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1946 Swarthmore Garnet Tide football team

1946 Swarthmore Garnet Tide football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Eastern non-major college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Thiel   –   7 – 0 – 0
Muhlenberg   –   9 – 1 – 0
Geneva   –   7 – 1 – 0
Dickinson   –   6 – 1 – 0
Alfred   –   5 – 1 – 0
Buffalo   –   7 – 2 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 2 – 1
St. Lawrence   –   5 – 2 – 0
American International   –   4 – 2 – 1
Trinity (CT)   –   4 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cortland State   –   4 – 3 – 0
Hofstra   –   4 – 3 – 0
Springfield   –   4 – 4 – 0
New York A&T   –   3 – 3 – 0
Northeastern   –   3 – 3 – 0
Scranton   –   4 – 5 – 1
Gettysburg   –   4 – 5 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 4 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 4 – 0
Coast Guard   –   3 – 5 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   1 – 7 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   0 – 6 – 0

The 1946 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its fifth, non-consecutive year under head coach Lew Elverson, Swarthmore compiled a 5–3 record and was outscored by a total of 129 to 70.[1][2]

The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Wesleyan
L 0–26[3]
October 12Franklin & Marshall
  • Alumni Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
W 7–6[4]
October 19at Muhlenberg
L 13–535,000[5]
October 26at UrsinusCollegeville, PAW 19–12[6]
November 2Dickinson
  • Alumni Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
L 0–14[7]
November 9at Johns HopkinsBaltimore, MDW 6–0[8]
November 16Drexel
  • Alumni Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
W 12–62,000[9]
November 23at Haverford
W 13–125,000[10]

References

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  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. 222.
  2. ^ "Swarthmore Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Mort Berry (October 6, 1946). "Swarthmore Defeated, 26-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "F. and M. Loses To Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 13, 1946. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mules Win, 52 to 13: Cardinal-Gray in Dazzling Triumph Over Garnet for Biggest Score in Many Years". The Morning Call. October 20, 1946. pp. 17, 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Swarthmore Wins, 19-12, Over Ursinus". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 27, 1946. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Allen Lewis (November 3, 1946). "Swarthmore Bows to Dickinson, 14-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ C. M. Gibbs (November 10, 1946). "Swarthmore Blanks Johns Hopkins, 6-0, On Fourth-Period Touchdown: Cryer Scores Lone Marker; Hosts' Winning Streak Ended In Homewood Clash". The Baltimore Sun. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1946 Football Schedule". Swarthmore Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  10. ^ Allen Lewis (November 24, 1946). "Swarthmore Trips Haverford On Last Period Rally, 13-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.