1946 Chicago Rockets season
| 1946 Chicago Rockets season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Dick Hanley, Pat Boland, Bob Dove, Ned Matthews, and Willie Wilkin | ||||||
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| Results | |||||||
| Record | 5-6-3 | ||||||
| Division place | 4th AAFC West | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
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The 1946 Chicago Rockets season was their inaugural season in the All-America Football Conference. The team finished 5-6-3,[1] failing to qualify for the playoffs.
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 13, 1946 | Cleveland Browns | L 20-6 |
| 2 | September 20, 1946 | New York Yankees | T 17-17 |
| 3 | September 25, 1946 | Buffalo Bisons | W 38-35 |
| 4 | September 29, 1946 | San Francisco 49ers | W 24-7 |
| 5 | October 5, 1946 | Los Angeles Dons | L 21-9 |
| 6 | October 11, 1946 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | T 21-21 |
| 7 | October 18, 1946 | Miami Seahawks | W 28-7 |
| 8 | October 27, 1946 | at Buffalo Bisons | L 49-17 |
| 9 | November 2, 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L 21-14 |
| 10 | November 11, 1946 | at Miami Dolphins | W 20-7 |
| 11 | November 17, 1946 | at Cleveland Browns | L 51-14 |
| 12 | November 24, 1946 | at New York Yankees | W 38-28 |
| 13 | November 30, 1946 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 14-0 |
| 14 | December 15, 1946 | at Los Angeles Dons | T 17-17 |
Division standings
| AAFC East | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Cleveland Browns | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 423 | 137 | W-5 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 307 | 189 | W-3 |
| Los Angeles Dons | 7 | 5 | 2 | .583 | 305 | 290 | T-1 |
| Chicago Rockets | 5 | 6 | 3 | .455 | 263 | 315 | T-1 |
