1946 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1946 NC State Wolfpack football
Gator Bowl, L 13–34 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
1946 record8–3 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
William & Mary 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 18 NC State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Duke 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
VPI 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 3
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
George Washington 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1946 college football season. In its third season under head coach Beattie Feathers, the team compiled an 8–3 record (6–1 against SoCon opponents), was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll, lost to Oklahoma in the 1947 Gator Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 226 to 101.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Duke
W 13–622,000
October 5at Clemson
W 14–7
October 12DavidsonNo. 19
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 25–0
October 19at Wake ForestWake Forest, NCW 14–623,000
October 262:30 p.m.at VPINo. 12
L 6–1413,000[3][4]
November 2at VMI
W 49–76,000[5]
November 9at Vanderbilt*No. 20
L 0–7
November 16Virginia*
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 27–7
November 23at Florida*
W 37–6
November 30Maryland
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 28–7
January 1, 1947vs. No. 14 Oklahoma*
L 13–3410,034
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season[]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Wolfpack players were selected.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
7 50 Howard Turner Back Chicago Cardinals
10 78 Paul Gibson End Pittsburgh Steelers
22 200 George Blomquist End Philadelphia Eagles

References[]

  1. ^ "1946 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wolfpack Football 2019 NC State Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. 2019. p. 150. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "Gobblers Primed To Upset Favored Pack". The Technician. North Carolina State University. October 25, 1946. p. 4. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "The Bugle 1947" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1947. p. 183. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "State beats VMI. 49–7, with powerful offensive". The News and Observer. November 3, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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