37
November 2 Bethel W 7–6
November 8 Bethany McPherson, KSL 13–20 [10]
November 15at Missouri Valley * Marshall, MO L 6–32 [29]
  • *Non-conference game

Kansas Wesleyan

1946 Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes football
Conference Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–4–2 (2–3–1 KCAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →

The 1946 Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes football team was an American football team that represented Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, as a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Virgil Baer, the team compiled a 3–4–2 record (2–3–1 against KCAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the KCAC, and was outscored by a total of 72 to 54. [30]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21at Fort Hays State
  • Lewis Stadium
  • Hays, KS
L 0–14 [31]
September 27 Morningside Salina, KS W 9–7 [32]
October 3 Bethany
L 13–14 [5]
October 11 Ottawa
  • Martin Stadium
  • Salina, KS
T 0–0 [17]
October 18at McPherson
L 0–28 [28]
October 26 Hamline T 0–0
November 2 College of Emporia Dagger-14-plain.pngSalina, KSW 26–6 [33]
November 16at Baker Baldwin City, KS L 0–3 [25]
November 22 Bethel W 6–0 [34]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Bethel

1946 Bethel Graymaroons football
Conference Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record2–6 (1–5 KCAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →

The 1946 Bethel Graymaroons football team was an American football team that represented Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas, as a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Tully, the team compiled a 2–6 record (1–5 against KCAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the KCAC, and was outscored by a total of 113 to 51. [35]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
OttawaL 0–33
NW Oklahoma Teachers*L 6–14
BethanyL 0–31
BakerL 7–13
McPhersonL 6–7
College of EmporiaW 20–0
Sterling*W 12–9
Kansas WesleyanL 0–6
  • *Non-conference game

College of Emporia

1946 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football
Conference Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record1–8 (0–6 KCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSchaffner Field
Seasons
←  1942
1947  →

The 1946 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team was an American football team that represented the College of Emporia in Emporia, Kansas, as a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Walt Newland, the team compiled a 1–8 record (0–6 against KCAC opponents), finished in last place in the KCAC, and was outscored by a total of 195 to 38. [36]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 278:00 p.m. Haskell *
W 26–7 [37] [38]
October 5at St. Benedict's * Atchison, KS L 0–18 [39]
October 12 McPherson Emporia, KSL 0–28
October 18at Baker Baldwin City, KS L 0–32
October 26 Bethany (KS) Emporia, KSL 0–25 [8]
November 2at Kansas Wesleyan Salina, KS L 6–26
November 8 Bethel (KS) Emporia, KSL 0–20
November 15 Ottawa (KS)Emporia, KSL 0–20
November 23 Southwestern(KS) *Emporia, KSL 6–19 [40] [41]

All-conference team

At the end of the season, the Associated Press (AP) selected a 1946 Kansas Conference all-star team. Ottawa, which finished second in the conference standings, placed four players on the first team. Conference champion Bethany placed three on the first team. The first-team picks by position were:

[42] [43]

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  2. ↑ "Bethany's Swedes War Conference Football Crown". The Emporia Gazette. November 26, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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  4. ↑ "Swedes' Drives too Much for Pfitsch 11, Midland Loses, 13-4". Fremont (Neb.) Guide and Tribune. September 21, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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