1946 Auburn Tigers football team
American college football season
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 4–6 (1–5 SEC) |
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Auburn Stadium
Cramton Bowl Legion Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||
No. 3 Georgia + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||
No. 7 Tennessee + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||
No. 8 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||
No. 11 Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||
Alabama | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||
Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||
Kentucky | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||
Tulane | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||
Auburn | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||
Ole Miss | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||
Florida | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||
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The 1946 Auburn Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Auburn University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1946 college football season . It was Auburn's 55th season of intercollegiate football and its 14th season as a member of the SEC. The Tigers were led by head coach Carl M. Voyles , in his third year at Auburn, and compiled a record of four wins and six losses (4–6 overall, 1–5 in the SEC). They were outscored by a total of 210 to 132. [1]
Auburn back Travis Tidwell led the nation in total offense with 1,715 yards -- 772 rushing and 943 passing. [2] He also led the nation with 79 pass completions and ranked seventh in rushing yards. [3]
Auburn was ranked at No. 69 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946. [4]
The team played its home games at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama (three games), Legion Field in Birmingham (two games), and Auburn Stadium in Auburn (one game).
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 27 | Mississippi Southern * | W 13–12 | 12,000 | [5] | |
October 5 | Furman * | W 26–6 | 11,000 | [6] | |
October 12 | Saint Louis * | W 27–7 | 12,000 | [7] | |
October 19 | at Tulane | L 0–32 | 35,000 | [8] | |
October 26 | at Georgia Tech | L 6–27 | 30,000 | [9] | |
November 2 | Vanderbilt |
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L 0–19 | 16,000 | [10] |
November 9 | Mississippi State |
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L 0–33 | 25,000 | [11] |
November 16 | vs. Georgia | L 0–41 | 22,000 | [12] | |
November 23 | Clemson * |
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L 13–21 | 8,000 | [13] |
November 30 | at Florida | W 47–12 | 8,000 | [14] | |
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References
- ↑ "1946 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved May 25, 2022 .
- ↑ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947 . A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 79.
- ↑ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947 . A.S. Barnes and Company. pp. 80, 82.
- ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . p. B4 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Max Morris (September 28, 1946). "Auburn Wins Grid Opener: Tidwell Scores Twice For Plainsmen In Triumph, 13-12; Mississippi Southern Puts Up Stiff Battle In Bowl Opener Before 12,000 Fans" . The Montgomery Advertiser . p. 3 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Auburn wallops Furman" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 6, 1946 . Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Zipp Newman (October 13, 1946). "Tidwell Stars Again As Tigers Win, 27-7: Auburn's Ace Pitches Three Pay-Off Passes" . The Birmingham News . pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Tulane Wave bowls over Auburn, 32–0" . The State . October 20, 1946 . Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Zipp Newman (October 27, 1946). "Outgained, Tech's Jackets Capitalize On Breaks To Turn Back Auburn, 27-6: Tidwell Is Star As 30,000 Watch Tigers Carry Fight to Foe In Atlanta Contest" . The Birmingham News . pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Bob Phillips (November 3, 1946). "Powerful Vanderbilt Line Hurls Back Auburn Tigers, 19-0" . The Birmingham News . pp. Sports 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Zipp Newman (November 10, 1946). "Fast Stepping Maroon Backs March Over Auburn Tigers, 33-0: Three Teams Baffle Tigers Before 25,000; Ole Miss, Tide Stand In Maroons' Way To Post-Season Bowl Go" . The Birmingham News . pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Georgia Bulldogs Whip Auburn 41-0" . Corpus Christi Caller-Times . November 17, 1946. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Clemson wins from Furman, 20 to 6" . The Greenville News . November 17, 1946 . Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Arthur Martin (December 1, 1946). "Auburn Smears Florida, 47-12: Tidwell Leads Plainsmen To SEC Victory As Gators Close Winless" . The Miami News . p. 2C – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Carl M. Voyles, 1946" . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015 . Retrieved July 21, 2015 .
- ↑ "1946 Auburn University Football Schedule" . Auburn University Athletics . Archived from the original on September 1, 2012 . Retrieved July 21, 2015 .
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