1946 Wayne Tartars football team

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1946 Wayne Tartars football
ConferenceIndependent
1946 record2–5–1
Head coach
  • (1st season)
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Midwestern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   8 – 0 – 1
Youngstown   –   7 – 1 – 0
Cincinnati   –   9 – 2 – 0
Central Michigan   –   6 – 2 – 0
Western Michigan   –   5 – 2 – 1
Miami (OH)   –   7 – 3 – 0
Ohio   –   6 – 3 – 0
Detroit   –   6 – 4 – 0
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 0
Bowling Green   –   5 – 3 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan   –   5 – 4 – 1
Akron   –   5 – 4 – 0
Michigan State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Marquette   –   4 – 5 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 4 – 1
Wayne   –   2 – 5 – 1
Valparaiso   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1946 college football season. Under first-year head coach , the team compiled a 2–5–1 record.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Detroit
L 0–3123,800[2]
September 28at Michigan State
L 0–4219,106[3]
October 5Ohio Wesleyan
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 13–03,025[4]
October 12at Western Reserve
L 0–7[5]
October 19at George WashingtonWashington, DCL 6–20[6]
October 25at Buffalo
W 25–204,500[7]
November 2Springfield
  • Keyworth Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 12–61,794[8]
November 11at Toledo
L 6–1410,000[9]
November 16Case Techdagger
  • Keyworth Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 37–62,157[10]
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. p. 121. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ W. W. Edgar (September 21, 1946). "U-D Overwhelms Tartars, 31 to 0". Detroit Free Press. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ George S. Alderton (September 29, 1946). "Michigan State Romps Over Wayne in Grid Opener, 42 to 0". Lansing State Journal. pp. 22, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ George Puscas (October 6, 1946). "Tartars Jolt Wesleyan, 13-0, for First Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ George Puscas (October 13, 1946). "Wayne Sees 7-0 Loss End Grid Dream: Western Reserve Wins in Last Minutes". Detroit Free Press. pp. IV-2, IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "One Period Tops Wayne: George Washington's Passes Win, 20-6". Detroit Free Press. October 20, 1946. p. IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wayne Gets Victory No. 2: Tartars Upset Buffalo, 25 to 20". Detroit Free Press. October 27, 1946. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ George Puscas (November 3, 1946). "Going Places! Wayne's 12-6 Conquest of Springfield Is Latest". Detroit Free Press. p. IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Toledo Tags Wayne with 14-6 Defeat". Detroit Free Press. November 12, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ George Puscas (November 17, 1946). "Happy Ending to Football Story: Wayne 37, Case 6". Detroit Free Press. p. IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.
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