The 1946 Colorado A&M Aggies football team represented Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1946 college football season. The Aggies compiled a 2–7 record (1–5 against MSC opponents), finished sixth in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 184 to 50.[1][2]
| 1946 Colorado A&M Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| Record | 2–7 (1–5 MSC) |
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| Home stadium | Colorado Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Julius Wagner, who was in his third season as the team's head coached, resigned after five games. He was replaced by Harry W. Hughes who had been head coach from 1911 to 1941 and served as interim head coach for the final four games of the 1946 season.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 21 | at Fort Warren* | Cheyenne, WY | W 25–0 | [3] | |||
| September 27 | at Montana* | L 0–27 | [4] | ||||
| October 5 | at Wyoming | W 7–0 | 4,700 | [5] | |||
| October 11 | at Denver | L 0–33 | 15,000 | [6] | |||
| October 19 | at Utah State |
| L 0–48 | 8,000 | [7] | ||
| October 26 | Colorado College* | L 12–25 | 5,000 | [8] | |||
| November 9 | Utah |
| L 0–13 | 1,750 | [9] | ||
| November 16 | BYU |
| L 6–20 | 1,500 | [10] | ||
| November 28 | at Colorado | L 0–18 | 9,000 | [11] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1946 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ a b "2018 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2018. pp. 162, 169. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "Cox Is Sparkplug As Colorado Ags Beat Fort Warren". The Missoulian. Associated Press. September 22, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grizzlies Start Strong in Defeating Colorado Ags: First Attack Brings Touchdown". The Daily Missoulian. September 28, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Joe Klipple (October 6, 1946). "Aggies Win at Laramie on Fourth Period Score: Chuck Painter Crosses Line In Snow Storm at Laramie". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Potent Pioneers Thump Rams, 33-0". Deseret News. International News Service. October 12, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Holden (October 20, 1946). "Utags Win, 48-0: Logan Crew Shows Drive In Conference Victory". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. B3, B4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CC Air Attack Beats Aggies, 25 to 12: Rams Adopt Single Wing". Fort Collins Coloradoan. October 27, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utes Win, 13 to 0: Storm Puts Damper on Utes' Attack". The Salt Lake Tribune. Associated Press. November 10, 1946. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jimmy Hodgson (November 17, 1946). "BYU Rolls Over Hapless Colorado Aggies, 20 to 6". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hainlen's Punting Stands Out As Aggies Bow to Buffs, 18-0". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 29, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.