1946 Rocky Mountain Conference football season

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Rocky Mountain Conference
SportFootball
Number of teams5
Champion Montana State
Football seasons
←  1945
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 Rocky Mountain Conference football season was the season of college football played by the five member schools of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) as part of the 1946 college football season.

Contents

The Montana State Bobcats won the RMC championship with a 5–3–2 record (2–0–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 198 to 156.

Conference overview

Conf. rankTeamHead coachConf. recordOverall recordPoints scoredPoints against
1 Montana State Clyde Carpenter 2–0–15–3–2198156
2 Colorado State–Greeley John W. Hancock 3–16–3218101
3 Western State (CO) Paul W. Wright1–15–4–114296
4 Colorado College Harold A. White0-1–14–4–1131106
5 Colorado Mines John Mason 0–31–4–162132

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Teams

Montana State

1946 Montana State Bobcats football
1946 Montana State football team.jpg
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  →

The 1946 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State College (now known as Montana State University) of Bozeman, Montana. In their first season under head coach Clyde Carpenter, the Bobcats 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. [2] [3]

Players receiving all-conference honors were end Mike McCormick, tackle Len Larson, guard Dick Ball, and backs Bill Nelson and Neil Brooks. [4] Tackle John McLellan was selected by the Chicago Bearsin the 19th round (175th pick) of the 1947 NFL draft. [5]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 BYU *
W 13–123,000 [6]
October 5at Colorado College
T 7–7 [7]
October 12at Utah State * Logan, UT L 14–285,000 [8]
October 19vs. Montana *
L 7–2010,000 [9]
October 26 Colorado State–Greeley
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 27–7 [10]
November 2at Nevada *
L 14–38 [11]
November 9vs. Portland *
W 19–66,000 [12]
November 16 North Dakota Agricultural *
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 39–18 [13]
November 23at Colorado Mines Golden, CO W 45–7 [14]
January 1, 1947vs. New Mexico *
T 13–137,000 [15]
  • *Non-conference game

Colorado State–Greeley

1946 Colorado State–Greeley Bears football
Conference Rocky Mountain Conference
Record6–3 (3–1 RMC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →

The 1946 Colorado State–Greeley Bears football team represented Colorado State College at Greeley, Colorado (now known as the University of Northern Colorado). In their 13th season under head coach John W. Hancock, the Bears compiled a 6–3 record (3–1 against RMC opponents), finished in second place in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 218 to 101. [16]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Wyoming *
L 0–7 [17]
September 28at Chadron State *
W 46–8 [18]
October 4 Colorado Mines Greeley, COW 21–0 [19]
October 12 Western State (CO) Greeley, COW 12–6 [20]
October 19 Emporia State *Greeley, COW 41–21 [21]
October 26 Montana State
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
L 7–27 [10]
November 2 South Dakota Mines *Greeley, COW 65–0 [22]
November 9 Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO W 19–122,000 [23]
November 16at New Mexico A&M *
L 7–123,500 [24]
  • *Non-conference game

Western State

1946 Western State Mountaineers football
Conference Rocky Mountain Conference
Record5–4–1 (1–1 RMC)
Head coach
  • Paul W. Wright
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →

The 1946 Western State Mountaineers football team represented Western State College of Colorado at Gunnison, Colorado (now known as the Western Colorado University). Led by head coach Paul W. Wright, the Bears compiled a 5–4–1 record (1–1 against RMC opponents), finished in third place in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 142 to 96. [25]

The 1946 season was the first for the Western State football program since 1941. The sport was abandoned after the 1941 season due to World War II. [26]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22at BYU Provo, UT L 2–13 [27]
September 27at Southwestern Tech *
L 0–19 [28]
October 5 Hastings * Gunnison, CO W 19–7 [29]
October 12at Colorado State–Greeley Greeley, COL 6–12 [20]
October 19 Colorado Mines Gunnison, COW 19–7 [30]
October 27 Arizona State–Flagstaff *Pueblo, COL 6–19 [31]
November 2 Chadron State *Gunnison, COW 38–0 [32]
November 9at Adams State * Alamosa, CO W 33–6 [33]
November 16at Idaho Southern Branch *
T 6–6 [34]
  • *Non-conference game

Colorado College

1946 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference Rocky Mountain Conference
Record4–4–1 (0–1–1 RMC)
Head coach
  • Harold A. White
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →

The 1946 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Led by head coach Harold A. White, the Tigers compiled a 4–4–1 record (0–1–1 against RMC opponents), finished in fourth place in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 106. [35]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Peru State *
W 40–7 [36]
September 28 Fort Hays State *
  • Washburn Field
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 15–04,000 [37]
October 5 Montana State
  • Washburn Field
  • Colorado Springs, CO
T 7–7 [38]
October 12 West Texas State *
L 12–13 [39] [40]
October 19 Bradley *
  • Washburn Field
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 0–20 [41]
October 26 Colorado A&M *
W 25–125,000 [42]
November 9 Colorado State–Greeley Dagger-14-plain.pngColorado Springs, COL 12–192,000 [23]
November 16 Grinnell *
  • Washburn Field
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 14–0 [43]
November 28at Denver *
L 6–2917,000 [44]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Colorado Mines

1946 Colorado Mines Orediggers football
Conference Rocky Mountain Conference
Record1–4–1 (0–3 RMC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →

The 1946 Colorado Mines Orediggers football team represented the Colorado School of Mines of Golden, Colorado. In their eighth year under head coach John Mason, the Orediggers compiled a 1–4–1 record (0–3 against RMC opponents), finished in last place in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 132 to 62. [45]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Wyoming *
T 7–7 [46]
October 4at Colorado State–Greeley Greeley, CO L 0–21 [19]
October 12at Emporia State * Emporia, KS L 6–26 [47]
October 19at Western State (CO) Gunnison, CO L 7–19 [30]
November 16 Fort Hays State * Golden, CO W 35–14 [48]
November 23 Montana State Golden, COL 7–45 [49]
  • *Non-conference game

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