1946 Dartmouth Indians football team

1946 Dartmouth Indians football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–6 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainThomas Douglas
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Ivy Group football standings
Conf Overall
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
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 at Holy Cross*
W 3–0 24,000 [3]
October 5 Syracuse*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
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
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 13–33 13,000 [7]
November 2 at Yale
L 2–33 66,000 [8]
November 9 Harvard
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
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]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

Main article: 1947 NFL draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Dartmouth Indian was selected.[12]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
27 249 Art Young Guard Pittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. ^ "Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Richardson, William D. (September 29, 1946). "Dartmouth Trips Holy Cross by 3-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ "Dartmouth Halts Syracuse, 20 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 6, 1946. p. S1.
  5. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 13, 1946). "Penn 39-6 Victor over Dartmouth". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ "Brown Upsets Dartmouth, 20-13, Finn, Swingler Leading Offensive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 20, 1946. p. S1.
  7. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 27, 1946). "Lion Aerials Rout Dartmouth, 33-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 3, 1946). "Yale Overpowers Dartmouth, 33 to 2". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 10, 1946). "Harvard Subdues Dartmouth, 21 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 17, 1946). "Cornell Sets Back Dartmouth, 21 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Richardson, William D. (November 24, 1946). "Dartmouth Tops Princeton; Tigers Bow, 20-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  12. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.