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1946 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team

The 1946 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team represented Iowa State Teachers College in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1946 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Clyde Starbeck, the team compiled a 4–1–2 record (2–0–1 against NCC opponents), shut out it final four opponents, won the NCC championship, and outscored opponent by a total of 175 to 32.[1]

1946 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football
NCC champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record4–1–2 (2–0–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO. R. Latham Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa State Teachers $ 2 – 0 – 1 4 – 1 – 2
North Dakota Agricultural 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
South Dakota State 2 – 1 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
North Dakota 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Morningside 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
South Dakota 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Augustana (SD) 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Iowa Teachers ranked third nationally in total defense among small college teams, giving up an average of only 108.5 yards per game.[2] The team was ranked at No. 85 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[3]

Five players were selected to the all-conference team: ends Nick Avelchas and Cy Bellock; halfbacks Pudge Camarata and Bob Williams; tackle Jason Loving; and guard Paul Salzman.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at South Dakota StateBrookings, SDT 6–6[5]
October 5at Iowa State*
L 18–2012,000[6]
October 12Hamline*
W 46–6[7]
October 19Western Michigan*
  • O. R. Latham Field
  • Cedar Falls, IA
T 0–0[8]
October 26at Morningside
W 38–03,000[9]
November 2North Dakota Agricultural
  • O. R. Latham Field
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 21–04,000[10]
November 16Drake
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 46–03,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Northern Iowas Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Northern Iowa. 2019. p. 107.
  2. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 87.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 118.
  5. ^ "Iowa Tutors Outplay Foe, But Tie, 6-6". The Des Moines Tribune. September 29, 1946. p. S7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Maurice White (October 6, 1946). "Near Upset Written on the Wind as Cyclones Cruise in Heavens Fails: A Story-Book Finish Dumps Tutors, 20-18; Cyclones Win After Trailing, 18-0". The Des Moines Register. pp. V-1, V-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jack North (October 13, 1946). "Iowa Teachers Slam Hamline, 46-6: Camarata and Williams Top T.D. Parade". The Des Moines Register. p. 5S – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Clyde Artus (October 20, 1946). "Panther Goal Line Stands Good For 0-0 Tie". Waterloo Sunday Courier. pp. 29, 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Teachers Crush Maroons, 38 to 0: State Tutors Register Scores Almost at Will; Hard Driving and Shifty Panther Backs Tear Morningside's Line to Small Shreds". The Sioux City Journal. October 27, 1946. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Panthermen bite Bison in 21–0 win". The Courier. November 3, 1946. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Teachers Jolt Drake by 46-0: Cedar Falls Club Betters Bulldogs". Council Bluffs Nonpareil. November 17, 1946. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
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