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1946 Yale Bulldogs football team

1946 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIvy League
Ranking
APNo. 12
Record7–1–1 (4–1–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Ivy Group football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Yale 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Harvard 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Penn 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Cornell 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Columbia 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Brown 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Dartmouth 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the Ivy League during the 1946 college football season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth-year head coach Howard Odell, finished the season with a 7–1–1 record, and were ranked No. 12 in the final AP Poll (No. 21 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings).[1][2] Two Yale players received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) or International News Service (INS) on the 1946 All-Eastern football team: halfback Levi Jackson (AP-2, INS-1); and guard Fritz Barzilauskas (AP-1; INS-1).[3] Jackson led Yale and ranked fifth nationally with 806 rushing yards and averaged 6.01 yards per carry.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Merchant Marine*
W 33–021,000[5]
October 5Colgate*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 27–638,000[6]
October 12No. 11 ColumbiaNo. 15
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 20–2865,000[7]
October 19at Cornell
T 6–627,000[8]
October 26Coast Guard*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 47–1410,000[9]
November 2Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 33–266,000[10]
November 9Brown
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 49–040,000[11]
November 16PrincetonNo. 18
W 30–270,000[12]
November 23at HarvardNo. 15
W 27–1457,300[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

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See also: 1946 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP15————18151212

After the season

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Main article: 1947 NFL draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Bulldogs were selected.[14]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
1 3 Fritz Barzilauskas Guard Boston Yanks
30 277 John Prchlik Defensive tackle Boston Yanks
31 292 Bill Schuler Tackle New York Giants

References

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  1. ^ "1946 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Army Places Four Players On A-P All-Eastern Team". Evening Times. Cumberland, Maryland. November 26, 1946. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 80.
  5. ^ "Yale Eleven Whips Kings Point, 33-0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 29, 1946. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Yale Shocks Colgate; Second Half Attack Nets 27-6 Eli Win". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 6, 1946. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Ward, Gene (October 13, 1946). "Lion Rally Trims Yale, 28-20". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 46C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 20, 1946). "Long Cornell Run Knots Ithaca Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Cunavelis, Jimmy (October 27, 1946). "Yale Drubs Coast Guard Team, 47-14". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 3, 1946). "Yale Overpowers Dartmouth, 33 to 2". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 10, 1946). "Yale Overwhelms Brown by 49 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  12. ^ Young, Dick (November 17, 1946). "Yale Rips Tiger, 30-2". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C47 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Young, Dick (November 24, 1946). "Yale Blasts Harvard, 27-14, for Big 3 Title". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.