1946 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1946 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1946 record 6–3 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Bo McMillin (13th season)
MVP Pete Pihos
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
1946 Big Nine football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Illinois $ 6 1 0  8 2 0
No. 6 Michigan 5 1 1  6 2 1
No. 20 Indiana 4 2 0  6 3 0
Iowa 3 3 0  5 4 0
Minnesota 3 4 0  5 4 0
Ohio State 2 3 1  4 3 2
Northwestern 2 3 1  4 4 1
Wisconsin 2 5 0  4 5 0
Purdue 0 5 1  2 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1946 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bo McMillin, in his 13th year as head coach of the Hoosiers. Fullback Pete Pihos was named the team's most valuable player.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 21 Cincinnati* Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana L 6–15   -
September 28 at Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan L 0–21   74,600
October 5 at Minnesota Memorial StadiumMinneapolis W 21–0   53,648
October 12 Illinois Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana W 14–7   27,000
October 19 Iowa No. 18 Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana L 0–13   -
October 26 at Nebraska* Memorial StadiumLincoln, Nebraska W 27–7   -
November 2 Pittsburgh* No. 20 Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana W 20–6   -
November 9 at No. 17 Northwestern Dyche StadiumEvanston, Illinois W 7–6   -
November 23 at Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket) W 34–20   -
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

[2]

1947 NFL draftees

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
John CannadyCenter322New York Giants
Ben RaimondiBack641Chicago Cardinals
Bob "Hunchy" HoernschemeyerBack1194New York Giants
Bob RavensburgEnd17150Chicago Cardinals

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References

  1. "Pete Pihos Named I. U.'s Most Valuable". The Kokomo Tribune. United Press. November 29, 1946. p. 17. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  2. "1946 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  3. "1947 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 3, 2015.


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