1946 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
LIC champion
Burley Bowl, W 21–13 vs. Milligan
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record9–0 (4–0 LIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
1946 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southeastern Louisiana $ 4 –0 –09 –0 –0
Louisiana Tech 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 –2 –06 –4 –0
Northwestern State 1 –3 –04 –6 –0
Louisiana College 0 –4 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana College (now known as Southeastern Louisiana University) as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (LIC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first year under head coach Ned McGehee, the Lions compiled a 9–0 record, won the LIC championship, defeated Milligan in the second annual Burley Bowl game, and outscored opponents by a total of 236 to 46.[1]

Southeastern Louisians ranked eighth nationally among small-college teams with an average of 298.4 yards per game in total offense. It also ranked ninth nationally in total defense, giving up an average of only 142.7 yards per game.[2]

The team featured two brothers from Massachusetts, Albert and Louis Romboli, playing at the halfback position.[3]

During the fall of 1946, there were over 1,000 persons enrolled at Southeastern Louisiana, of which 70% were men. The football team had over 50 players.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Louisiana College
W 18–0
October 4Southwestern Louisiana
W 27–13[5]
October 11Merchant Marine-Pass Christian*
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 61–6
October 18Northwestern State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA (rivalry)
W 13–0
October 26at Mississippi College*Clinton, MSW 14–0
November 9at Louisiana Tech
W 22–144,000[6]
November 15Jacksonville State*
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 39–0[7]
November 22at Mississippi Southern*
W 20–0[8]
November 28vs. Milligan*
W 21–137,500[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Southeastern Louisiana Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ ""Yankee" Brothers Star Halfbacks for Southeastern". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1946. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Cats, Lions Tangle Tonight Before 6,000 at Hammond". The Town Talk. September 27, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "SLI Beats Southwestern". The Shreveport Times. October 6, 1946. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Southeastern in 22–14 win over Louisiana Tech". The Times. November 10, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Jacksonville team defeated by powerful Southeastern Louisiana". The Teacola. November 20, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Southeastern Louisiana College Winners Over Mississippi Southern". The Daily Advertiser. November 23, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Jimmy Smyth (November 29, 1946). "Southeastern Rallies Twice To Whip Milligan 21 To 13: Buffs Put Up Stubborn Fight Against Invaders". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
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