1946 Arizona Wildcats football team
American college football season
The 1946 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1946 college football season . In their sixth season under head coach Mike Casteel , the Wildcats compiled a 4–4–2 record (2–2–1 against Border opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored their opponents, 218 to 136. The team captain was Virgil Floyd Marsh.[ 1] [ 2]
Arizona was ranked at No. 94 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[ 3]
The team played its home games in Varsity Stadium in Tucson, Arizona .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 28 Arizona State W 67–012,000 [ 4]
October 5 at Utah * L 7–1418,000 [ 5]
October 12 Texas Mines Varsity Stadium Tucson, AZ W 27–1312,000 [ 6]
October 19 Pacific (CA) * Varsity Stadium Tucson, AZ W 47–1312,500 [ 7] [ 8]
October 26 at Marquette * L 0–2015,000 [ 9]
November 2 Hardin–Simmons Varsity Stadium Tucson, AZ L 8–1911,000 [ 10] [ 11]
November 9 Santa Clara * Varsity Stadium Tucson, AZ T 21–2111,500 [ 12] [ 13]
November 16 at New Mexico T 13–138,000 [ 14]
November 23 Texas Tech Varsity Stadium Tucson, AZ L 0–169,000 [ 15]
November 30 Kansas State * Varsity Stadium Tucson, AZ W 28–710,000 [ 16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
References
^ "1946 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016 .
^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF) . University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 105. Retrieved September 7, 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 .
^ Abe Chanin (September 29, 1946). "Arizona Bowls Over Tempe Eleven, 67-0: Wildcats Open Season With 10-Touchdown Offensive Before Overflow Crowd of 12,000 Pollard Scores 3 TD's" . Arizona Daily Star . pp. I-1, II-1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Abe Chanin (October 6, 1946). "Utah Edges Wildcats 14-7 in Tough Battle: Freshman Fred Enke's Fumble in Final Period Gives Utes Victory; Arizona Displays Great Offensive Power" . Arizona Daily Star . pp. I-1, II-1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Abe Chanin (October 13, 1946). "Arizona Pressed to Defeat Tricky Texas Miners, 27-13: Pair of Touchdowns in Fourth Period Break 13-13 Stalemate for Cats; Texans' Screen Pass Baffles Arizona" . Arizona Daily Star . pp. I-1, II-1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Pacific Favored To Trip Wildcats Tonight" . Arizona Daily Star . October 19, 1946. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Abe Chanin (October 20, 1946). "Wildcats Overwhelm Pacific Tigers, 47-13: Record Crowd of 12,500 Sees Arizona Run Over Favored Californians; Seven UA Players score Touchdowns" . Arizona Daily Star . p. I-1, II-1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Abe Chanin (October 27, 1946). "Marquette Whitewashes Hapless Arizona, 20 to 0" . The Arizona Daily Star . p. 1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Hal Sayles (November 3, 1946). "Belated Rally By Hardin-Simmons Overpowers Arizona U., 19-8: Two Last Period Touchdowns Break Early 6-6 Deadlock" . Abilene Reporter-News . p. 14. Retrieved April 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Abe Chanin (November 3, 1946). "Outplayed Wildcats Bows To Hardin-Simmons, 19-8" . The Arizona Daily Star . pp. I-1, II-1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Abe Chanin (November 10, 1946). "Inspired Arizona Rally Ties Santa Clara, 21-21" . The Arizona Daily Star . pp. 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Murray Sinclair (November 10, 1946). "Arizona, Santa Clara Tie: Second-Half Assault Pays For Wildcats" . The Arizona Republic . p. 7 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Wilbur Bentley (November 17, 1946). "Lobo Gridmen Upset Dopesters, Tie Cats, 13-13" . Albuquerque Journal . pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Abe Chanin (November 24, 1946). "Rugged Texas Tech Team Bests Wildcats, 16 to 0: Staunch Red Raider Forward Wall Too Much for Arizona's Attempted Scoring Thrusts; Game Played in Continuous Drizzle" . The Arizona Daily Star . pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Abe Chanin (December 1, 1946). "Wildcats Halt Kansans 28 to 7 Before 10,000: Enke Stars on Offensive, Figuring in Three Touchdowns for Arizona; Season's Record Four Victories, Four Losses, Two Ties" . Arizona Daily Star . Tucson, Arizona. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com .
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