1946 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1946 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1946 record5–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBill Kay
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Big Nine Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Illinois $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Michigan 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 20 Indiana 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Ohio State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Purdue 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa in the 1946 Big Nine Conference football season. The team compiled a 5–4 record (3–3 against conference opponents) and finished in fourth place in the Big Nine Conference.[1][2] The team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 129 to 92.[1] The team allowed an average of 200.7 yards per game, the best total defense in Iowa history.[3]

Eddie Anderson returned as a head coach for the Hawkeyes for his fifth season as Iowa's head coach; he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.[4]

The team's statistical leaders included Bob Smith with 503 rushing yards, Emlen Tunnell with 228 passing yards, Dick Hoerner with 72 receiving yards, and Bob Sullivan with 25 points scored.[5] Tackle Bill Kay was selected as the team's most valuable player.[6] Guard Earl Banks and fullback Dick Hoerner were selected as first-team players on the 1946 All-Big Nine Conference football team.[7]

The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium. It drew 197,811 spectators at five home games, an average of 39,562 per game.[8]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21North Dakota Agricultural*
W 39–0[9]
September 28Purdue
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 16–0
October 5at Michigan
L 7–1456,515
October 12Nebraska*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 21–730,500
October 19at No. 18 Indiana
W 13–0
October 26No. 2 Notre Dame*No. 17
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 6–4152,311
November 2No. 11 Illinoisdagger
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–752,000
November 9at No. 15 Wisconsin
W 21–745,000
November 16at Minnesota
L 6–1659,180
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][2]

After the season[]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Hawkeyes were selected.[10]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
13 107 Bob Sullivan Halfback Boston Yanks
23 214 Hal Shoener End New York Giants
24 219 Bob Smith Defensive back Washington Redskins
31 286 Herb Shoener End Washington Redskins

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "1946 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2012 Media Guide Iowa Football" (PDF). University of Iowa. 2012. pp. 167, 172.
  3. ^ 2012 Media Guide, p. 195.
  4. ^ "Eddie Anderson Member Biography". National Football Foundation. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  5. ^ 2012 Media Guide, pp. 196-197.
  6. ^ 2012 Media Guide, p. 152.
  7. ^ 2012 Media Guide, p. 150.
  8. ^ 2012 Media Guide, p. 181.
  9. ^ "Iowa wins, 39–0". The Des Moines Register. September 22, 1946. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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