1946 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONNotre Dame8–0–1 overall
HEISMANGlenn DavisArmy · HB
#1 PICKBob FenimoreOklahoma State · Chicago Bears, 1947 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

4 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1947Cotton BowlLSU 0, Arkansas 0
Jan 1, 1947Orange BowlRice 8, Tennessee 0
Jan 1, 1947Rose BowlIllinois 45, UCLA 14
Jan 1, 1947Sugar BowlGeorgia 20, North Carolina 10

1946 STANDINGS

9 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

BIG 6

Oklahoma finished atop the 1946 Big 6 standings at 4–1 in conference play (8–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma4–18–3OU 34–13 NCSU
Kansas4–15–2–1–
Missouri3–24–4–1–
Nebraska3–23–6–
Iowa State1–42–6–1–
Kansas State0–50–8–

BORDER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

New Mexico finished atop the 1946 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings at 4–2–1 in conference play (5–4–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
New Mexico4–2–15–4–2UNM 13–13 MTST
Texas Tech3–17–3–
Arizona2–2–13–3–1–
UTEP2–43–6–
New Mexico State1–44–5–
Arizona State1–4–11–5–1–

LONE STAR

Houston finished atop the 1946 Lone Star standings at 1–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Houston0–01–1
North Texas0–00–1

MOUNTAIN STATE ATHLETIC

Utah State finished atop the 1946 Mountain State Athletic standings at 4–1–1 in conference play (6–2–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Utah State4–1–16–2–1–
Utah4–26–2–
Colorado3–2–15–4–
BYU3–2–15–3–1–
Colorado State1–51–5–
Wyoming0–61–6–1–

PACIFIC COAST

UCLA finished atop the 1946 Pacific Coast standings at 7–0 in conference play (8–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
UCLA7–08–1ILL 45–14 UCLA
Oregon State6–1–16–1–1–
USC5–26–4–
Washington5–35–3–
Stanford3–3–14–3–1–
Oregon3–4–13–4–1–
Washington State1–5–11–6–1–
California1–61–7–

SEC

Georgia finished atop the 1946 SEC standings at 5–0 in conference play (11–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Georgia5–011–0UGA 20–10 UNC
Tennessee5–09–2RICE 8–0 TENN
LSU5–19–1–1LSU 0–0 ARK
Georgia Tech4–28–2–
Alabama4–37–4–
Mississippi State3–27–2–
Vanderbilt3–45–4–
Kentucky2–35–3–
Tulane2–43–7–
Auburn1–53–6–
Ole Miss1–62–7–
Florida0–50–9–

SOUTHERN

NC State finished atop the 1946 Southern standings at 6–1 in conference play (8–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
NC State6–18–3OU 34–13 NCSU
North Carolina4–0–18–2–1UGA 20–10 UNC
South Carolina4–25–3–
Duke3–24–5–
Virginia Tech3–3–23–4–3CIN 18–6 VT
Wake Forest2–36–3–
Clemson2–34–5–
Maryland2–52–6–

SOUTHWEST

Rice finished atop the 1946 Southwest standings at 5–1 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Rice5–19–2RICE 8–0 TENN
Arkansas5–16–3–2LSU 0–0 ARK
Texas4–28–2–
Texas A&M3–34–6–
SMU2–44–5–1–
TCU2–42–7–1–
Baylor0–61–8–

WESTERN

Illinois finished atop the 1946 Western standings at 6–1 in conference play (8–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Illinois6–18–2ILL 45–14 UCLA
Michigan5–1–16–2–1–
Indiana4–26–3–
Iowa3–35–4–
Minnesota3–45–4–
Ohio State2–3–14–3–2–
Wisconsin2–53–5–
Northwestern2–3–13–4–1–
Purdue0–5–12–6–1–

INDEPENDENTS

Army finished atop the 1946 independents at 9–0–1.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Army9–0–1–
Notre Dame8–0–1–
Tulsa8–0–
Miami7–2–
Penn State6–2–
West Virginia5–5–
Boston College5–3–
Rutgers5–2–
Nevada4–0–
Virginia4–4–1–
Cincinnati3–2CIN 18–6 VT
San José State3–1–
Syracuse3–5–
Michigan State3–5–
Temple2–4–2–
Pittsburgh2–5–1–
Oklahoma State2–7–1–
Louisiana Tech1–0–
Hawai'i1–2–
Delaware1–0–
Fresno State1–0–
Navy1–8–
Southern Miss0–1–
San Diego State0–1–
Buffalo0–1–
North Dakota State0–2–
UConn0–1–
Louisiana0–1–
Miami (OH)0–2–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

3 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1947Postseason gameCincinnati 18, Virginia Tech 6
Jan 1, 1947Postseason gameOklahoma 34, NC State 13
Jan 1, 1947Postseason gameNew Mexico 13, Montana State 13