1946 William & Mary Indians football team

The 1946 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1946 college football season.

1946 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1946 record8–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainDenver Mills
Home stadiumCary Field
1946 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 0 18 2 1
William & Mary 7 1 08 2 0
No. 18 NC State 6 1 08 3 0
South Carolina 4 2 05 3 0
Duke 3 2 04 5 0
Richmond 3 2 26 2 2
VPI 3 3 23 4 3
VMI 2 3 14 5 1
George Washington 1 1 04 3 0
Clemson 2 3 04 5 0
Wake Forest 2 3 06 3 0
Maryland 2 5 03 6 0
Furman 1 4 02 8 0
Washington and Lee 1 4 02 6 0
The Citadel 1 5 03 5 0
Davidson 1 5 04 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Fort McClellan*W 61–0
September 27at Miami (FL)*L 3–13
October 5at The CitadelW 51–12
October 12VPI
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 49–0
October 19vs. Washington and LeeNo. 19W 34–18
October 26VMINo. 18
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 41–0[1]
November 2Maryland
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 41–7
November 9vs. No. 17 North CarolinaL 7–2118,000[2]
November 16at George WashingtonW 20–0[3]
November 28at Richmond
W 40–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft selections

= Pro Football Hall of Fame = Canadian Football Hall of Fame = College Football Hall of Fame
NFL Draft Selections 
# Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
14 1947 13 2 108 Bob Steckroth Washington Redskins End
15 1947 28 3 258 Ralph Sazio Pittsburgh Steelers Tackle

References

  1. "W&M crushes Keydets 41 to 0 at homecoming". Daily Press. October 27, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Chauncey Durden (November 10, 1946). "Tarheels Down W&M, 21-7: Carolina Conquers Indians Before 18,000 at Stadium". Richmond Times-Dispatch. pp. 6B, 11B via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Braves topple GW 20–0". Daily Press. November 17, 1946. Retrieved May 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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