1946 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season | |
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Sport | Football |
Number of teams | 7 |
Champion | Bethany |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethany (KS) $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ottawa | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baker | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McPherson | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas Wesleyan | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethel (KS) | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College of Emporia | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
Conf. rank | Team | Head coach | Conf. record | Overall record | Points scored | Points against |
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1 | Bethany (KS) | Ray D. Hahn | 5–1 | 6–2 | 130 | 131 |
2 (tie) | Ottawa | Wally A. Forsberg | 4–1–1 | 7–1–1 | 233 | 33 |
2 (tie) | Baker | Karl Spear | 4–1–1 | 5–3–1 | 154 | 71 |
4 | McPherson | Thomas C. Hayden | 3–2–1 | 4–3–1 | 107 | 114 |
5 | Kansas Wesleyan | Virgil Baer | 2–3–1 | 3–4–2 | 54 | 72 |
6 | Bethel (KS) | Bob Tully | 1–5 | 2–6 | 51 | 113 |
7 | College of Emporia | Walt Newland | 0–6 | 1–8 | 38 | 195 |
1946 Bethany Swedes football | |
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KCAC champion | |
Conference | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 6–2 (5–1 KCAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Bethany Field |
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.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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September 20 | at Midland * | Fremont, NE | W 13–4 | [4] | ||
October 3 | Kansas Wesleyan |
| W 14–13 | [5] | ||
October 11 | at Baker | Baldwin City, KS | L 0–26 | [6] | ||
October 18 | Bethel (KS) |
| W 31–0 | [7] | ||
October 26 | at College of Emporia | Emporia, KS | W 25–0 | [8] | ||
November 1 | Ottawa |
| W 20–14 | [9] | ||
November 8 | at McPherson | McPherson, KS | W 20–13 | [10] | ||
November 23 | at Oklahoma City * | L 6–61 | [11] [12] | |||
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1946 Ottawa Braves football | |
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Conference | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 7–1–1 (4–1–1 KCAC) |
Head coach | |
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 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]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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September 21 | at Haskell | Lawrence, KS | W 45–0 | [14] | ||
September 27 | Bethel (KS) | Ottawa, KS | W 33–0 | [15] | ||
October 4 | at William Jewell | Liberty, MO | W 27–0 | [16] | ||
October 11 | Kansas Wesleyan | Salina, KS | T 0–0 | [17] | ||
October 18 | at Tarkio | Tarkio,MO | W 37–0 | |||
October 25 | McPherson | Ottaw, KS | W 37–0 | |||
November 1 | at Bethany |
| L 14–20 | [18] | ||
November 15 | at College of Emporia | Emporia, KS | W 20–0 | [19] | ||
November 22 | Baker | Ottawa, KS | W 20–13 | [20] | ||
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1946 Baker Wildcats football | |
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Conference | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–3–1 (4–1–1 KCAC) |
Head coach | |
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 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. [21]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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September 27 | Southwestern (KS) | Baldwin City, KS | L 0–25 | [22] |
October 4 | at McPherson | McPherson, KS | T 12–12 | |
October 11 | Bethany (KS) | Baldwin City, KS | W 26–0 | [6] |
October 18 | College of Emporia | Baldwin City, KS | W 32–0 | [23] |
October 25 | at Bethel (KS) | Newton, KS | W 13–7 | [24] |
William Jewell | L 6–7 | |||
November 8 | Haskell | Baldwin City, KS | W 49–0 | [25] |
November 16 | Kansas Wesleyan | Baldwin City, KS | W 3–0 | [26] |
November 22 | at Ottawa | Ottawa, KS | L 13–20 | [20] |
1946 McPherson Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 4–3–1 (3–2–1 KCAC) |
Head coach | |
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 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. [27]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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Sterling * | W 13–7 | |||||
October 4 | Baker | McPherson, KS | T 12–12 | |||
October 11 | at College of Emporia |
| W 28–0 | [28] | ||
October 18 | Kansas Wesleyan | McPherson, KS | W 28–0 | [29] | ||
October 25 | at Ottawa | Ottawa, KS | L 0–37 | |||
November 2 | Bethel | W 7–6 | ||||
November 8 | Bethany | McPherson, KS | L 13–20 | [10] | ||
November 15 | at Missouri Valley | Marshall, MO | L 6–32 | [30] | ||
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1946 Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes football | |
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Conference | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 3–4–2 (2–3–1 KCAC) |
Head coach | |
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 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. [31]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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September 21 | at Fort Hays State |
| L 0–14 | [32] | ||
September 27 | Morningside | Salina, KS | W 9–7 | [33] | ||
October 3 | Bethany |
| L 13–14 | [5] | ||
October 11 | Ottawa |
| T 0–0 | [17] | ||
October 18 | at McPherson |
| L 0–28 | [29] | ||
October 26 | Hamline | T 0–0 | ||||
November 2 | College of Emporia | Salina, KS | W 26–6 | [34] | ||
November 16 | at Baker | Baldwin City, KS | L 0–3 | [26] | ||
November 22 | Bethel | W 6–0 | [35] | |||
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1946 Bethel Graymaroons football | |
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Conference | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 2–6 (1–5 KCAC) |
Head coach | |
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 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. [36]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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Ottawa | L 0–33 | |||||
NW Oklahoma Teachers* | L 6–14 | |||||
Bethany | L 0–31 | |||||
Baker | L 7–13 | |||||
McPherson | L 6–7 | |||||
College of Emporia | W 20–0 | |||||
Sterling* | W 12–9 | |||||
Kansas Wesleyan | L 0–6 | |||||
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1946 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football | |
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Conference | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 1–8 (0–6 KCAC) |
Head coach | |
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. [37]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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Haskell Institute* | W 26–7 | |||||
St Benedict's* | L 0–18 | |||||
McPherson | L 0–28 | |||||
Baker | L 0–32 | |||||
October 26 | Bethany | Emporia, KS | L 0–25 | [8] | ||
Kansas Wesleyan | L 6–26 | |||||
Bethel | L 0–20 | |||||
Ottawa | L 0–20 | |||||
Southwestern | L 6–19 | |||||
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