Gopher Football 1946 Season

1946 Schedule Date Opponent W/L/T Score 09/28/1946 Nebraska (3-6) W 33-6 10/05/1946 Indiana (6-3) L 0-21 10/12/1946 @ Northwestern (4-4-1) L 7-14 10/19/1946 Wyoming (1-8-1) W 46-0 10/26/1946 @ Ohio State (4-3-2) L 9-39 11/02/1946 Michigan (6-2-1) L 0-21 11/09/1946 Homecoming Purdue (2-6-1) W 13-7 11/16/1946 Iowa (5-4) W 16-6 11/23/1946 @ Wisconsin (4-5) W 6-0

1946 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L T PCT W L T PCT Illinois 6 1 0 .857 8 2 0 .800 Michigan 5 1 1 .786 6 2 1 .722 Indiana 4 2 0 .667 6 3 0 .667 Iowa 3 3 0 .500 5 4 0 .556 Minnesota 3 4 0 .429 5 4 0 .556 Ohio State 2 3 1 .417 4 3 2 .556 Northwestern 2 3 1 .417 4 4 1 .500 Wisconsin 2 5 0 .286 4 5 0 .444 Purdue 0 5 1 .083 2 6 1 .278

Season notes:

Coached by Bernie Bierman (12th season).

1946 Poll Results

Associated Press
1. Notre Dame 8-0-1 2. Army 9-0-1 3. Georgia 11-0-0 4. UCLA 10-1-0 5. Illinois 8-2-0 6. Michigan 6-2-1 7. Tennessee 9-2-0 8. Louisiana State 9-1-1 9. North Carolina 8-2-1 10. Rice 9-2-0 11. Georgia Tech 9-2-0 12. Yale 7-1-1 13. Pennsylvania 6-2-0 14. Oklahoma 8-3-0 15. Texas 8-2-0 16. Arkansas 6-3-2 17. Tulsa 9-1-0 18. North Carolina State 8-3-0 19. Delaware 9-0-0 20. Indiana 6-3-0

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1946 Season Bowl Results Orange Bowl - 01/01/1947 Rice 8, Tennessee 0 Sugar Bowl - 01/01/1947 Georgia 20, North Carolina 10 Cotton Bowl - 01/01/1947 Arkansas 0, Louisiana State 0 Sun Bowl - 01/01/1947 Cincinnati 18, Virginia Tech 6 Gator Bowl - 01/01/1947 Oklahoma 34, North Carolina State 13 Tangerine Bowl - 01/01/1947 Catawba 31, Maryville (TN) 6 Alamo Bowl - 01/04/1947 Hardin-Simmons 20, Denver 0 Harbor Bowl - 01/01/1947 Montana State 13, New Mexico 13 Oil Bowl - 01/01/1947 Georgia Tech 41, St. Mary's (CA) 19 Raisin Bowl - 01/01/1947 San Jose State 20, Utah State 0