1946 Dartmouth Indians football team
| 1946 Dartmouth Indians football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 3–6 (1–6 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Thomas Douglas |
| Home stadium | Memorial Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Yale | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Penn | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College in the Ivy League during the 1946 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Tuss McLaughry, the Indians compiled a 3–6 record, and were outscored 194 to 91 by opponents. Thomas Douglas was the team captain.[1]
Dartmouth was ranked at No. 81 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[2]
Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | at Holy Cross* | W 3–0 | 24,000 | [3] | |||
| October 5 | Syracuse* |
| W 20–14 | 10,000 | [4] | ||
| October 12 | at No. 7 Penn | L 6–39 | 69,000 | [5] | |||
| October 19 | at Brown | L 13–20 | 20,000 | [6] | |||
| October 26 | Columbia |
| L 13–33 | 13,000 | [7] | ||
| November 2 | at Yale | L 2–33 | 66,000 | [8] | |||
| November 9 | Harvard |
| L 7–21 | 16,000 | [9] | ||
| November 16 | at Cornell | L 7–21 | 20,000 | [10] | |||
| November 23 | at Princeton | W 20–13 | 34,000 | [11] | |||
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After the season[edit]
The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Dartmouth Indian was selected.[12]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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| 27 | 249 | Art Young | Guard | Pittsburgh Steelers |
References[edit]
- ^ "Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Richardson, William D. (September 29, 1946). "Dartmouth Trips Holy Cross by 3-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ "Dartmouth Halts Syracuse, 20 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 6, 1946. p. S1.
- ^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 13, 1946). "Penn 39-6 Victor over Dartmouth". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ "Brown Upsets Dartmouth, 20-13, Finn, Swingler Leading Offensive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 20, 1946. p. S1.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 27, 1946). "Lion Aerials Rout Dartmouth, 33-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 3, 1946). "Yale Overpowers Dartmouth, 33 to 2". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 10, 1946). "Harvard Subdues Dartmouth, 21 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 17, 1946). "Cornell Sets Back Dartmouth, 21 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Richardson, William D. (November 24, 1946). "Dartmouth Tops Princeton; Tigers Bow, 20-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.