1946_Abilene_Christian_Wildcats_football_team

1946 Texas Conference football season

Sports season

The 1946 Texas Conference football season was the season of college football played by the member schools of the Texas Conference as part of the 1946 college football season. Abilene Christian and Southwestern (TX) tied for the conference championship. None of the Texas Conference teams was ranked in the Associated Press poll or played in a bowl game.

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1946 Texas Conference football season
Sport	Football
Number of teams	5
Co-champions	Abilene Christian, Southwestern (TX)
Football seasons
← 1945 1947 →

More information Conf, Overall ...

1946 Texas Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Abilene Christian +	3	–	0	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
Southwestern (TX) +	3	–	0	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
McMurry	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Howard Payne	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	5	–	2
Austin	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	2

+ – Conference co-champions

Conference overview

More information Conf. rank, Team ...

Conf. rank	Team	Head coach	Conf. record	Overall record	Points scored	Points against
1	Abilene Christian	Tonto Coleman	3–0–1	8–1–1	228	53
1	Southwestern (TX)	Randolph M. Medley	3–0–1	5–4–1	243	181
3	McMurry	J. Vernon Hilliard	2–4	4–4–1	82	138
4	Howard Payne	Joe Bailey Cheaney	1–3	2–5–2	85	125
5	Austin	Garvice Steen	1–3	2–7–1	54	207

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Teams

Abilene Christian

Quick Facts Abilene Christian Wildcats football, Texas Conference co-champion ...

1946 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Texas Conference co-champion
Conference	Texas Conference
Record	8–1–1 (3–0–1 Texas)
Head coach	Tonto Coleman (2nd season)
Captains	Gladstone McClennan Buster Dixon
Home stadium	Fair Park Stadium
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian College now known as Abilene Christian University) as a member of the Texas Conference during the 1946 college football season. In their second non-consecutive year under head coach Tonto Coleman, and their first year after the end of World War II,^[2] the Wildcats compiled an 8–1–1 record (3–0–1 against conference opponents), outscored all opponents by a total of 228 to 53, and tied with Southwestern for the Texas Conference championship.^[3]^[4]

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Southwestern Tech	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	W 28–0	3,000	^[5]
September 21	at East Texas State	Commerce, TX	W 26–7	4,000	^[6]
September 28	at Sul Ross	Alpine, TX	W 32–7		^[7]
October 4	North Texas State	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	W 6–0		^[8]
October 12	Southwestern (TX)	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	T 12–12		^[9]
October 19	at Southwest Texas State	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	L 0–18		^[10]
October 26	McMurry	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	W 27–0		^[11]
November 9	Howard Payne	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	W 19–0	4,000	^[12]
November 16	at Austin	Sherman, TX	W 46–2		^[13]
November 23	at Texas A&I	Kingsville, TX	W 32–7		^[14]
Homecoming

Southwestern

Quick Facts Southwestern Pirates football, Texas Conference co-champion ...

1946 Southwestern Pirates football
Texas Conference co-champion
Conference	Texas Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–0–1 Texas)
Head coach	Randolph M. Medley (8th season)
Home stadium	Snyder Field
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Southwestern Pirates football team represented Southwestern College as a member of the Texas Conference during the 1946 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Randolph M. Medley, Southwestern compiled an 5–4–1 record (3–0–1 against conference opponents), outscored all opponents by a total of 243 to 181, and tied with Abilene Christian for the Texas Conference championship.

More information Date, Opponent ...

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Baylor*	Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–21	10,000	^[15]
September 28	at Oklahoma City*	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–53		^[16]
October 5	at Rice*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–48	16,000	^[17]
October 12	at Abilene Christian	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	T 12–12		^[9]
October 19	Southeastern Oklahoma State*	Snyder Field Georgetown, TX	W 19–6
October 25	Howard Payne	Snyder Field Georgetown, TX	W 33–7		^[18]
November 2	vs. Randolph Field*	San Antonio, TX	W 77–0		^[19]
November 8	Austin	Snyder Field Georgetown, TX	W 34–0		^[20]
November 23	vs. McMurry	Abilene, TX	W 41–0		^[21]
November 28	at Louisiana Tech*	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	L 20–34		^[22]
*Non-conference game

McMurry

Quick Facts McMurry Indians football, Conference ...

1946 McMurry Indians football
Conference	Texas Conference
Record	4–4–1 (2–4 Texas)
Head coach	J. Vernon Hilliard
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 McMurry Indians football team represented McMurry University as a member of the Texas Conference during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach J. Vernon Hilliard, McMurray compiled a 4–4–1 record (2–4 against conference opponents), was outscored by a total of 138 to 82, and finished third in the Texas Conference.

More information Date, Opponent ...

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Hardin–Simmons	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	L 0–31	6,500	^[23]
September 28	Eastern New Mexico	Abilene, TX	W 43–7
October 5	at Sul Ross	Alpine, TX	W 6–2
October 19	at Texas A&I	Kingsville, TX	W 13–10		^[24]
October 26	at Abilene Christian	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	L 0–27		^[11]
November 2	Austin	Abilene, TX	L 0–7
November 8	North Texas State	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	T 7–7		^[25]
November 16	at Howard Payne	Brownwood, TX	W 13–6
November 23	Southwestern (TX)	Abilene, TX	L 0–41		^[21]

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Howard Payne

Quick Facts Howard Payne Yellow Jackets football, Conference ...

1946 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Texas Conference
Record	2–5–2 (1–3 Texas)
Head coach	Joe Bailey Cheaney (8th season)
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets football team represented Howard Payne University as a member of the Texas Conference during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Joe Bailey Cheaney, Howard Payne compiled a 2–5–2 record (1–3 against conference opponents), was outscored by a total of 125 to 85, and finished fourth in the Texas Conference.

More information Date, Opponent ...

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Texas A&I	Brownwood, TX	W 27–0		^[27]
September 28	Louisiana Tech	Lion Stadium Brownwood, TX	L 7–13		^[28]
October 5	East Texas State	Commerce, TX	T 7–7	3,500	^[29]
October 11	Southwest Texas State	Brownwood, TX	T 7–7		^[30]
October 18	Austin	Brownwood, TX	W 24–0
October 25	at Southwestern (TX)	Georgetown, TX	L 7–33		^[18]
November 9	at Abilene Christian	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	L 0–19		^[12]
November 16	McMurry	Brownwood, TX	L 6–13
November 22	at Hardin–Simmons	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	L 0–33	4,000	^[31]

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Austin

Quick Facts Austin Kangaroos football, Conference ...

1946 Austin Kangaroos football
Conference	Texas Conference
Record	2–7–1 (1–3 Texas)
Head coach	Garvice Steen
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Austin Kangaroos football team represented Austin College as a member of the Texas Conference during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Garvice Steen, Austin compiled a 2–7–1 record (1–3 against conference opponents), was outscored by a total of 207 to 54, and finished last in the Texas Conference.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 20	at Southeastern Oklahoma State*	Durant, OK	L 0–12
September 28	at North Texas State*	Eagle Field Denton, TX	L 0–14	^[33]
October 3	Stephen F. Austin*	Sherman, TX	L 7–20
October 12	at Sam Houston State*	Pritchett Field Huntville, TX	W 19–18	^[34]
October 18	at Howard Payne	Brownwood, TX	L 0–24
October 25	East Texas State*	Sherman, TX	L 13–33
November 2	at McMurry	Abilene, TX	W 7–0
November 8	at Southwestern (TX)	Snyder Field Georgetown, TX	L 0–34
November 16	Abilene Christian	Sherman, TX	L 2–46	^[13]
November 22	East Central*	Sherman, TX	T 6–6
*Non-conference game

All-Texas Conference football team

The 1946 All-Texas Conference football team was selected by the conference coaches and announced on December 6, 1946. Abilene Christian and Southwestern each placed five players on the first team. The first-team selections were:^[35]

Ends:

Ted Barc, Southwestern
Neal Bradshaw, McMurry

Tackles:

Willard Paine, Abilene Christian
Dan Davenport, Southwestern

Guards:

Charles Floyd, Abilene Christian
Max Jones, Southwestern

Center:

Dick Stovall, Abilene Christian

Backs:

Lawrence Dixon, Abilene Christian
Joe Evans, Southwestern
V. T. Smith, Abilene Christian
Floren Hooefer (tie), McMurry
Frank Means (tie), Southwestern

References

[1]
W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 140.
[2]
Abilene Christian did not compete in intercollegiate football during the 1943, 1944, and 1945 seasons.
[3]
"Abilene Christian University Wildcat Football 2021 Media Guide". Abilene, Texas: Abilene Christian University Athletics. p. 48. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
[4]
"Abilene Christian Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
[5]
Hal Sayles (September 15, 1946). "ACC Wildcats Subdue Stubborn Southwestern Bulldogs, 28-0: Early Sooner Threat Fails, 'T' Sparkles". The Abilene Texas Reporter-News. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
[6]
"Cats Wallop Lions, 26-7". The Abilene Texas Reporter-News. September 22, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
[7]
"ACC Cats Beat Sul Ross 32-7". The Abilene Texas Reporter-News. September 29, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
[8]
"Wildcats trounce North Texas, 6–0". The Abilene Texas Reporter-News. October 5, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
[9]
Howard Green (October 13, 1946). "Southwestern and Final Whistle Hold ACC Wildcats to 12-12 Tie: Christians Finish Game on 1-Yard Line". The Abilene Texas Reporter-News. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
[10]
"Southwest Texas dumps ACC". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 20, 1946. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
[11]
"Abilene Wildcats Beat McMurry 27-0". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 27, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
[12]
Hal Sayles (November 10, 1946). "Abilene Christian Wallops Howard Payne Jackets, 19-0: Catss Bottle Foes' Offense". The Abilene Texas Reporter-News. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
[13]
"Abilene Christian Routs Austin, 46-2". Sunday American-Statesman. November 17, 1946. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
[14]
"ACC Wildcats Thrash Javelina Grid Herd". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 24, 1946. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
[15]
Jinx Tucker (September 22, 1946). "Ragged Bruin Team Finally Manages to Beat Pirates, 21-7: Baylorites Look Sloppy in Debut Of 1946 Season; Fumbles Handicap Green and Gold With Coach Kimbrough Using Most of His Squad". Waco Tribune-Herald. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
[16]
"Oklahoma City Eleven Beats Arkansas Team". The Joplin Globe. Joplin Globe. Associated Press. September 29, 1946. p. 18. Retrieved December 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
[17]
"Helpless Southwestern Walloped by Rice". Sunday American-Statesman. October 6, 1946. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
[18]
"Southwestern Pirates Defeat Howard Payne". Longview News-Journal. October 27, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
[19]
"Southwestern Raps Randolph, 77 to 0". The Austin American. November 3, 1946. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
[20]
"Pirates Blast Austin College". The Austin American. November 9, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
[21]
"Southwestern Whips McMurry: 41-0 Victory Nets Texas Circuit Tie". The Austin American. November 24, 1946. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
[22]
"Louisiana Tech drops Southwestern by 34–20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 29, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
[23]
Hal Sayles (September 22, 1946). "HSU Returns to Grid Wars With 31-0 Win Over McMurry". Abilene Reporter-News. p. 14. Retrieved April 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
[24]
"A&I Javelinas Battle McMurray Tribe in Kingsville Tonight". The Corpus Christi Caller. October 19, 1946 – via Newspapers.com.
[25]
"Tribe holds favored North Texas to tie". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 9, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
[26]
"McMurry University Football Record Book" (PDF). Abilene, Texas: McMurry University Athletics. July 30, 2022. p. 52. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
[27]
Jake Trussell (September 27, 1946). "Howard-Payne Jackets In 27-0 Victory Over Hogs". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
[28]
"La. Tech stops Howard Payne". Monroe Morning World. September 29, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
[29]
"East Texas and Howard Payne Tie". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. Associated Press. October 6, 1946. p. 12. Retrieved July 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
[30]
"Bobcats, Payne battle to tie". The Austin American. October 12, 1946. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
[31]
"Hardin-Simmons Jars Yellow Jackets, 33-0: Mobley Gets 125 Yards". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1946. p. 9. Retrieved April 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
[32]
"Howard Payne University Football Records" (PDF). Howard Payne University. November 19, 2023. p. 10. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
[33]
"Eagles beat Austin Kangaroos 14–0 in first home game". Denton Record-Chronicle. September 29, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
[34]
"Kangaroos Beat Strong Bearkats". Longview News-Journal. October 14, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
[35]
"S'Western, ACC Gridders Lead All-Texas Team". Denton Record-Chronicle. December 6, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.

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