1946 Montana State Bobcats football team

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1946 Montana State Bobcats football
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RMC champion
Harbor Bowl, T 13–13 vs. New Mexico
Conference Rocky Mountain Conference
Record5–3–2 (2–0–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadium Gatton Field
Seasons
←  1941
1947  →
1946 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Montana State $ 2 –0 –15 –3 –2
Colorado State–Greeley 3 –1 –06 –3 –0
Western State (CO) 1 –1 –05 –4 –1
Colorado College 0 –1 –14 –4 –1
Colorado Mines 0 –3 –01 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College (now known as Montana State University) in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1946 college football season. In its first season under head coach Clyde Carpenter, the team compiled a 5–3–2 record (2–0–1 against RMC opponents), won the RMC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 198 to 156. [1] [2]

Contents

Players receiving all-conference honors were end Mike McCormick, tackle Len Larson, guard Dick Ball, and backs Bill Nelson and Neil Brooks. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 BYU *
W 13–123,000 [4]
October 5at Colorado College
T 7–7 [5]
October 12at Utah State * Logan, UT L 14–285,000 [6]
October 19vs. Montana *
L 7–2010,000 [7]
October 26 Colorado State–Greeley
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 27–7 [8]
November 2at Nevada *
L 14–38 [9]
November 9vs. Portland *
W 19–66,000 [10]
November 16 North Dakota Agricultural *
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 39–18 [11]
November 23at Colorado Mines Golden, CO W 45–7 [12]
January 1, 1947vs. New Mexico *
T 13–137,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Bobcat was selected. [14]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
19175John McLellan Tackle Chicago Bears

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References

  1. ↑ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 57. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. pp. 143–144.("Montana State, despite an early 7-7 tie with Colorado College, won the championship by copping its other two games to finish unbeaten.")
  3. ↑ W.J. Bingham, 1947 Official NCAA Football Guide, p. 143.
  4. ↑ "Brooks Gives Bobcats 13-12 Win". The Missoulian. Associated Press. September 29, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Bobcats Tie Colorado College, 7-7". The Sunday Missoulian. Associated Press. October 6, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Bill Clegg (October 13, 1946). "Utags Subdue Bobcats, 28-14: Drives in Second Half End Bozeman Hopes". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Jean Jordan (October 20, 1946). "University Grizzlies Overwhelm State College Bobcats 20 to 7: Record Crowd of 10,000 Witness Game; Traditiona Rivals Resume Games After War Recess". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. pp. 1, 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Montana State Bobcats Upset Favored Coloradans, 27 to 7". The Billings Gazette. Associated Press. October 27, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Kalmanir Runs 105 Yards as Nevada Tops Montana State 38-14 in Homecoming Game". Nevada State Journal. November 13, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Alert Bobcats Whip Pilots 19-6 Before 6,000 Fans". Great Falls Tribune. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Bobcats win at home as Grizzlies lose on road". The Montana Standard. November 17, 1946. Retrieved October 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Bobcats Crush Orediggers, Take Crown". The Sunday Missoulian. Associated Press. November 24, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Lobos and Montana State Battle to 13-13 Tie in San Diego's Harbor Bowl". Albuquerque Journal. January 2, 1947. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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