American college football season
The 1946 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the Ivy League during the 1946 college football season . The Bulldogs were led by fifth-year head coach Howard Odell , finished the season with a 7–1–1 record, and were ranked No. 12 in the final AP Poll (No. 21 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings).[1] [2] Two Yale players received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) or International News Service (INS) on the 1946 All-Eastern football team : halfback Levi Jackson (AP-2, INS-1); and guard Fritz Barzilauskas (AP-1; INS-1).[3] Jackson led Yale and ranked fifth nationally with 806 rushing yards and averaged 6.01 yards per carry.[4]
Schedule [ edit ] Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final AP 15 — — — — 18 15 12 12
After the season [ edit ] The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Bulldogs were selected.[14]
References [ edit ] ^ "1946 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results" . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2016 . ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . p. B4 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Army Places Four Players On A-P All-Eastern Team" . Evening Times . Cumberland, Maryland. November 26, 1946. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com . ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947 . A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 80. ^ "Yale Eleven Whips Kings Point, 33-0" . The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 29, 1946. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Yale Shocks Colgate; Second Half Attack Nets 27-6 Eli Win" . Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press . October 6, 1946. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com . ^ Ward, Gene (October 13, 1946). "Lion Rally Trims Yale, 28-20" . Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 46C – via Newspapers.com . ^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 20, 1946). "Long Cornell Run Knots Ithaca Game". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1. ^ Cunavelis, Jimmy (October 27, 1946). "Yale Drubs Coast Guard Team, 47-14" . The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com . ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 3, 1946). "Yale Overpowers Dartmouth, 33 to 2". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 10, 1946). "Yale Overwhelms Brown by 49 to 0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1. ^ Young, Dick (November 17, 1946). "Yale Rips Tiger, 30-2" . Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. C47 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Young, Dick (November 24, 1946). "Yale Blasts Harvard, 27-14, for Big 3 Title" . Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved November 29, 2020 .
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