1946 Miami Seahawks season

The 1946 Miami Seahawks season was the inaugural (and only) one for the franchise and the first for the All-America Football Conference. Head coach Jack Meagher led the team to a 3–11 finish, fourth out of four teams in the Eastern Division.

1946 Miami Seahawks season
Head coachJack Meagher
Home fieldBurdine Stadium
Results
Record3-11
Division place4th AAFC Eastern
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The team's statistical leaders included Marion Pugh with 608 passing yards, Jimmy Nelson with 163 rushing yards, Lamar Davis with 275 receiving yards, and Dick Erdlitz with 34 points scored (22 extra points, two field goals, and one touchdown).[1]

Rookie guard Buddy Jungmichel was selected by both the United Press and the AAFC as a second-team guard on the 1946 All-AAFC football team.[2][3]

Regular season
Main article: 1946 AAFC season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 September 6 at Cleveland Browns L 0–44 0–1
2 September 15 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–21 0–2
3 September 20 at Los Angeles Dons L 14–30 0–3
4 Bye
5 October 8 San Francisco 49ers L 7–34 0–4
6 October 11 at Buffalo Bisons W 17–14 1–4
7 October 18 at Chicago Rockets L 7–28 1–5
8 October 25 at Brooklyn Dodgers L 7–30 1–6
9 November 3 at New York Yankees L 21–24 1–7
10 November 11 Chicago Rockets L 7–20 1–8
11 November 18 Buffalo Bisons W 21–14 2–8
12 November 25 Los Angeles Dons L 21–34 2–9
13 December 3 Cleveland Browns L 0–34 2–10
14 December 9 New York Yankees L 0–31 2–11
15 December 13 Brooklyn Dodgers W 31–20 3–11
Source:[4]
  • Monday night (November 11, 18, 25 and December 9)

Standings
Eastern Division
TeamWLTPCTPFPA1946 
New York Yankees 1031.791N/AN/A Details
Brooklyn Dodgers 3101.244N/AN/A Details
Buffalo Bisons 3101.244N/AN/A Details
Miami Seahawks 3110.229N/AN/A Details
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

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Roster

Players shown in bold started at least one game at the position listed as confirmed by contemporary game coverage.

Miami Seahawks 1946 roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Halfbacks

 Ends

Tackles

Guards

Centers

References
  1. "1946 Miami Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  2. "Jungmichael Named On All-AAFC Second". The Miami News. December 16, 1946. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "All-Star Pro Eleven Named". Baltimore Sun. January 5, 1947. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1946 Miami Seahawks season at Pro-Football-Reference.com Archived June 28, 2013, at WebCite
  5. 1946 Miami Seahawks season at databaseFootball.com Archived May 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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