1946 Western Maryland Green Terror football team

1946 Western Maryland Green Terror football
ConferenceMason–Dixon Conference
Record5–2 (4–1 Mason–Dixon)
Head coach
Captains
  • Art O'Keeffe
  • "Sig" Jensen
Home stadiumHoffa Field
Seasons
← 1942
1947 →
1946 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 Delaware $ 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Johns Hopkins 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Western Maryland 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Hampden–Sydney 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 2 – 0
Randolph–Macon 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Washington College 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Mount St. Mary's 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Western Maryland Green Terror football team was an American football team that represented Western Maryland College (now known as McDaniel College) as a member of the Mason–Dixon Conference during the 1946 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Charlie Havens, the team compiled an undefeated 5–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponent by a total of 168 to 94.[1][2] Art O'Keeffe and "Sig" Jensen were the team's captains.[3] Western Maryland played home games at Hoffa Field on Westminster, Maryland.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at Gettysburg*Gettysburg, PAW 18–6[4]
October 11at Delaware
L 6–447,500[5]
October 19Mount St. Mary's
W 46–7
October 26at Washington (MD)Chestertown, MDW 13–6
November 2Hampden–Sydneydagger
  • Hoffa Field
  • Westminster, MD
W 38–6
November 9at Randolph–MaconAshland, VAW 27–01,100[6]
November 16at Dickinson*
L 20–25[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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.
  2. ^ "2005 McDaniel College Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "Football Captains". McDaniel College. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "Western Maryland Beats Gettysburg". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 8, 1946. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Gibbons, Jack (October 12, 1946). "Delaware Routs Terrors; Blue Hens Run String to 24 in Succession with 44 to 6 Victory". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Randolph-Macon Bow, 27-0 To Western Maryland Eleven". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 10, 1946. p. 8B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dickinson Upsets Western Maryland: Red and White Tabs 25-20 Homecoming Victory". The Evening Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. November 18, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.


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