1946 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
| 1946 Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1946 record | 5–4 (3–3 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Eddie Anderson (5th season) |
| MVP | Bill Kay |
| Home stadium | Iowa Stadium |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa in the 1946 Big Nine Conference football season. The team compiled a 5–4 record (3–3 against conference opponents) and finished in fourth place in the Big Nine Conference.[1][2] The team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 129 to 92.[1] The team allowed an average of 200.7 yards per game, the best total defense in Iowa history.[3]
Eddie Anderson returned as a head coach for the Hawkeyes for his fifth season as Iowa's head coach; he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.[4]
The team's statistical leaders included Bob Smith with 503 rushing yards, Emlen Tunnell with 228 passing yards, Dick Hoerner with 72 receiving yards, and Bob Sullivan with 25 points scored.[5] Tackle Bill Kay was selected as the team's most valuable player.[6] Guard Earl Banks and fullback Dick Hoerner were selected as first-team players on the 1946 All-Big Nine Conference football team.[7]
The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium. It drew 197,811 spectators at five home games, an average of 39,562 per game.[8]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | ||||
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| September 21 | North Dakota State* | Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa | W 39–0 | ||||||
| September 28 | Purdue | Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa | W 16–0 | ||||||
| October 5 | at Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan | L 7–14 | ||||||
| October 12 | Nebraska* | Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa | W 21–7 | ||||||
| October 19 | at No. 18 Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana | W 13–0 | ||||||
| October 26 | No. 2 Notre Dame* | No. 17 | Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa | L 6–41 | |||||
| November 2 | No. 11 Illinois |
Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa | L 0–7 | ||||||
| November 9 | at No. 15 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin | W 21–7 | ||||||
| November 16 | at Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis (Floyd of Rosedale) | L 6–16 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 "1946 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- 1 2 "2012 Media Guide Iowa Football" (PDF). University of Iowa. 2012. pp. 167, 172.
- ↑ 2012 Media Guide, p. 195.
- ↑ "Eddie Anderson Member Biography". National Football Foundation. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ↑ 2012 Media Guide, pp. 196-197.
- ↑ 2012 Media Guide, p. 152.
- ↑ 2012 Media Guide, p. 150.
- ↑ 2012 Media Guide, p. 181.