Summary
The 1946 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kansas in the Big Six Conference during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach George Sauer, the Jayhawks compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–1 against conference opponents), tied with Oklahoma for the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 157 to 145.[1][2]
| 1946 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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Big 6 co-champion | |
| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (4–1 Big 6) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seven Kansas players received honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-Big Six Conference football team: halfback Ray Evans (AP-1, UP-1); end Otto Schnellbacher (AP-1, UP-1); guard Don Fambrough (AP-1, UP-1); end David Schmidt (AP-2, UP-2); back Frank Pattee (UP-3); back Bud French (UP-3); and tackle Don Ettinger (UP-3).[3][4]
Kansas was ranked at No. 76 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[5]
The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 21 | TCU* | T 0–0 | 20,405 | [6] | |||
| September 27 | at Denver* | W 21–13 | [7] | ||||
| October 5 | Wichita* | W 14–7 | [8] | ||||
| October 12 | at Iowa State | W 24–8 | 12,000 | [9] | |||
| October 19 | Nebraska |
| L 14–16 | 33,000 | [10] | ||
| October 26 | at Tulsa* | L 0–56 | 13,000 | [11] | |||
| November 2 | Oklahoma A&M* |
| W 14–13 | 20,000 | [12] | ||
| November 9 | No. 16 Oklahoma |
| W 16–13 | 15,000 | [13] | ||
| November 16 | at Kansas State | W 34–0 | 17,000 | [14] | |||
| November 28 | at Missouri | W 20–19 | 29,000 | [15] | |||
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After the season edit
The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Jayhawks were selected.[16]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 25 | 231 | Otto Schnellbacher | Defensive back | Chicago Cardinals |
| 31 | 290 | Bill Hogan | Back | Green Bay Packers |
References edit
- ^ "1946 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 183.
- ^ "Four Sooners, Three Tigers, Three Jayhawks on All-Big 6". Moberly Monitor-Index. November 29, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oklahoma Lands Four on All-Big Six First Team; Kansas Places Three Men". Seminole Producer. December 2, 1946. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kansas Ties Texas Christian: K. U. and Texans Fail to Score in Night Grid Clash; Both Have Good Chances but Miscues Prove Very Costly to Each". The Wichita Eagle. September 22, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kansas Defeats Denver 21 to 13: Neither Club Scores Until Third When Jayhawkers Break Away". The Wichita Eagle. September 28, 1946. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jayhawks Edge Wichita U., 14-7". The Manhattan Mercury. October 6, 1946 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Leighton Housh (October 13, 1946). "Unbeaten Kansas Rolls Past Iowa State, 24-8: 89-Yard Pass Play Fetches Cyclone T.D." The Des Moines Register. p. 8S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskers Cut K. U. String Nebraska Powers Way To 16-14 Victory To Hand Kansas First Loss; Sam Vacanti's Fourth Period Field Goal Settles Issue In Bitter Big Six Battle". The Manhattan Mercury. October 20, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Cremates Kansas: Tulsa Power Bowls Over KU, 56 To 0". The Sunday Examiner-Enterprise. October 27, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Cronley (November 3, 1946). "Jayhawks Scalp Cowboys, 14-13: Pokes Miss Tie as Goal Try Blocked". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Cronley (November 10, 1946). "Jayhawks Stump Sooners, 16 to 13". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. 1B, 2B. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jayhawks Wallop Kansas State, 34 to 0". Mercury-Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. November 17, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A Surge To Top: Kansas, Rated Third in Big Six Before Season, Rises to Title Spot". The Kansas City Star. Associated Press. November 29, 1946. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.