The 1946 Catawba Indians football team was an American football team that represented Catawba College as a member of the North State Conference (NSC) during the 1946 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach Gordon Kirkland, the team compiled a 10–2 record, defeated the Maryville Scots in the 1947 Tangerine Bowl, shut out 5 of 12 opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 282 to 67.[1]
| 1946 Catawba Indians football | |
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NSC champion Tangerine Bowl champion | |
Tangerine Bowl, W 31–6 vs. Maryville (TN) | |
| Conference | North State Conference |
| Record | 10–2 (5–0 NSC) |
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| Home stadium | Shuford Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catawba $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lenoir Rhyne | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic Christian | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anthony Georgiana led the team in scoring with 66 points on 11 touchdowns.[2]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | Cherry Point Marines* | W 29–7 | [3] | ||
| September 21 | at VMI* |
| L 7–21 | 4,000 | [4] |
| September 28 | Eastern Kentucky* |
| W 9–7 | ||
| October 5 | at High Point | High Point, NC | W 19–7 | ||
| October 12 | at Wofford* | Spartanburg, SC | W 46–0 | 2,000 | [5] |
| October 19 | vs. Appalachian State | W 28–6 | 10,000 | [6] | |
| October 26 | vs. Elon |
| W 40–0 | ||
| November 2 | Presbyterian* |
| L 12–13 | ||
| November 8 | at Newberry* | Newberry, SC | W 6–0 | ||
| November 16 | Guilford |
| W 28–0 | ||
| November 28 | Lenoir–Rhyne |
| W 27–0 | ||
| January 1, 1947 | vs. Maryville (TN)* | W 31–6 | 9,000 | ||
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References edit
- ^ "Catawba (NC) Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 89.
- ^ "Indians Scalp Marines, 29-7". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. Associated Press. September 15, 1946. p. 31. Retrieved September 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "VMI passes beat Catawba". The Charlotte Observer. September 22, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Catawba's Indians Overpower Wofford Eleven, 46 To 0: Tribe Scores 19 Points in First Period Well-Balanced Catawba Club Scores Easy Win Over Terrier". The Greenville News. October 13, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Catawba tops Apps". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1946. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
