1946 BYU Cougars football team
| 1946 BYU Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| 1946 record | 5–4–1 (3–2–1 MSC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1946 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Eddie Kimball, the Cougars compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 119 to 94.[1][2]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 22 | Western State* | Provo, UT | W 13–2 | ||||
| September 28 | at Montana State* | Bozeman, MT | L 12–13 | ||||
| October 4 | at Denver | Denver, CO | L 13–26 | ||||
| October 12 | Utah | Provo, UT (rivalry) | L 6–35 | ||||
| October 19 | Colorado | Provo, UT | W 10–7 | 5,000 | |||
| October 25 | at San Jose State* |
| L 0–14 | ||||
| November 2 | Wyoming | Provo, UT | W 6–3 | 3,500 | [3] | ||
| November 9 | at Utah State |
| T 0–0 | ||||
| November 16 | at Colorado A&M |
| W 20–6 | ||||
| November 22 | at Texas Mines* |
| W 14–13 | ||||
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After the season[]
The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Cougars were selected.[4]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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| 16 | 136 | Reed Nilsen | Center | Detroit Lions |
| 19 | 171 | Scotty Deeds | Back | Chicago Cardinals |
| 28 | 257 | Dick Chatterton | Back | Boston Yanks |
References[]
- ^ "1946 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 168. Retrieved January 1, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cougars Tip Cowboys 6-3". Provo Sunday Herald. November 3, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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