1946 Muhlenberg Mules football team

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1946 Muhlenberg Mules football
ConferenceIndependent
1946 record9–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMulenberg Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Eastern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Army   –   9 – 0 – 1
Muhlenberg   –   9 – 1 – 0
Yale   –   7 – 1 – 1
Buffalo   –   7 – 2 – 0
Harvard   –   7 – 2 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   6 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Penn   –   6 – 2 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 2 – 1
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Columbia   –   6 – 3 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
Hofstra   –   4 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   4 – 5 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 4 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 5 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 5 – 1
Princeton   –   3 – 5 – 0
Vermont   –   2 – 3 – 2
Temple   –   2 – 4 – 2
Bucknell   –   3 – 6 – 0
Dartmouth   –   3 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   1 – 7 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   0 – 6 – 0
Fordham   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Muhlenberg Mules football team was an American football team that represented Muhlenberg College during the 1946 college football season. In its first season under head coach Ben Schwartzwalder, Muhlenberg compiled a 9–1 record, defeated St. Bonaventure in the Tobacco Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 307 to 99. The team's only loss was to Delaware by a 20–12 score.[1] The team played its home games at Muhlenberg Field in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Lafayette
W 32–20
October 5Albright
W 39–0
October 12at Bucknell
W 6–0
October 19Swarthmore
W 52–13
October 26Franklin & Marshall
  • Muhlenberg Field
  • Allentown, PA
W 40–7
November 2at Lehigh
W 40���7
November 9at GettysburgGettysburg, PAW 13–7
November 16Moravian
  • Muhlenberg Field
  • Allentown, PA
W 47–0
November 23at DelawareWilmington, DEL 12–20
December 14vs. St. Bonaventure
W 26–253,000[2]

After the season[]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Mules were selected.[3]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
18 161 Hal Bell Back Philadelphia Eagles
27 254 George Bibighaus End New York Giants

References[]

  1. ^ "1946 - Muhlenberg (PA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "Muhlenberg Tips Bonnies 26-25: Mules Score First In Winning Inaugural Tobacco Bowl Tilt". The Courier-Journal. December 15, 1946. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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