Sports season
1946 Central Intercollegiate Conference football season Sport Football Number of teams 6 Champion
Southwestern
The 1946 Central Intercollegiate Conference football season was the season of
college football played by the six member schools of the
Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) as part of the
1946 college football season .
The
Southwestern Moundbuilders compiled an 8–2 record and won the CIC championship, .
None of the CIC teams was ranked in the
Associated Press poll or played in a bowl game.
Conference overview
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Teams
Southwestern
The 1946 Southwestern Moundbuilders football team was an
American football team that represented
Southwestern College as a member of the
Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the
1946 college football season . In their first season under head coach
Art Kahler , the team compiled an 8–2 record (4–1 against CIC opponents) and won the CIC championship.
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Washburn
The 1946 Washburn Ichabods football team was an
American football team that represented
Washburn University of
Topeka, Kansas , as a member of the
Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the
1946 college football season . In their first season under head coach
Dick Godlove , the team compiled an 6–2–1 record (3–1–1 against CIC opponents) and finished in second place in the CIC.
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People
Seasons
St. Benedict's
The 1946 St. Benedict's Ravens football team was an
American football team that represented St. Benedict's College (later renamed
Benedictine College ) of
Atchison, Kansas , as a member of the
Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the
1946 college football season . In their sixth season under head coach
Marty Peters , the team compiled a 4–3–1 record (2–2–1 against CIC opponents), finished in third place in the CIC, and outscored opponents by a total of 107 to 99.
In the fall of 1946, St. Benedict's had the largest enrollment in its then 87-year history, with enrollment estimated at 425 students, an increase of over 100% over the prior year.
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Pittsburg State
The 1946 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team was an
American football team that represented Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg—now known as
Pittsburg State University —as a member of the
Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the
1946 college football season . In their tenth season under head coach
Charles Morgan , the team compiled a 2–4–2 record (1–2–2 against CIC opponents), finished in fourth place in the CIC, and outscored opponents by a total of 72 to 46.
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Fort Hays State
The 1946 Fort Hays State Tigers football team was an
American football team that represented
Fort Hays State University of
Hays, Kansas , as a member of the
Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the
1946 college football season . In their first season under head coach
Ralph Huffman , the team compiled a 2–4–2 record (1–4 against CIC opponents), tied for last place in the CIC, and was outscored by a total of 102 to 80.
Emporia State
The 1946 Emporia State Hornets football team was an
American football team that represented
Emporia State University of
Emporia, Kansas , as a member of the
Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the
1946 college football season . In their 16th season under head coach
Fran Welch , the team compiled a 4–5 record (1–4 against CIC opponents), tied for last place in the CIC, and outscored opponents by a total of 72 to 46.
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People
Seasons
References
^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947 . A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 131.
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"Builders Snare CCC Crown" . The Parsons Sun . November 29, 1946. p. 14 – via
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"Builders To Open: Southwestern Will Play at Baker This Afternoon in Football Revival" . The Wichita Eagle . September 27, 1946. p. 18 – via
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"Builders Top Fort Hays College, 12-0" . The Parsons Sun . October 5, 1946. p. 10 – via
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"Southwestern Loses To Oklahoma Eleven" . The Wichita Eagle . October 12, 1946. p. 2 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Southwestern Is Winner, 13 to 0: Builders Score on Smart Play in Third and Win Although Outgained" . The Wichita Eagle . October 19, 1946. p. 2 – via
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"Southwestern Is Nosed Out 7 to 6: Pitt Gorillas Have All the Best of Play but Have to Come from Behind" . The Wichita Eagle . October 26, 1946. p. 3 – via
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"Southwestern in 7 to 4 Victory: Scores Touchdown to Overcome Ravens' Safety at Atchison Grid" . The Wichita Eagle . November 10, 1946. p. 15 – via
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"Southwestern To Front in Central Beating Ichs, 14-0: Washburn Has Best of It on Figures but Builders Score Points; Passes Aid Builders" . The Wichita Eagle . November 17, 1946. p. 12 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Southwestern in 19 to 6 Victory: Coach Kahler Starts Reserve Team Which Runs Up a Good Lead at Half" . The Wichita Eagle . November 24, 1946. p. 12 – via
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"An Improved Hornet Team" . The Emporia Gazette . November 26, 1946. p. 12 – via
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"Conference Crown To Builders After Win Over Hornets: E-Staters Bow in Football Finale by A Score of 33-20" . The Emporia Gazette . November 29, 1946. p. 12 – via
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"Washburn Opens with Win Over Hastings" . The Emporia Gazette . September 21, 1946. p. 5 – via
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"Washburn's Bruising Kansans Top Vikings 7-0: Kansans Are Superior in Ground Gain" . Argus-Leader . September 29, 1946. p. 14 – via
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"E-Staters Drop Grid Opener to Ichabods, 20-12: Washburn's Harmon Wins Passing Duel With Bill Litchfield" . The Emporia Gazette . October 5, 1946. p. 4 – via
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"Washburn Victor: Ichabods Remain Unbeaten by Winning from Iowa Wesleyan School" . The Wichita Eagle . October 12, 1946 – via
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"Washburn Wins Over Pittsburg Teachers in Night Grid Game" . The Wichita Eagle . October 19, 1946. p. 2 – via
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"Ravens Lose To Washbrn" . The Atchison Daily Globe . October 26, 1946. p. 6 – via
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"Wichita U. Beats Washburn: Munies Run Up 21-Point Margin Over Topekans" . The Wichita Eagle . November 3, 1946. p. 15 – via
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"Washburn Is Tied: Ft. Hays Fights Back After 0 to 20 Ichabod Lead, and Tied Topekans" . The Wichita Eagle . November 10, 1946. p. 15 – via
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"St. Benedict's Enrollment Is Largest in History" . The Emporia Gazette . September 9, 1946. p. 6 – via
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"Missouri B Tops Ravens in 30-6 Tilt: Tiger Power Tells in the Second Half" . St. Joseph News-Press . September 29, 1946. p. 16A – via
Newspapers.com .
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"C. of E. Is Defeated" . The Wichita Eagle . October 6, 1946. p. 13 – via
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"St. Benedict's Ravens Roll Over Rockhurst" . The Wichita Eagle . October 14, 1946. p. 7 – via
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"Ravens Down Hays State" . The Atchison Daily Globe . October 21, 1946. p. 5 – via
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"Hornets Lose to Ravens 26 to 14: St. Benedict's Eleven Scores 20 Points In First Quarter" . The Emporia Gazette . November 18, 1946. p. 8 – via
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"College Mules lost to Pittsburg Teachers in opening game" . The Warrensburg Standard-Herald . October 4, 1946. p. 2 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Bears To Face Maryville In League Opener Friday" .
Springfield Leader And Press .
Springfield, Missouri . October 5, 1946. p. 3. Retrieved July 10, 2022 – via
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"Fort Hays Outplayed Pitt To a Tie" . The Wichita Eagle . October 13, 1946. p. 12 – via
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"Pittsburg Stops MSM On 1-Foot Line 0-0" . The Sunday News and Tribune . November 10, 1946. p. 11 – via
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"Aerials Aid in Gorilla Win" . The Parsons Sun . November 16, 1946. p. 10 – via
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"Coyotes Drop Opener to Ft. Hays At Lewis Stadium Last Saturday" . The Wesleyan Advance . September 25, 1946. p. 4 – via
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"Tigers 15, Ft. Hays 0" . The Salt Lake Tribune . September 29, 1946. p. B3 – via
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"Hays Tiger Upsets Hornets 25 to 6: Favored E-Staters Are Defeated in Homecoming Tilt" . The Emporia Gazette . October 28, 1946. p. 6 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Colorado Mines Wins" . The Des Moines Register . November 17, 1946. p. S9 – via
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"Emporia State in 26 to 6 Triumph" . The Emporia Gazette . October 14, 1946. p. 8 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"E-State Drops a 41 to 21 Decision: Colorado State Gives Power Display --- Two Hornets Injured" . The Emporia Gazette . October 21, 1946. p. 8 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"A Game of Fumbles: Emporia State Bobbles Ten Times but Wins, 13 to 0" . The Kansas City Star . November 10, 1946. p. 3B – via
Newspapers.com .