1946 Kansas Jayhawks football team
| 1946 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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Big Six co-champion | |
| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| 1946 record | 7–2–1 (4–1 Big 6) |
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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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The 1946 Kansas Jayhawks football team 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] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. The Jayhawks were Big 6 co-champions.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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| September 21 | TCU | Kansas City | T 0–0 | ||
| September 27 | at Denver | W 21–13 | |||
| October 5 | Wichita | W 14–7 | |||
| October 12 | at Iowa State | W 24–8 | |||
| October 19 | Nebraska | L 14–16 | |||
| October 26 | at Tulsa | L 0–56 | |||
| November 2 | Oklahoma A&M | W 14–13 | |||
| November 9 | No. 16 Oklahoma | W 16–13 | |||
| November 16 | at Kansas State | W 34–0 | |||
| November 28 | at Missouri | W 20–19 | |||
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After the season[]
The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Jayhawks were selected.[3]
| 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[]
- ^ "1946 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 183.
- ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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