1946 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1946 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
Sport	Football
Number of teams	6
Champion	Southeast Missouri State
Football seasons
←  1945 1947  →

1946 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Southeast Missouri State $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
Missouri Mines	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Kirksville State	2	–	1	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
Northwest Missouri State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Southwest Missouri State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Central Missouri State	0	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1946 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the season of college football played by the six member schools of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) as part of the 1946 college football season.

Southeast Missouri State compiled an 8–0–1 record, won the MIAA championship, led the conference in scoring offense and defense, and took six of eleven first-team spots on the 1946 All-MIAA football team.

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

Conference overview

Conf. rank	Team	Head coach	Conf. record	Overall record	Points scored	Points against
1	Southeast Missouri State (Cape Girardeau)	Abe Stuber	5–0	8–0–1	200	38
2	Missouri Mines (Rolla)	Gale Bullman	3–1–1	4–3–2	94	144
3	Northeast Missouri State (Kirksville)	Jim Dougherty	2–1–2	5–2–2	120	91
4	Maryville	Ryland Milner	2–3	4–3	63	57
5	Southwest Missouri State (Springfield)	Red Blair	1–4	3–6	76	132
6	Central Missouri State (Warrensburg)	Judd Dean	0–4–1	2–5–1	47	111

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Teams

Southeast Missouri State

1946 Southeast Missouri State Indians football
MIAA champion
Conference	Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–0–1 (5–0 MIAA)
Head coach	Abe Stuber (14th season)
Home stadium	Houck Stadium
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Southeast Missouri State Indians football team was an American football team that represented Southeast Missouri State College at Cape Girardeau, Missouri (later renamed as Southeast Missouri State University) as a member of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) during the 1946 college football season. In their 14th and final season under head coach Abe Stuber, the Indians compiled an 8–0–1 record (5–0 against MIAA opponents), won the MIAA championship, shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 200 to 38. ^{[2] [3]}

Southeast Missouri took six of eleven first-team spots on the Associated Press 1946 All-MIAA football team: backs John Griffith and Webb Halbert; end Roscoe Branch; tackle Kenneth Knox; guard William Sapp; and center Donald Anderson. In addition, end Jack Klosterman and tackle Bill Lee were chosen for the second team. ^[4]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 19	at Evansville *	Evansville, IN	T 0–0	[5]
September 27	Arkansas State *	Cape Girardeau, MO	W 8–0	[6]
October 5	at Southern Illinois *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 20–13	[7]
October 11	at Kirksville State	Kirksville, MO	W 40–12	[8]
October 18	Central Missouri State	Cape Girardeau, MO	W 40–0	[9]
October 25	Missouri Mines	Cape Girardeau, MO	W 27–6	[10]
November 1	Maryville	Cape Girardeau, MO	W 7–0	[11] [12]
November 9	Hendrix *	Cape Girardeau, MO	W 31–7	[13]
November 16	at Southwest Missouri State	Springfield, MO	W 27–0	[14]
*Non-conference game

Missouri Mines

1946 Missouri Mines Miners football
Conference	Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–3–2 (3–1–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Gale Bullman (9th season)
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Missouri Mines Miners football team was an American football team that represented the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy at Rolla, Missouri (later renamed as Missouri University of Science and Technology) as a member of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Gale Bullman, the Miners compiled a 4–3–2 record (3–1–1 against MIAA opponents), finished in second place in the MIAA, and were outscored by a total of 144 to 94. ^[15]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Saint Louis	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	L 0–24	12,533	[16]
September 28	at Central College	Fayette, MO	W 12–6		[17]
October 5	Oklahoma City	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	L 6–74	4,000	[18]
October 11	at Central Missouri State (Warrensburg)	West Stadium Warrensburg, MO	W 20–0		[19]
October 19	Maryville	Rolla, MO	W 25–0		[20]
October 26	Southeast Missouri State	Cape Girardeau, MO	L 6–27		[11]
November 2	Southwest Missouri (Springfield)	Rolla, MO	W 12–0		[21]
November 9	Pittsburg State *	Rolla, MO	T 0–0		[22]
November 16	Northeast Missouri (Kirksville)	Rolla, MO	T 13–13		[23]
*Non-conference game

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Northeast Missouri State

1946 Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs football
Conference	Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–2–2 (2–1–2 MIAA)
Head coach	Jim Dougherty (1st season)
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the Northeast Missouri State College at Kirksville, Missouri (later renamed as Truman State University) as a member of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Jim Dougherty, the Miners compiled a 5–2–2 record (2–1–2 against MIAA opponents), finished in third place in the MIAA, and were outscored by a total of 120 to 91. ^[15]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 21	Iowa Wesleyan *	Kirksville, MO	W 19–0	[24]
September 28	Southern Illinois *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 0–6	[25]
October 5	at Parsons *	Fairfield, IA	W 25–6	[26]
October 11	Southeast Missouri State	Kirksville, MO	L 12–40	[8]
October 19	at Southwest Missouri (Springfield)	Springfield, MO	W 26–19	[27] [28]
October 25	Eureka	Kirksville, MO	W 13–0
November 1	Central State (Warrensburg)	Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MO	T 0–0
November 8	at Maryville	Maryville, MO	W 12–7	[29]
November 16	at Missouri Mines	Rolla, MO	T 13–13	[23]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Maryville

1946 Maryville Bearcats football
Conference	Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–3 (2–3 MIAA)
Head coach	Ryland Milner (9th season)
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Maryville Bearcats football team was an American football team that represented the Maryville State Teachers College (also known as Northwest Missouri State Teachers College, later renamed Northwest Missouri State University) at Maryville, Missouri, as a member of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) during the 1946 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Ryland Milner, the Bearcats compiled a 4–3 record (2–3 against MIAA opponents), finished in fourth place in the MIAA, and outscored opponents by a total of 63 to 57. ^[30]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 4	Rockhurst	Maryville, MO	W 14–7	[31]
October 11	Southwest Missouri State (Springfield)	Maryville, MO	W 7–0	[32]
October 19	at Missouri Mines	Rolla, MO	L 0–25	[20]
October 25	William Jewell	Maryville, MO	W 20–0	[33]
November 1	at Southeast Missouri State	Cape Girardeau, MO	L 0–7	[11]
November 8	Northeast Missouri State	Maryville, MO	L 7–12	[29]
November 15	at Central Missouri State	Warrensburg, MO	W 15–6	[34]

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Southwest Missouri State

1946 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
Conference	Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–6 (1–4 MIAA)
Head coach	Red Blair (7th season)
Home stadium	SMS Stadium
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team was an American football team that represented the Southwest Missouri State College at Springfield, Missouri (later renamed Missouri State University) as a member of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) during the 1946 college football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Red Blair, the Bears compiled a 3–6 record (1–4 against MIAA opponents), finished in fifth place in the MIAA, and were outscored by a total of 132 to 76. ^[30]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 20	8:00 p.m.	Rockhurst *	Springfield, MO	L 6–12	[35] [36]
October 4		Pittsburg State *	SMS Stadium Springfield, MO	L 0–14	[37]
October 11		at Maryville	Maryville, MO	L 0–7
October 19		Northeast Missouri State	SMS Stadium Springfield, MO	L 19–26	[27] [28]
October 25		Northeastern State *	SMS Stadium Springfield, MO	W 25–21	[38]
November 2		at Missouri Mines	Rolla, MO	L 0–12	[20]
November 8		at Central Missouri State	Warrensburg, MO	W 12–7
November 16		Southeast Missouri State	SMS Stadium Springfield, MO	L 0–27
		Northeast Oklahoma A&M		W 14–6
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Central Missouri State

1946 Central Missouri State Mules football
Conference	Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–5–1 (0–4–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Judd Dean
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Central Missouri State Mules football team was an American football team that represented the Central Missouri State College at Warrensburg, Missouri (later renamed University of Central Missouri) as a member of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Judd Dean, the Mules compiled a 2–5–1 record (0–4–1 against MIAA opponents), finished in last place in the MIAA, and were outscored by a total of 111 to 47. ^[15]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	at Pittsburg State	Pittsburg, KS	L 0–12	[40]
October 4	Central	West Campus Stadium Warrensburg, MO	W 14–12	[41]
October 11	Missouri Mines	West Stadium Warrensburg, MO	L 0–20	[19]
October 18	at Southeast Missouri State	Cape Girardeau, MO	L 0–40	[9]
November 8	Southwest Missouri State	West Stadium Warrensburg, MO	L 7–12	[42]
	Northeast Missouri State		T 0–0
	Rockhurst		W 20–0
	Maryville		L 6–15

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All-conference team

The Associated Press (AP) selected a 1946 All-MIAA football team consisting of a first team and a second team. The AP selections were as follows:

First team

• Backs: John Griffith, Cape Girardeau; Webb Halbert, Cape Girardeau; Paul Fulop, Rolla; Darrell Gourley, Kirksvile
• Ends: Stan Totoratis, Maryville; Roscoe Branch, Cape Girardeau
• Tackles: Kenneth Knox, Cape Girardeau; Ken Gardner, Kirksville
• Guards: William Sapp, Cape Girardeau; Gale Gulgham, Rolla
• Center: Donald Anderson, Cape Girardeau

Second team

• Backs: Buck Stamp, Warrensburg; Paul Gates, Maryville; Len Crase, Springfield; Gilbert Garafiol, Rolla
• Ends: Jack Klosterman, Cape Girardeau; John Lanahan, Maryville
• Tackles: Bill Lee, Cape Girardeau; Anton Leone, Rolla
• Guards: Dick Kerin, Springfield; Ed Paule, Warrensburg
• Center: John Spainhower, Kirksville

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