The 1946 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays football team was an American football team that represented Johns Hopkins University as a member of the Mason–Dixon Conference during the 1946 college football season. In its first season under head coach Howdy Myers, Johns Hopkins compiled a 5–3 record (2–0 against conference opponents) and was outscored 117 to 90, largely due to a 53–0 loss in the first game of the season against Middle Three champion Rutgers.[1][2]
| 1946 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays football | |
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| Conference | Mason–Dixon Conference |
| Record | 5–3 (2–0 Mason–Dixon) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Delaware $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johns Hopkins | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Maryland | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampden–Sydney | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Randolph–Macon | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington College | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 5 | at Rutgers* | L 0–53 | 7,000 | [3] | |||
| October 12 | at Washington College | Chestertown, MD | W 13–7 | ||||
| October 19 | Pennsylvania Military* | Baltimore, MD | W 27–0 | ||||
| October 26 | Randolph–Macon | Baltimore, MD | W 24–8 | ||||
| November 2 | at Drexel* |
| W 7–0 | 2,000 | [4] | ||
| November 9 | Swarthmore* | Baltimore, MD | L 0–6 | [5] | |||
| November 16 | at Haverford* | Haverford, PA | W 19–7 | ||||
| November 23 | at Buffalo* | L 0–36 | [6] | ||||
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References
edit- ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company.
- ^ "Johns Hopkins Yearly Results". Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ Burns, Joe (October 6, 1946). "7,000 See Rutgers in First Win". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dora Lurie (November 3, 1946). "Johns Hopkins Wins, 7-0, Over Drexel on Late Drive". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ C. M. Gibbs (November 10, 1946). "Swarthmore Blanks Johns Hopkins, 6-0, On Fourth-Period Touchdown: Cryer Scores Lone Marker; Hosts' Winning Streak Ended In Homewood Clash". The Baltimore Sun. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buffalo Beats Hopkins, 36-0". The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1946. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.