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1946 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1946 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record0–9 (0–5 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kansas + 4 1 0 7 2 1
No. 14 Oklahoma + 4 1 0 8 3 0
Missouri 3 2 0 5 4 1
Nebraska 3 2 0 3 6 0
Iowa State 1 4 0 2 6 1
Kansas State 0 5 0 0 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Kansas State Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Kansas State University in the Big Six Conference during the 1946 college football season. The team's head football coach was Hobbs Adams, in his first and only year of his second tenure as coach of the Wildcats. The team compiled a 0–9 record (0–5 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the Big Six, and were outscored by a total of 233 to 41. They ranked 119th out of 120 major college teams in scoring offense with an average of 4.6 points scored per game. On defense, they ranked 113th, giving up an average of 25.9 points per game.[1]

Two Kansas State players received honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-Big Six Conference football team: tackle Howard Heath (UP-3); and guard Edgar McNeil (UP-3).[2][3]

The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Hardin–Simmons*
L 7–215,000[4]
October 5at NebraskaL 0–3135,553[5]
October 12MissouriL 0–2612,000[6]
October 19at No. 13 OklahomaL 7–28> 26,000[7]
November 2Iowa State
  • Ahearn Field
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 7–1310,000[8]
November 9at San Francisco*L 6–38< 4,000[9]
November 16Kansasdagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 0–3417,000[10]
November 23at New Mexico*L 7–147,000[11]
November 30at Arizona*L 7–2810,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1945 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Four Sooners, Three Tigers, Three Jayhawks on All-Big 6". Moberly Monitor-Index. November 29, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Oklahoma Lands Four on All-Big Six First Team; Kansas Places Three Men". Seminole Producer. December 2, 1946. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Hal Sayles (September 29, 1946). "Cowboys Take Air to Beat Kansas State 21-7: Johnson Pitches to Cook And Foster for Scores". Abilene Reporter-News. p. 12. Retrieved April 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Walt Dobbins (October 6, 1946). "Huskers 'T' Off With 31-0 Victory: Dick Hutton Tops In Kaggie Defeat". Sunday Journal and Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tiger Power Spells a 26-0 State Defeat: Cat Offense Lacks Punch; Wildcats Never Threaten in Opening Home Big Six Encounter; Strong Missouri Team Romps To Three Touchdowns in First Half, Then Stalls". The Manhattan Mercury. October 13, 1946. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Glenn L. Bradley (October 20, 1946). "Golding's Runs Help Sooners Overpower Kansas State, 28-7: Surprising Wildcats Hold O. U. Squad To 7-7 Halftime Tie". The Norman Transcript. pp. 1, 6. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Second Half Drives Give I-State 13-7 Win: Cats Tally First Score; K-State Dominates First Half Play, But Cyclones Rebound Hard". The Manhattan Mercuary. November 3, 1946. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Bob Brachman (November 10, 1946). "Hall Beats Kansans: 5 Tries, 4 TDs In Dons' 38-6 Win". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Jayhawks Wallop Kansas State, 34 to 0". Mercury-Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. November 17, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lobos Close Their Schedule With 14-7 Victory Over Kansas State Team". Albuquerque Journal. November 24, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Abe Chanin (December 1, 1946). "Wildcats Halt Kansans 28 to 7 Before 10,000: Enke Stars on Offensive, Figuring in Three Touchdowns for Arizona; Season's Record Four Victories, Four Losses, Two Ties". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.