1946 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1946 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
1946 record4–5
Head coach
CaptainRichard Whitesell[1][2]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
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 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1946 college football season. The Orangemen were led by head coach Clarence "Biggie" Munn, in his first and only year with the team. Munn left to take the head coaching position at Michigan State, where he would later win several national titles. The Orangemen compiled a record of 4–5 under Munn.[3]

During the season Miami Hurricanes cancelled a scheduled game against the Penn State team as Miami officials felt that Penn State fielding their two African American in Miami could have led to "unfortunate incidents".[4] Miami reportedly invited Syracuse to replace Penn State. This invitation was promptly declined and rebuked in an editorial in The Daily Orange, titled "No Thanks, Miami".[5]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Boston University
W 41–632,000
October 5at Dartmouth
L 14–2010,000[6]
October 12Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 0–910,000
October 19at Holy Cross
W 21–1220,000[7]
October 26at West Virginia
L 0–1318,000
November 2Temple
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 28–712,000[8]
November 9at Cornell
W 14–730,000[9]
November 16Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 7–2536,000[10]
November 23at Columbia
L 21–5930,000[11]

[12][1]

After the season[]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Orangeman was selected.[13]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
7 47 Joe Watt Halfback Boston Yanks

References[]

  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
  2. ^ Jones, Johnny (December 12, 1971). "When the Hudson Valley Roared in Orange". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, New York. p. 4B. Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. ^ "Students Beg Munn to Stay". The Des Moines Register. AP. 13 December 1946. p. 13. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Penn State-Miami U. Grid Game Is Latest Victim of 'Racial Problem'". The Gazette and Daily. York, Pennsylvania. AP. November 6, 1946. p. 25. Retrieved 29 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ "Syracuse Turns Down Miami Offer to Sub for Penn State". The Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. 13 November 1946. p. 17. Retrieved 29 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ "Dartmouth Halts Syracuse, 20 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 6, 1946. p. S1.
  7. ^ Fitzgerald, Tom (October 20, 1946). "Syracuse's Air Offensive Overhauls Holy Cross, 21-12". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (November 3, 1946). "Syracuse Tops Temple, 28-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 10, 1946). "Syracuse Upsets Cornell, 14-7, with Two Touchdowns by Watt". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Reddy, Bill (November 17, 1946). "Colgate Crushes Favored Syracuse, 25 to 7; Record Crowd Sees Raiders Win in 2d Half". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, N.Y. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Ward, Gene (November 24, 1946). "Lions Smash Syracuse by Record 59-21 Score". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1946 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  13. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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