1946 Stanford Indians football team

1946 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1946 Stanford Indians football
1946 Stanford Indians football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1946 record	6–3–1 (3–3–1 PCC)
Head coach	Marchmont Schwartz (2nd season);
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
	Seasons ← 1942 1947 →

The 1946 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1946 college football season. This was the team's first season since 1942 because the team suspended play due to World War II. Stanford's head coach was Marchmont Schwartz, who had coached the 1942 team as well. The team was a member of the Pacific Coast Conference and played its home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 28	Idaho		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 45–0
October 5	San Francisco*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 33–7
October 12	at No. 5 UCLA	No. 17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 6–26
October 19	Santa Clara*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 33–26
October 26	USC		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 20–28
November 2	Oregon State		Bell Field Corvallis, OR	T 0–0
November 9	Washington		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 15–21
November 16	at Washington State		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 27–26
November 23	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (49th Big Game)	W 25–6
December 23	Hawaii*		Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 18–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
5	32	Lloyd Merriman	Back	Chicago Bears
13	114	Bill Hachten	Guard	New York Giants
28	261	Charley Wakefield	Tackle	Philadelphia Eagles
29	268	Lynn Brownson	Back	Washington Redskins

^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1946–1950". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved September 12, 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
^ "1947 NFL Draft". Retrieved September 15, 2014.

v t Stanford Cardinal football
Venues	Stanford Field (1905–1921) Stanford Stadium (1921–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California: Big Game Notre Dame San Jose State: Bill Walsh Legacy Game USC
Culture and lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band" "All Right Now" Stanford Band The Play Stanford Axe T formation 1906–1917 Stanford rugby teams 1894 Chicago game 2007 USC game The Spirit of Stanford Radio KTCT KZSU
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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National championship seasons in bold

1946 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 UCLA $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Oregon State	6	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
USC	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Washington	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Stanford	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Oregon	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Montana	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Washington State	1	–	5	–	1	1	–	6	–	1
California	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Idaho	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll