1946 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team

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1946 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football
Border champion
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 20–0 vs. Denver
ConferenceBorder Conference
1946 record11–0 (6–0 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumFair Park Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1947 →
1946 Border Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hardin–Simmons $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
New Mexico 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 2
Arizona 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
West Texas State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Texas Mines 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Arizona State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 2
New Mexico State 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team represented the Hardin–Simmons University in the Border Conference during the 1946 college football season.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 21McMurry*
W 31–0
September 28Kansas State*
  • Fair Park Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 34–7
October 5San Jose State*
  • Fair Park Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 34–7
October 18at New Mexico
W 49–0
October 26Arizona State
  • Fair Park Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 46–6
November 2at Arizona
W 19–8
November 9West Texas State
  • Fair Park Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 28–7
November 16at Texas Mines
W 20–7
November 23Howard Payne*
  • Fair Park Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 33–0
November 30Texas Tech
  • Fair Park Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 21–613,000
January 1, 1947vs. Denver*
W 20–03,730
  • *Non-conference game

After the season[]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Cowboys were selected.[2]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
14 121 Al Johnson Quarterback Philadelphia Eagles
15 132 Joe Cook Back Philadelphia Eagles

References[]

  1. ^ "1946 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Stats".
  2. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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