1946 Michigan Tech Huskies football team

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1946 Michigan Tech Huskies football
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Record3–2
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Seasons
  1942
1947 
1946 Midwestern non-major college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
St. Norbert   8 0 0
Youngstown   7 1 0
Bradley   7 2 0
Central Michigan   6 2 0
Defiance   6 2 0
Western Michigan   5 2 1
Miami (OH)   7 3 0
Dayton   6 3 0
Carroll (WI)   4 2 1
Bowling Green   5 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan   5 4 1
Michigan Tech   3 2 0
Northern Michigan   3 2 1
Michigan State Normal   3 4 1
Xavier   3 7 0
Detroit Tech   1 6 1
Valparaiso   1 7 0
Sterling   1 8 0
Haskell   0 7 0

The 1946 Michigan Tech Huskies football team was an American football team that represented Michigan College of Mining and Technology (later renamed Michigan Technological University) as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Rex Benoit, the Huskies compiled a 3–2 record and were outscored by a total of 54 to 49. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5at Eau Claire
L 2–34 [2]
October 12at Detroit Tech
W 8–0 [3]
October 19 Northern Michigan Houghton, MI L 13–14 [4]
October 26 Northland Houghton, MIW 14–0 [5] [6]
November 2at Northern Michigan Marquette, MI W 12–6 [7]

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References

  1. W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 195.
  2. "Blugolds Roll Over Michigan Tech, 34 to 2: Washburn, Toutant Pace Rout; Fagan Uses Complete Roster". Eau Claire Sunday Leader. October 6, 1946. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Michigan Tech Scores Victory over Dynamics". Detroit Free Press. October 13, 1946. p. IV-3 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Northern Michigan Nips Houghton, 14-13". The Escanaba Daily Press. October 20, 1946. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Hoton Tech Beats Northland, 14 to 0". The Escanaba Daily Press. October 27, 1946. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Michigan Tech Triumphs, 14-0". Detroit Free Press. October 27, 1946. p. IV-2 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Northern Michigan Loses To Houghton". The Escanaba Daily Press. November 3, 1946. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "1946-47 Football". Michigan Technological University . Retrieved July 21, 2024.