1946 Minnesota Teachers College Conference football season

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1946 Minnesota Teachers College Conference football season
SportFootball
Number of teams6
Co-champions Mankato State, Duluth State
Football seasons
←  1945
1947  →
1946 Minnesota Teachers College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mankato State + 3 –0 –15 –1 –1
Duluth State + 2 –0 –24 –1 –2
Bemidji State 2 –2 –03 –4 –0
St. Cloud State 2 –2 –03 –4 –0
Moorhead State 1 –2 –12 –3 –2
Winona State 0 –4 –00 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1946 Minnesota Teachers College Conference football season was the season of college football played by the six member schools of the Minnesota Teachers College Conference as part of the 1946 college football season. Mankato State and Duluth State were co-champions of the conference. None of the Minnesota Teachers College Conference teams was ranked in the Associated Press poll or played in a bowl game. [1] [2]

Contents

Conference overview

Conf. rankTeamHead coachConf. recordOverall recordPoints scoredPoints against
1 (tie) Mankato State Jim Clark3–0–15–1–18345
1 (tie) Duluth State Lloyd Peterson 2–0–24–1–26033
3 (tie) Bemidji State Hjalmer J. Erickson 2–23–47690
3 (tie) St. Cloud State Edward M. Colletti2–23–45874
5 Moorhead State Neil Wohlwend 1–2–12–3–24657
6 Winona State Eugene Brodhagen 0–40–62589

[3]

All-conference team

The conference coaches picked an all-conference team consisting of first-team and second-team selections. The first team picks were:

[4]

Teams

Mankato State

1946 Mankato State Indians football
MTCC co-champion
Conference Minnesota Teachers College Conference
Record5–1–1 (3–0–1 MTCC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →

The 1946 Mankato State Indians football team was an American football team that represented Mankato State Teachers College (now known as Minnesota State University, Mankato) as a member of the Minnesota Teachers College Conference (MTCC) during the 1946 college football season. In their fifth, non-consecutive season under head coach Jim Clark, and after a three-year hiatus during World War II, the Indians compiled a 5–1–1 record (3–0–1 against MTCC opponents), tied with Duluth State for the MTCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 83 to 48. [5] [6]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21 Augsburg * Mankato, MN W 13–0 [7]
September 27at Superior State * Superior, WI W 14–12 [8]
October 4at Duluth State Duluth, MN T 0–0 [9]
October 12 St. Cloud State Mankato, MNW 14–2 [10]
October 18 Bemidji State Mankato, MNW 21–12 [11]
October 25at Winona State Winona, MN W 21–7 [12]
November 11at Gustavus Adolphus * St. Peter, MN (Armistice Day)L 0–14 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

Duluth State

1946 Duluth State Bulldogs football
MTCC co-champion
Conference Minnesota Teachers College Conference
Record3–1–2 (2–0–2 MTCC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →

The 1946 Duluth State Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Duluth State Teachers College (now known as University of Minnesota Duluth) as a member of the Minnesota Teachers College Conference (MTCC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Lloyd Peterson, the Bulldogs compiled a 3–1–2 record (2–0–2 against MTCC opponents), tied with Mankato State for the MTCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 60 to 33.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
Duluth JCW 13–7
October 4 Mankato State Duluth, MNT 0–0 [9]
October 12at Winona State
W 22–6 [14]
October 18at Moorhead State Moorhead, MNT 7–7
October 23 Bemidji State Duluth, MNW 12–0 [15]
Superior State L 6–13

Bemidji State

1946 Bemidji State Beavers football
Conference Minnesota Teachers College Conference
Record3–4 (2–2 MTCC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →

The 1946 Bemidji State Beavers football team was an American football team that represented Bemidji State Teachers College (later renamed Bemidji State University) as a member of the Minnesota Teachers College Conference (MTCC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Hjalmer J. Erickson, the Bulldogs compiled a 3–4 record (2–2 against MTCC opponents), tied for third place in the MTCC, and were outscored by a total of 90 to 76.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 13 North Dakota Bemidji, MN L 0–25 [16]
September 20 Saint John's Beidji, MNL 0–32 [17]
September 27at Mayville (ND) Mayville, ND W 39–0
October 5 St. Cloud State Bemidji, MNW 18–0 [18]
October 11 Moorhead State Bemidji, MNW 7–0 [19]
October 18at Mankato State Mankato, MN L 12–21 [11]
October 23at Duluth State Duluth, MN L 0–12 [15]

St. Cloud State

1946 St. Cloud State Huskies football
Conference Minnesota Teachers College Conference
Record3–4 (2–2 MTCC)
Head coach
  • Edward M. Colletti
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →

The 1946 St. Cloud State Huskies football team was an American football team that represented St. Cloud State Teachers College (later renamed St. Cloud State University) as a member of the Minnesota Teachers College Conference (MTCC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Edward M. Colletti, the Huskies compiled a 3–4 record (2–2 against MTCC opponents), tied for third place in the MTCC, and were outscored by a total of 74 to 58.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27at River Falls State River Falls, WI L 6–12 [20]
October 5at Bemidji State Bemidji, MN L 0–18 [18]
October 12at Mankato State Mankato, MN L 0–14 [10]
October 19 Winona State St. Cloud, MNW 14–12 [21]
October 23 Aberdeen Teachers
  • Tech Stadium
  • St. Cloud, MN
W 24–0 [22]
November 2 Moorhead State St. Cloud, MNW 14–0 [23]
November 9at Saint John's (MN) Collegeville, MN L 0–18 [24]

Moorhead State

1946 Moorhead State Dragons football
Conference Minnesota Teachers College Conference
Record2–3–2 (1–2–1 MTCC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →

The 1946 Moorhead State Dragons football team was an American football team that represented Moorhead State Teachers College (later renamed Minnesota State University Moorhead) as a member of the Minnesota Teachers College Conference (MTCC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Neil Wohlwend, the Dragons compiled a 2–3–2 record (1–2–1 against MTCC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MTCC, and were outscored by a total of 57 to 46.

Roy Domek and Marco Gotta were assistant coaches. [25]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21 Concordia (MN) Moorhead, MN T 7–7 [26]
September 27at Wahpeton State School of Science Wahpeton, ND W 14–7
October 5 Winona State Moorhead, MNW 6–0 [27]
October 11at Bemidji State Bemidji, MN L 0–7 [19]
October 18 Duluth State Moorhead, MNT 7–7
October 26 Stout Institute Moorhead, MNL 12–15 [28]
November 2at St. Cloud State St. Cloud, MN L 0–14 [23]

Winona State

1946 Winona State Warriors football
Conference Minnesota Teachers College Conference
Record0–6 (0–4 MTCC)
Head coach
Home stadium Maxwell Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →

The 1946 Winona State Warriors football team was an American football team that represented Winona State Teachers College (later renamed Winona State University) as a member of the Minnesota Teachers College Conference (MTCC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Eugene Brodhagen, the Warriors compiled a 0–6 record (0–4 against MTCC opponents), finished in last place in the MTCC, and were outscored by a total of 89 to 25.

It was Winona's first winless season since 1935. [29]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21at Macalester
L 0–13 [30]
October 5at Moorhead State Moorhead, MN L 0–6 [27]
October 12 Duluth State
L 6–22 [14]
October 19at St. Cloud State St. Cloud, MN L 13–14 [21]
October 25 Mankato State
  • Maxwell Field
  • Winona, MN
L 7–21 [31]
November 2 Saint Mary's (MN)
L 0–13 [32]

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  2. ↑ "Football Media Guide & Yearbook" (PDF). Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. p. 105. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
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  4. ↑ "Bemidji, Mankato Dominate T.C. League All-Star Team". The Winona Daily News. November 16, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1946 Football Schedule". Minnesota State Mavericks. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Minnesota State-Mankato Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Mankato Raps Augs 13-0". Minnesota Sunday Tribune. September 22, 1946. p. S4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Mankato Teachers Defeat Superior". The Minneapolis Star and Journal. September 28, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. 1 2 "Duluth Peds Battle Mankato to 0-0 Tie". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. October 6, 1946. p. S6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. 1 2 "Fumbles Give Mankato Edge Over TC Huskies". St. Cloud Times. October 14, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. 1 2 "Mankato Peds Beat Bemidji to Take Loop Lead". The Winona Daily News. October 19, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Mankato Beats Warriors for League Title, 21 to 7: Winona T.C. Plays Its Best Game; Five First Downs Made by each Eleven". The Winona Republican-Herald. Winona, Minnesota. October 26, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Gustavus Tops Indians, Claims 2 State Crowns". St. Cloud Times. November 12, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. 1 2 "Warriors Lose to Duluth: Four Blocked Punts Lead to 22-7 Defeat". The Winona Republican-Herald. October 14, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. 1 2 "Duluth Beats Bemidji, 12-0". the Winona Daily News. October 24, 1946. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
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  17. ↑ "Johns Pour Bemidji 'T'". The Minneapolis Star and Journal. September 21, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. 1 2 "Bemidji Socks St. Cloud 18-0". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. October 6, 1946. p. S6 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. 1 2 "Bemidji Stops Moorhead, 7-0". The Winona Daily News. October 12, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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  21. 1 2 "Huskies Win 14-13: Stukol's Drive, Repulski's Toe Bring Victory". St. Cloud Times. October 21, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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  23. 1 2 "Huskies Win: Improvement of TC 11 Continues; Dragons Fall 14-0". St. Cloud Times. November 4, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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  25. ↑ "41-Man Outfit At Moorhead T.C." St. Cloud Times. September 23, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ↑ "Dragons, Cobs Play 7-7 Tie". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. September 22, 1946. p. S6 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. 1 2 "Moorhead Teachers Beat Winona Peds, 6-0, in Heavy Rain: Warriors Preparing for Homecoming". The Winona Daily News. October 7, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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  29. ↑ "A Sporting Glance". The Winona Daily News. November 4, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ↑ "Macs Beat Peds: Warriors Lose by 13-0 Count; Bill Popp Passes St. Paulites to First Victory". The Winona Daily News. September 23, 1946. p. 11.
  31. ↑ "Mankato Beats Warriors for League Title, 21 to 7: Winona T.C. Plays Its Best Game". The Winona Daily News. October 26, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. ↑ "St. Mary's Beats Peds, 13-0, to Take Series Edge: Warriors Threaten Bu Lack Punch". The Winona Daily News. November 4, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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