1946 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football | |
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NCC champion | |
Conference | North Central Conference |
Record | 4–1–2 (2–0–1 NCC) |
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Home stadium | O. R. Latham Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State Teachers $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota Agricultural | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morningside | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Augustana (SD) | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team represented Iowa State Teachers College in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1946 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Clyde Starbeck, the team compiled a 4–1–2 record (2–0–1 against NCC opponents), shut out it final four opponents, won the NCC championship, and outscored opponent by a total of 175 to 32.[1]
Iowa Teachers ranked third nationally in total defense among small college teams, giving up an average of only 108.5 yards per game.[2] The team was ranked at No. 85 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[3]
Five players were selected to the all-conference team: ends Nick Avelchas and Cy Bellock; halfbacks Pudge Camarata and Bob Williams; tackle Jason Loving; and guard Paul Salzman.[4]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 28 | at South Dakota State | Brookings, SD | T 6–6 | [5] | |||
October 5 | at Iowa State* | L 18–20 | 12,000 | [6] | |||
October 12 | Hamline* | W 46–6 | [7] | ||||
October 19 | Western Michigan* |
| T 0–0 | [8] | |||
October 26 | at Morningside |
| W 38–0 | 3,000 | [9] | ||
November 2 | North Dakota Agricultural |
| W 21–0 | 4,000 | [10] | ||
November 16 | Drake |
| W 46–0 | 3,500 | [11] | ||
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References
- ↑ "2019 Northern Iowas Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Northern Iowa. 2019. p. 107.
- ↑ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 87.
- ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 2019 Media Guide, p. 118.
- ↑ "Iowa Tutors Outplay Foe, But Tie, 6-6". The Des Moines Tribune. September 29, 1946. p. S7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Maurice White (October 6, 1946). "Near Upset Written on the Wind as Cyclones Cruise in Heavens Fails: A Story-Book Finish Dumps Tutors, 20-18; Cyclones Win After Trailing, 18-0". The Des Moines Register. pp. V-1, V-7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Jack North (October 13, 1946). "Iowa Teachers Slam Hamline, 46-6: Camarata and Williams Top T.D. Parade". The Des Moines Register. p. 5S – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Clyde Artus (October 20, 1946). "Panther Goal Line Stands Good For 0-0 Tie". Waterloo Sunday Courier. pp. 29, 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Teachers Crush Maroons, 38 to 0: State Tutors Register Scores Almost at Will; Hard Driving and Shifty Panther Backs Tear Morningside's Line to Small Shreds". The Sioux City Journal. October 27, 1946. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Panthermen bite Bison in 21–0 win". The Courier. November 3, 1946. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Teachers Jolt Drake by 46-0: Cedar Falls Club Betters Bulldogs". Council Bluffs Nonpareil. November 17, 1946. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.