| 1946 Western New York Little Three Conference football season | |
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| Sport | Football |
| Number of teams | 3 |
| Champion | St. Bonaventure |
The 1946 Western New York Little Three Conference football season was the season of college football played by the three member schools of the Western New York Little Three Conference (Little Three) as part of the 1946 college football season.
The St. Bonaventure Bonnies won the Little Three championship with a 6–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 179 to 69.
| Conf. rank | Team | Head coach | Conf. record | Overall record | Points scored | Points against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Bonaventure | Hugh Devore | 2–0 | 6–1 | 154 | 43 |
| 2 | Canisius | Earl Brown | 1–1 | 4–3–1 | 148 | 58 |
| 3 | Niagara | James Moran Sr. | 0–2 | 6–2 | 151 | 55 |
| 1946 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football | |
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Little Three champion | |
Tobacco Bowl, L 25–26 vs. Muhlenberg | |
| Conference | Western New York Little Three Conference |
| Record | 6–2 (2–0 Little Three) |
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| Home stadium | Forness Stadium |
The 1946 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football team, sometimes referred to as the St. Bonaventure Brown Indians, represented St. Bonaventure University. The team compiled a 6–1 record in the regular season, lost to Muhlenberg in the inaugural Tobacco Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 179 to 69. [1] The 1946 season marked St. Bonaventure's return to intercollegiate football after a three-year hiatus during World War II.
The team was led by first-year head coach Hugh Devore. Devore led the 1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team to a 7–2–1 record before moving on to St. Bonaventure.
St. Bonaventure was ranked at No. 88 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946. [2]
The team played its home games at the newly-constructed Forness Stadium in Olean, New York. The dedication of the new stadium was held on September 28 during a game against Youngstown. [3]
Two St. Bonaventure players were selected in the 1947 NFL draft held on December 16, 1946. They were back Hugo Marcolini (16th round, 137th pick, by the Boston Yanks) and Steve Cipot (23rd round, 206th pick, by the Detroit Lions). [4]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | Youngstown * | L 14–20 | [5] | ||||
| October 5 | at Scranton * |
| W 33–7 | [6] | |||
| October 13 | at Niagara | Buffalo, NY | W 29–7 | [7] | |||
| October 26 | Saint Vincent * |
| W 26–0 | 8,000 | [8] | ||
| November 3 | at Canisius | Buffalo, NY | W 13–0 | 35,089 | [9] | ||
| November 9 | Bowling Green * |
| W 13–9 | [10] [11] | |||
| November 16 | at Merchant Marine * | Kings Point, NY | W 26–0 | [12] [13] | |||
| December 14 | vs. Muhlenberg * | L 25–26 | 3,000 | [14] | |||
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| 1946 Canisius Golden Griffins football | |
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| Conference | Western New York Little Three Conference |
| Record | 4–3–1 (1–1 Little Three) |
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The 1946 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. In their first year under head coach Earl Brown, the Golden Griffins compiled a 4–3–1 record, finished in second place in the Little Three, and outscored opponents by a total of 148 to 58. [15]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Western Ontario | Buffalo, NY | W 34–3 | [16] | |
| September 28 | at Brown |
| L 7–14 | 12,716 | [17] |
| St. Mary's | W 31–0 | ||||
| Alliance | W 42–0 | ||||
| Niagara | W 14–2 | ||||
| October 25 | Bowling Green | L 7–13 | |||
| November 3 | St. Bonaventure | Buffalo, NY | L 0–13 | 35,089 | [18] |
| Scranton | T 13–13 |
| 1946 Niagara Purple Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Western New York Little Three Conference |
| Record | 6–2 (0–2 Little Three) |
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The 1946 Niagara Purple Eagles football team represented Niagara University in Lewiston in Niagara County, New York. In their first year under head coach James Moran Sr., the Purple Eagles compiled a 6–2 record, finished in third place in the Little Three, and outscored opponents by a total of 151 to 55. [19]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| Valparaiso | W 31–0 | ||||||
| Ithaca | W 41–0 | ||||||
| October 13 | St. Bonaventure | Buffalo, NY | L 7–29 | [20] | |||
| Canisius | L 2–14 | ||||||
| John Carroll * | W 14–6 | ||||||
| Waynesburg | W 19–6 | ||||||
| Hobart | W 25–0 | ||||||
| Scranton | W 12–0 | ||||||
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