1946 West Chester Golden Rams football team

1946 West Chester Golden Rams football
ConferencePennsylvania State Teachers College Conference
Record9–1 (2–1 PSTCC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
California (PA) $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Mansfield 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
West Chester 2 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Slippery Rock 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Indiana (PA) 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Bloomsburg 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Millersville 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Clarion 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Lock Haven 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
East Stroudsburg 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Shippensburg 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Kutztown 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Edinboro 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 West Chester Golden Rams football team was an American football team that represented West Chester State Teachers College (now known as West Chester University) as a member of the Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference (PSTCC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 10th year under head coach Glenn Killinger, the Golden Rams compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the PSTCC. The team outscored its opponents by a total of 187 to 33.[1]

At a time when college football was not fully integrated, the West Chester team featured Johnny Eaton, an African-American back from Abington, Pennsylvania.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20vs. Moravian*Bethlehem, PAW 13–66,000[3]
September 27Drexel*
W 12–0[4]
October 5at CCNY*
W 20–0[5]
October 11Pennsylvania Military*
  • Wayne Field
  • West Chester, PA
W 40–03,000[2]
October 18Lock Haven
  • Wayne Field
  • West Chester, PA
L 6–135,000[6]
October 25East Stroudsburg
  • Wayne Field
  • West Chester, PA
W 13–7[7]
November 2at Albright*Reading, PAW 26–04,000[8]
November 8at Ithaca*
W 13–7[9]
November 16at MillersvilleMillersville, PAW 12–0[10]
November 23at Wagner*Staten Island, NYW 32–0
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "1946 - West Chester (PA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "W. Chester Routs P.M.C.; Cadet Back Fractures Ankle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 12, 1946. pp. 14, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "W. Chester Beats Moravian, 13-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 21, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "West Chester Beats Drexel". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 28, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "W. Chester beats C.C.N.Y. for third". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 6, 1946. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "W. Chester Loses To Lock Haven In Upset, 13-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 19, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "West Chester Teachers Beat East Stroudsburg". The Morning Call. October 26, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "West Chester Easy Victor Over Albright". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 3, 1946. p. S5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "IC Gridders Hold West Chester To 13-7 Verdict". The Ithaca Journal. November 9, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "W. Chester Wins, 12-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1946. p. 4S – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "History of WCU Football" (PDF). West Chester University. p. 5. Retrieved May 9, 2023.