1946 Dartmouth Indians football team

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The 1946 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College in the Ivy League during the 1946 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Tuss McLaughry, the Indians compiled a 3–6 record, and were outscored 194 to 91 by opponents. Thomas Douglas was the team captain.[1]

Quick Facts Dartmouth Indians football, Conference ...
1946 Dartmouth Indians football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–6 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainThomas Douglas
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
 1945
1947 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1946 Ivy Group football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Yale 4 1 17 1 1
Harvard 3 1 07 2 0
No. 13 Penn 3 1 06 2 0
Cornell 3 1 15 3 1
Columbia 2 2 06 3 0
Princeton 2 4 03 5 0
Brown 1 3 03 5 1
Dartmouth 1 6 03 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll
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Dartmouth was ranked at No. 81 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[2]

Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 at Holy Cross* W 3–0 24,000 [3]
October 5 Syracuse*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 20–14 10,000 [4]
October 12 at No. 7 Penn L 6–39 69,000 [5]
October 19 at Brown L 13–20 20,000 [6]
October 26 Columbia
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 13–33 13,000 [7]
November 2 at Yale L 2–33 66,000 [8]
November 9 Harvard
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
L 7–21 16,000 [9]
November 16 at Cornell L 7–21 20,000 [10]
November 23 at Princeton W 20–13 34,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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After the season

The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Dartmouth Indian was selected.[12]

More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position NFL club
27249Art YoungGuardPittsburgh Steelers
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