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American college football season
The 1946 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an
American football team that represented the
University of Kansas in the
Big Six Conference during the
1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach
George Sauer, the Jayhawks compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–1 against conference opponents), tied with
Oklahoma for the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 157 to 145.
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Seven Kansas players received honors from the
Associated Press (AP) or
United Press (UP) on the
1946 All-Big Six Conference football team: halfback
Ray Evans (AP-1, UP-1); end
Otto Schnellbacher (AP-1, UP-1); guard
Don Fambrough (AP-1, UP-1); end David Schmidt (AP-2, UP-2); back
Frank Pattee (UP-3); back Bud French (UP-3); and tackle
Don Ettinger (UP-3).
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Kansas was ranked at No. 76 in the final
Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.
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The team played its home games at
Memorial Stadium in
Lawrence, Kansas.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 |
TCU* | | T 0–0 | 20,405 |
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September 27 | at
Denver* | | W 21–13 | |
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October 5 |
Wichita* | | W 14–7 | |
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October 12 | at
Iowa State | | W 24–8 | 12,000 |
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October 19 |
Nebraska | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS (
rivalry)
| L 14–16 | 33,000 |
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October 26 | at
Tulsa* | | L 0–56 | 13,000 |
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November 2 |
Oklahoma A&M* | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS
| W 14–13 | 20,000 |
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November 9 | No. 16
Oklahoma | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS
| W 16–13 | 15,000 |
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November 16 | at
Kansas State | | W 34–0 | 17,000 |
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November 28 | at
Missouri | | W 20–19 | 29,000 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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After the season
The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Jayhawks were selected.
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References
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"1946 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
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^ 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 183.
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"Four Sooners, Three Tigers, Three Jayhawks on All-Big 6". Moberly Monitor-Index. November 29, 1946. p. 7 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Oklahoma Lands Four on All-Big Six First Team; Kansas Places Three Men". Seminole Producer. December 2, 1946. p. 3 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946).
"Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Kansas Ties Texas Christian: K. U. and Texans Fail to Score in Night Grid Clash; Both Have Good Chances but Miscues Prove Very Costly to Each". The Wichita Eagle. September 22, 1946. p. 10 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Kansas Defeats Denver 21 to 13: Neither Club Scores Until Third When Jayhawkers Break Away". The Wichita Eagle. September 28, 1946. p. 2 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Jayhawks Edge Wichita U., 14-7". The Manhattan Mercury. October 6, 1946 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Leighton Housh (October 13, 1946).
"Unbeaten Kansas Rolls Past Iowa State, 24-8: 89-Yard Pass Play Fetches Cyclone T.D." The Des Moines Register. p. 8S – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Huskers Cut K. U. String Nebraska Powers Way To 16-14 Victory To Hand Kansas First Loss; Sam Vacanti's Fourth Period Field Goal Settles Issue In Bitter Big Six Battle". The Manhattan Mercury. October 20, 1946. p. 6 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tulsa Cremates Kansas: Tulsa Power Bowls Over KU, 56 To 0". The Sunday Examiner-Enterprise. October 27, 1946. p. 6 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ John Cronley (November 3, 1946).
"Jayhawks Scalp Cowboys, 14-13: Pokes Miss Tie as Goal Try Blocked". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. 1B, 2B – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ John Cronley (November 10, 1946).
"Jayhawks Stump Sooners, 16 to 13". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. 1B, 2B. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Jayhawks Wallop Kansas State, 34 to 0". Mercury-Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. November 17, 1946. p. 6 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"A Surge To Top: Kansas, Rated Third in Big Six Before Season, Rises to Title Spot". The Kansas City Star. Associated Press. November 29, 1946. p. 24 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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