1946 Jacksonville State Eagle Owls football team

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1946 Jacksonville State Eagle Owls football
ConferenceAlabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record3–5–1 (1–1–1 AIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →

The 1946 Jacksonville State Eagle Owls football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College (now known as Jacksonville State University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 1–1–1 in conference play.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Middle Tennessee*L 0–213,000[1]
October 4at Mississippi Southern*L 0–656,500[2]
October 11at Middle Georgia*Cochran, GAW 26–0[3]
October 17Troy State
L 0–122,500[4]
October 25St. Bernard
T 0–0[5]
November 2at Western Carolina*Cullowhee, NCL 0–13[6]
November 8Marion
W 13–7[7]
November 15at Southeastern Louisiana*L 0–39[8]
November 23at West Georgia*Carrollton, GAW 33–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Blue Raiders trounce Jacksonville Teachers 21–0". The Nashville Tennessean. September 27, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southerners wallop Peds in 65–0 tilt". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Teachers down Mid Georgia". The Anniston Star. October 13, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Troy smashes win over Jacksonville". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 19, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "St. Bernard, Teachers play scoreless tie". The Anniston Star. October 27, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "W.C.T.C. rolls over Alabama State, 13 to 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 3, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jacksonville eleven downs Marion Institute 13–7". The Teacola. November 20, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jacksonville team defeated by powerful Southeastern Louisiana". The Teacola. November 20, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Teachers win over Georgia". The Anniston Star. November 25, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.