1946 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1946 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
CaptainRichard Whitesell [1] [2]
Home stadium Archbold Stadium
Seasons
←  1945
1947  →
1946 Eastern major college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Army  – 9 –0 –1
Penn State  – 6 –2 –0
Boston College  – 6 –3 –0
Holy Cross  – 6 –4 –0
NYU  – 5 –3 –0
Villanova  – 6 –4 –0
Colgate  – 4 –4 –0
Syracuse  – 4 –5 –0
Pittsburgh  – 3 –5 –1
Temple  – 2 –4 –2
Merchant Marine  – 4 –7 –0
Bucknell  – 3 –6 –0
Fordham  – 0 –7 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1946 college football season. The Orangemen were led by head coach Clarence "Biggie" Munn, in his first and only year with the team. Munn left to take the head coaching position at Michigan State, where he would later win several national titles. The Orangemen compiled a record of 4–5 under Munn. [3]

Contents

During the season Miami Hurricanes cancelled a scheduled game against the Penn State team as Miami officials felt that Penn State fielding their two African American in Miami could have led to "unfortunate incidents". [4] Miami reportedly invited Syracuse to replace Penn State. This invitation was promptly declined and rebuked in an editorial in The Daily Orange , titled "No Thanks, Miami". [5]

Syracuse was ranked at No. 63 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946. [6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Boston University
W 41–632,000 [7]
October 5at Dartmouth
L 14–2010,000 [8]
October 12 Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 0–910,000 [9]
October 19at Holy Cross
W 21–1220,000 [10]
October 26at West Virginia
L 0–1318,000 [11]
November 2 Temple
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 28–712,000 [12]
November 9at Cornell
W 14–730,000 [13]
November 16 Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 7–2536,000 [14]
November 23at Columbia
L 21–5930,000 [15]

[16] [1]

After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Orangeman was selected. [17]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
747 Joe Watt Halfback Boston Yanks

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References

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  2. ↑ Jones, Johnny (December 12, 1971). "When the Hudson Valley Roared in Orange". Poughkeepsie Journal . Poughkeepsie, New York. p. 4B. Retrieved December 25, 2020– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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  4. ↑ "Penn State-Miami U. Grid Game Is Latest Victim of 'Racial Problem'". The Gazette and Daily . York, Pennsylvania. AP. November 6, 1946. p. 25. Retrieved 29 November 2020– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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  6. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "B. U. Terriers Outclassed, 41-6, by Syracuse". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. September 29, 1946. p. 35. Retrieved June 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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  15. ↑ Ward, Gene (November 24, 1946). "Lions Smash Syracuse by Record 59-21 Score". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
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