Wikipedia:WikiProject College football/1946 season inventory

This is an inventory of team articles covering the 1946 college football season. As of July 18, 2022, we have stand-alone articles on 243 of the 788 college football teams (30.8%) that fielded a team during the 1946 season.

In addition, we also have conference-level articles created in lieu of stand-alone articles on each team. These conference articles include coverage for an additional 206 teams (26.1%).

The geographic and conference architecture is taken from the 1947 NCAA Football Guide. Articles in need of work (approximately 38) are listed in italics.

Warning: The fact that a team is included in this inventory does not mean that a stand-alone season is warranted. Before creating any stand-alone season article, it is important to verify in advance that there is sufficient WP:SIGCOV in independent, reliable sources to pass WP:GNG.

Overall

 * 1) 1946 college football season
 * 2) 1946 College Football All-America Team
 * 3) 1946 Little All-America college football team

New England
19 + 7 = 26


 * 1) 1946 All-Eastern football team

Ivy League

 * 1) 1946 Brown Bears football team
 * 2) 1946 Columbia Lions football team
 * 3) 1946 Cornell Big Red football team
 * 4) 1946 Dartmouth Indians football team
 * 5) 1946 Harvard Crimson football team
 * 6) 1946 Penn Quakers football team (AP No. 13)
 * 7) 1946 Princeton Tigers football team
 * 8) 1946 Yale Bulldogs football team (AP No. 12)

Major New England independents

 * 1) 1946 Boston College Eagles football team
 * 2) 1946 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Yankee Conference

 * 1) 1946 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
 * 2) 1946 Connecticut Huskies football team
 * 3) 1946 Rhode Island State Rams football team
 * 4) 1946 Massachusetts State Aggies football team
 * 5) 1946 Vermont Catamounts football team
 * 6) 1946 Maine Black Bears football team

Little Three Conference

 * 1) 1946 Little Three Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 Wesleyan Cardinals football team (7-0)
 * 3) 1946 Williams Ephs football team
 * 4) 1946 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team

Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

 * 1) 1946 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 Bates Bobcats football team
 * 3) 1946 Maine Black Bears football team
 * 4) 1946 Bowdoin Polar Bears football team
 * 5) 1946 Colby Mules football team

Additional New England independents

 * 1) Nichols Junior College (5-1)
 * 2) St. Michael's (2-0-1)
 * 3) New Britain State (3-1-1)
 * 4) 1946 Boston University Terriers football team (5-2-1)
 * 5) Trinity (CT) (4-2)
 * 6) American International (4-2-1)
 * 7) 1946 Springfield Gymnasts football team
 * 8) Northeastern
 * 9) 1946 Coast Guard Cadets football team
 * 10) Middlebury
 * 11) Lowell Textile
 * 12) Tufts
 * 13) Norwich
 * 14) Worcester Tech

Middle Atlantic
26 + 27 = 53

Major Middle Atlantic independents

 * 1) 1946 Army Cadets football team (AP No. 2)
 * 2) 1946 Bucknell Bison football team
 * 3) 1946 Colgate Red Raiders football team
 * 4) 1946 Fordham Rams football team
 * 5) 1946 Merchant Marine Mariners football team (Kings Point)
 * 6) 1946 NYU Violets football team
 * 7) 1946 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
 * 8) 1946 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
 * 9) 1946 Syracuse Orangemen football team
 * 10) 1946 Temple Owls football team
 * 11) 1946 Villanova Wildcats football team
 * 12) 1946 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Middle Three

 * 1) 1946 Rutgers Queensmen football team
 * 2) 1946 Lafayette Leopards football team
 * 3) 1946 Lehigh Engineers football team

Western New York Little Three

 * 1) 1946 Western New York Little Three Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football team
 * 3) 1946 Canisius Golden Griffins football team
 * 4) 1946 Niagara Purple Eagles football team

Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference

 * 1) 1946 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 California Vulcans football team
 * 3) 1946 Mansfield State Mountaineers football team
 * 4) 1946 Millersville State Marauders football team
 * 5) 1946 Slippery Rock State football team
 * 6) 1946 Indiana State Indians football team
 * 7) 1946 Clarion State Golden Eagles football team
 * 8) 1946 East Stroudsburg State Warriors football team
 * 9) 1946 Bloomsburg State Huskies football team
 * 10) 1946 Lock Haven State Bald Eagles football team
 * 11) 1946 Shippensburg State Raiders football team
 * 12) 1946 Edinboro State Fighting Scots football team

West Virginia Athletic Conference

 * 1) 1946 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 West Liberty State Hilltoppers football team
 * 3) 1946 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
 * 4) 1946 Potomac State Catamounts football team
 * 5) 1946 West Virginia Tech football team
 * 6) 1946 Fairmont State Fighting Falcons football team
 * 7) 1946 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football team
 * 8) 1946 Davis & Elkins Senators football team
 * 9) 1946 Morris Harvey football team
 * 10) 1946 Concord State Mountain Lions football team
 * 11) 1946 Glenville State Pioneers football team
 * 12) 1946 Shepherd State Rams football team
 * 13) 1946 Bethany Bison football team
 * 14) 1946 Salem Tigers football team

Canadian International Athletic Union

 * 1) 1946 Western Ontario Mustangs football team
 * 2) McGill
 * 3) Queens
 * 4) Toronto

Additional Middle Atlantic independent

 * 1) 1946 Thiel Tomcats football team (9-0)
 * 2) Bucknell Junior College (6-0)
 * 3) 1946 West Chester Golden Rams football team (9-1)
 * 4) 1946 Muhlenberg Mules football team (9-1)
 * 5) 1946 Geneva Covenanters football team (7-1)
 * 6) 1946 Dickinson Red Devils football team (6-1)
 * 7) Alfred (5-1)
 * 8) 1946 Buffalo Bulls football team (7-2)
 * 9) Greenbrier Military
 * 10) 1946 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team (6-2)
 * 11) Hartwick
 * 12) St. Lawrence (5-2)
 * 13) Bergen Junior College
 * 14) Westminster
 * 15) 1946 Swarthmore Garnet Tide football team
 * 16) Cortland State (4-3)
 * 17) Hofstra (4-3)
 * 18) Lebanon Valley
 * 19) Moravian
 * 20) St. Vincent
 * 21) Keystone Junior College
 * 22) New York A&T (3-3)
 * 23) Susquehanna
 * 24) Alliance
 * 25) Clarkson Tech
 * 26) Hamilton
 * 27) Scranton (4-5-1)
 * 28) Gettysburg (4-5)
 * 29) Rochester
 * 30) Rennselaer Polytechnic
 * 31) Franklin & Marshall (3-4)
 * 32) Haverford
 * 33) Kutztown State
 * 34) 1946 Drexel Dragons football team (3-4)
 * 35) Brooklyn College
 * 36) Union (NY)
 * 37) Grove City
 * 38) Montclair State
 * 39) Ursinus
 * 40) Panzer
 * 41) Hobart
 * 42) Ithaca
 * 43) Long Island A&T
 * 44) Penn Military
 * 45) Allegheny
 * 46) Wagner
 * 47) Albright
 * 48) 1946 CCNY Beavers football team (1-7)
 * 49) Juniata
 * 50) Waynesburg
 * 51) Trenton State
 * 52) Carnegie Tech (0-6)

The Middle West
36 + 84 = 120

Big Nine

 * 1) 1946 Big Nine Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 All-Big Nine Conference football team
 * 3) 1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football team (AP No. 5)
 * 4) 1946 Indiana Hoosiers football team (AP No. 20)
 * 5) 1946 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
 * 6) 1946 Michigan Wolverines football team (AP No. 6)
 * 7) 1946 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
 * 8) 1946 Northwestern Wildcats football team
 * 9) 1946 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
 * 10) 1946 Purdue Boilermakers football team
 * 11) 1946 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Major Midwestern independent

 * 1) 1946 Detroit Titans football team
 * 2) 1946 Marquette Hilltoppers football team
 * 3) 1946 Michigan State Spartans football team
 * 4) 1946 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team (AP No. 1)

Ohio Athletic Conference

 * 1) 1946 Ohio Athletic Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 Otterbein Cardinals football team
 * 3) 1946 Toledo Rockets football team
 * 4) 1946 Oberlin Yeomen football team
 * 5) 1946 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football team
 * 6) 1946 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets football team
 * 7) 1946 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team
 * 8) 1946 Findlay Oilers football team
 * 9) 1946 Heidelberg Student Princes football team
 * 10) 1946 Marietta Pioneers football team
 * 11) 1946 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
 * 12) 1946 Akron Zippers football team
 * 13) 1946 Ashland Eagles football team
 * 14) 1946 Wittenberg Tigers football team
 * 15) 1946 Wooster Fighting Scots football team
 * 16) 1946 Denison Big Red football team
 * 17) 1946 Case Rough Riders football team
 * 18) 1946 John Carroll Blue Streaks football team
 * 19) 1946 Capital Crusaders football team
 * 20) 1946 Kenyon Lords football team
 * 21) 1946 Ohio Northern Polar Bears football team
 * 22) 1946 Wilmington Quakers football team

Mid-America Conference

 * 1) 1946 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
 * 2) 1946 Ohio Bobcats football team
 * 3) 1946 Wayne Tartars football team
 * 4) 1946 Western Reserve Red Cats football team (needs sourcing)

Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference

 * 1) 1946 Midwest Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 Lawrence Vikings football team
 * 3) 1946 Ripon Redmen football team
 * 4) 1946 Cornell Rams football team
 * 5) 1946 Carleton Carls football team
 * 6) 1946 Monmouth Fighting Scots football team
 * 7) 1946 Grinnell Pioneers football team
 * 8) 1946 Beloit Buccaneers football team
 * 9) 1946 Knox Old Siwash football team
 * 10) 1946 Coe Kohawks football team

Indiana Intercollegiate Conference

 * 1) 1946 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 Butler Bulldogs football team
 * 3) 1946 Evansville Purple Aces football team
 * 4) 1946 Wabash Little Giants football team
 * 5) 1946 Earlham Quakers football team
 * 6) 1946 Saint Joseph's Pumas football team
 * 7) 1946 Hanover Panthers football team
 * 8) 1946 Ball State Cardinals football team
 * 9) 1946 Franklin Grizzlies football team
 * 10) 1946 Indiana Central Greyhounds football team
 * 11) 1946 Indiana State Sycamores football team
 * 12) 1946 Manchester Spartans football team
 * 13) 1946 DePauw Tigers football team
 * 14) 1946 Canterbury Purple Warriors football team
 * 15) 1946 Rose Poly Engineers football team
 * 16) 1946 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

College Conference of Illinois

 * 1) 1946 College Conference of Illinois football season
 * 2) 1946 North Central Cardinals football team
 * 3) 1946 Wheaton Crusaders football team
 * 4) 1946 Illinois Wesleyan Titans football team
 * 5) 1946 Lake Forest Foresters football team
 * 6) 1946 Augustana (Illinois) Vikings football team
 * 7) 1946 James Millikin Big Blue football team
 * 8) 1946 Illinois College Blueboys football team
 * 9) 1946 Elmhurst Bluejays football team
 * 10) 1946 Carthage Red Men football team

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

 * 1) 1946 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties football team
 * 3) 1946 St. Olaf Oles football team
 * 4) 1946 St. Thomas Tommies football team
 * 5) 1946 Concordia Cobbers football team
 * 6) 1946 Saint John's Johnnies football team
 * 7) 1946 Saint Mary's Redmen football team
 * 8) 1946 Augsburg Auggies football team
 * 9) 1946 Macalester Scots football team

Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

 * 1) 1946 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
 * 2) 1946 Hillsdale Dales football team
 * 3) 1946 Kalamazoo Hornets football team
 * 4) 1946 Hope Flying Dutchmen football team
 * 5) 1946 Albion Britons football team
 * 6) 1946 Alma Scots football team
 * 7) 1946 Adrian Bulldogs football team

Badger State Intercollegiate Conference

 * 1) 1946 Badger State Conference football season
 * 2) Northwestern College
 * 3) Wisconsin Tech
 * 4) Mission House
 * 5) Milton College
 * 6) Wisconsin Extension

Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

 * 1) 1946 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team
 * 2) 1946 Southern Illinois Maroons football team
 * 3) 1946 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team
 * 4) Eastern Illinois
 * 5) Western Illinois

Minnesota State Teachers College Athletic Conference

 * 1) 1946 Minnesota Teachers College Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 Mankato State Indians football team
 * 3) 1946 Duluth State Bulldogs football team
 * 4) 1946 Bemidji State Beavers football team
 * 5) 1946 St. Cloud State Huskies football team
 * 6) 1946 Moorhead State Dragons football team
 * 7) 1946 Winona State Warriors football team

Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference

 * 1) 1946 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference football season

Northern Division
 * 1) 1946 Superior State Yellowjackets football team
 * 2) 1946 River Falls State Falcons football team
 * 3) 1946 Stout Institute Blue Devils football team
 * 4) 1946 Eau Claire State Blugolds football team
 * 5) La Crosse State

Southern Division
 * 1) 1946 Stevens Point State Pointers football team
 * 2) 1946 Milwaukee State Green Gulls football team
 * 3) Platteville State
 * 4) Oshkosh State
 * 5) 1946 Whitewater State Quakers football team

Northern Minnesota Junior College Conference

 * 1) Duluth Junior College
 * 2) Itasca Junior College
 * 3) Virginia Junior College
 * 4) Ely Junior College
 * 5) Hibbing Junior College
 * 6) Eveleth Junior College

Northern Illinois Junior College Conference

 * 1) Wright Junior College
 * 2) LaSalle-Peru Junior College
 * 3) Wilson Junior College
 * 4) Morton Junior College
 * 5) Morgan Park Junior College

Additional Midwestern independents

 * 1) 1946 St. Norbert Green Knights football team (8-0)
 * 2) Worthington Junior College
 * 3) 1946 Youngstown Penguins football team (7-1)
 * 4) Western Military (7-2)
 * 5) 1946 Bradley Braves football team (7-2)
 * 6) 1946 Central Michigan Chippewas football team (6-2)
 * 7) Defiance (6-2)
 * 8) Culver Military (5-1-3)
 * 9) Rio Grande
 * 10) 1946 Miami Redskins football team (7-3)
 * 11) 1946 Western Michigan Broncos football team (5-2-1)
 * 12) 1946 Dayton Flyers football team (6-3)
 * 13) Carroll (WI) (4-2-1)
 * 14) 1946 Bowling Green Falcons football team (5-3) (needs sourcing)
 * 15) Hiram
 * 16) 1946 Michigan Tech Huskies football team (3-2)
 * 17) Aurora
 * 18) Northern Michigan
 * 19) Shurtleff
 * 20) Lawrence Tech
 * 21) Ferris Institute
 * 22) 1946 Akron Zippers football team (5-4)
 * 23) Ohio Wesleyan (5-4-1)
 * 24) Eureka
 * 25) Grand Rapids Junior College
 * 26) Cedarville
 * 27) 1946 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team (3-4-1)
 * 28) St. John's Military
 * 29) Rochester Junior College
 * 30) Principia
 * 31) Port Huron Junior College
 * 32) Quincy
 * 33) Xavier (OH) (3-7)
 * 34) Concordia (IL)
 * 35) Detroit Tech
 * 36) Bluffton
 * 37) Olivet
 * 38) McKendree
 * 39) Northland

The South
52 + 0 = 52

Southeastern Conference

 * 1) 1946 All-SEC football team
 * 2) 1946 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
 * 3) 1946 Auburn Tigers football team
 * 4) 1946 Florida Gators football team
 * 5) 1946 Georgia Bulldogs football team (AP No. 3)
 * 6) 1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team (AP No. 11)
 * 7) 1946 Kentucky Wildcats football team
 * 8) 1946 LSU Tigers football team (AP No. 8)
 * 9) 1946 Ole Miss Rebels football team
 * 10) 1946 Mississippi State Maroons football team
 * 11) 1946 Tennessee Volunteers football team
 * 12) 1946 Tulane Green Wave football team
 * 13) 1946 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Southern Conference

 * 1) 1946 All-Southern Conference football team
 * 2) 1946 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
 * 3) 1946 Clemson Tigers football team
 * 4) 1946 Duke Blue Devils football team
 * 5) 1946 Furman Purple Hurricane football team
 * 6) 1946 George Washington Colonials football team
 * 7) 1946 Maryland Terrapins football team
 * 8) 1946 North Carolina Tar Heels football team (AP No. 9)
 * 9) 1946 NC State Wolfpack football team (AP No. 18)
 * 10) 1946 Richmond Spiders football team*
 * 11) 1946 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
 * 12) 1946 VMI Keydets football team
 * 13) 1946 VPI Gobblers football team
 * 14) 1946 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
 * 15) 1946 William & Mary Indians football team
 * 16) 1946 Washington and Lee Generals football team
 * 17) 1946 Davidson Wildcats football team

Major Southern independents

 * 1) 1946 Chattanooga Moccasins football team
 * 2) 1946 Georgetown Hoyas football team
 * 3) 1946 Miami Hurricanes football team
 * 4) 1946 Navy Midshipmen football team
 * 5) 1946 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Mason-Dixon Athletic Conference

 * 1) 1946 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team (10-0)
 * 2) 1946 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays football team (5-3)
 * 3) 1946 Western Maryland Green Terror football team (5-2)
 * 4) Hampden-Sydney
 * 5) Randolph-Macon
 * 6) Washington College
 * 7) Mount St. Mary's

North Carolina State Intercollegiate Conference

 * 1) 1946 Catawba Indians football team (needs sourcing)
 * 2) 1946 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
 * 3) High Point
 * 4) Western Carolina State
 * 5) Guilford
 * 6) Lenoir Rhyne
 * 7) Elon
 * 8) Atlantic Christian

South Carolina Little Four

 * 1) 1946 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team
 * 2) Erskine
 * 3) Newberry
 * 4) 1946 Wofford Terriers football team

Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

 * 1) 1946 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team
 * 2) Morehead State
 * 3) Murray State
 * 4) 1946 Louisville Cardinals football team
 * 5) 1946 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team (needs sourcing)
 * 6) Georgetown College

Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference

 * 1) 1946 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
 * 2) 1946 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
 * 3) 1946 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team (needs sourcing)
 * 4) Northwestern Louisiana State Louisiana College

Smoky Mountain Athletic Conference

 * 1) Carson-Newman
 * 2) Emory & Henry
 * 3) Milligan
 * 4) Tusculum

Southeastern Junior College Conference

 * 1) Tennessee Wesleyan
 * 2) Georgia Military
 * 3) South Georgia
 * 4) Hiwassee
 * 5) Norman Junior College
 * 6) Mars Hill Junior College
 * 7) Brevard Junior College
 * 8) Lees McRae Junior College
 * 9) St. Bernard Junior College
 * 10) Middle Georgia

North Carolina Junior College Conference

 * 1) Campbell
 * 2) Mars Hill Junior College
 * 3) Presbyterian Junior College
 * 4) Brevard Junior College
 * 5) Belmont Abbey Junior College
 * 6) Gardner Webb Junior College
 * 7) Lee McRae Junior College

Additional Southern independents

 * 1) 1946 Maryville Scots football team (9-0) (needs sourcing)
 * 2)  Hinds Junior College (9-0-1)
 * 3) Jones Junior College (8-0-2)
 * 4) 1946 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team (7-1)
 * 5) Millsaps (5-1)
 * 6) Mississippi College (6-2)
 * 7) 1946 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team (6-2-1) (needs sourcing)
 * 8) 1946 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team (7-3) (needs sourcing)
 * 9) McNeese Junior College
 * 10) 1946 East Carolina Pirates football team
 * 11) Livington State (AL)
 * 12) Sewanee
 * 13) Rollins
 * 14) Austin Peay State
 * 15) Union (TN)
 * 16) Tennessee Tech
 * 17) Troy State (AL)
 * 18) Marion Insitute
 * 19) Delta State (MS)
 * 20) Stetson
 * 21) Jacksonville State
 * 22) Bethel (TN)
 * 23) Tampa
 * 24) Southwest. (TN)
 * 25) Newport News
 * 26) Tennessee U. Junior College
 * 27) West Georgia
 * 28) NE Louisiana
 * 29) Centre
 * 30) Cumberland
 * 31) 1946 CCUNC Owls football team

Missouri Valley
20 + 41 = 61

Big Six

 * 1) 1946 All-Big Six Conference football team
 * 2) 1946 Iowa State Cyclones football team
 * 3) 1946 Kansas Jayhawks football team
 * 4) 1946 Kansas State Wildcats football team
 * 5) 1946 Missouri Tigers football team
 * 6) 1946 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
 * 7) 1946 Oklahoma Sooners football team (AP No. 14)

Missouri Valley Conference

 * 1) 1946 Drake Bulldogs football team
 * 2) 1946 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team
 * 3) 1946 Saint Louis Billikens football team
 * 4) 1946 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team (AP No. 17)
 * 5) 1946 Wichita Shockers football team

North Central Conference

 * 1) 1946 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team
 * 2) 1946 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team
 * 3) 1946 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team
 * 4) 1946 South Dakota Coyotes football team
 * 5) 1946 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
 * 6) Augustana
 * 7) Morningside

Iowa Intercollegiate Conference

 * 1) 1946 Iowa Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 Upper Iowa Peacocks football team ^
 * 3) 1946 Central Dutch football team ^
 * 4) 1946 St. Ambrose Bees football team ^
 * 5) 1946 Parsons Wildcats football team ^
 * 6) 1946 Luther Norse football team ^
 * 7) 1946 Dubuque Spartans football team ^
 * 8) 1946 Simpson Redmen football team ^
 * 9) 1946 Iowa Wesleyan Tigers football team ^
 * 10) 1946 Buena Vista Beavers football team ^
 * 11) 1946 Wartburg Knights football team ^
 * 12) 1946 Western Union Eagles football team ^
 * 13) 1946 Loras Duhawks football team ^
 * 14) 1946 William Penn Quakers football team ^

Missouri College Athletic Union

 * 1) 1946 Missouri Valley Vikings football team
 * 2) Central (MO)
 * 3) William Jewell
 * 4) Culver-Stockton
 * 5) Tarkio

Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association

 * 1) 1946 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
 * 2) 1946 Southeast Missouri State Indians football team ^
 * 3) 1946 Missouri Mines Miners football team (Cape Girardeau) ^
 * 4) 1946 Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs football team (Kirksville) ^
 * 5) 1946 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team (Maryville) ^
 * 6) 1946 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team (Springfield) ^
 * 7) 1946 Central Missouri State Mules football team (Warrensburg) ^

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

 * 1) 1946 Central Intercollegiate Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 Southwestern Moundbuilders football team ^
 * 3) 1946 Washburn Ichabods football team ^
 * 4) 1946 St. Benedict's Ravens football team ^
 * 5) 1946 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team ^
 * 6) 1946 Fort Hays State Tigers football team ^
 * 7) 1946 Emporia State Hornets football team ^

Kansas College Athletic Conference

 * 1) 1946 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 Bethany Swedes football team ^
 * 3) 1946 Ottawa Braves football team ^
 * 4) 1946 Baker Wildcats football team ^
 * 5) 1946 McPherson Bulldogs football team ^
 * 6) 1946 Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes football team ^
 * 7) 1946 Bethel Graymaroons football team ^
 * 8) 1946 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team ^

Nebraska College Athletic Conference

 * 1) 1946 Nebraska College Conference season
 * 2) 1946 Doane Tigers football team ^
 * 3) 1946 Nebraska Wesleyan Plainsmen football team ^
 * 4) 1946 Kearney State Antelopes football team ^
 * 5) 1946 Midland Warriors football team ^
 * 6) 1946 Peru State Bobcats football team ^
 * 7) 1946 Wayne State Wildcats football team ^
 * 8) 1946 Hastings Broncos football team ^
 * 9) 1946 Chadron State Eagles football team ^
 * 10) 1946 York Panthers football team ^

Oklahoma Collegiate Conference

 * 1) 1946 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 Southeastern Savages football team
 * 3) 1946 Central State Bronchos football team ^
 * 4) 1946 Southwestern Tech Bulldogs football team ^
 * 5) 1946 East Central Tigers football team ^
 * 6) 1946 Northeastern State Redmen football team ^
 * 7) 1946 Northwestern State Rangers football team ^

Dakota-Iowa Athletic Conference

 * 1) 1946 Western Union Eagles football team
 * 2) Yankton
 * 3) Dakota Wesleyan
 * 4) Buena Vista
 * 5) Huron
 * 6) Sioux Falls

South Dakota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

 * 1) Black Hills State
 * 2) Northern State (Aberdeen)
 * 3) Southern State (Springfield)
 * 4) South Dakota Mines
 * 5) General Beadle State

North Dakota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

 * 1) Minot State
 * 2) Valley City State
 * 3) North Dakota Science
 * 4) Jamestown
 * 5) North Dakota N&I
 * 6) Dickinson State
 * 7) Mayville
 * 8) Bottineau Forestry

Kansas Junior College Conference

 * 1) Coffeyville Junior College
 * 2) Hutchinson Junior College
 * 3) Arkansas City Junior College
 * 4) El Dorado Junior College
 * 5) Fort Scott Junior College
 * 6) Independence Junior College
 * 7) Chanute Junior College
 * 8) Pratt Junior College
 * 9) Parsons Junior College
 * 10) Dodge City Junior College

Oklahoma Junior College Conference

 * 1) Cameron A&M
 * 2) Bacone
 * 3) Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
 * 4) Connors A&M
 * 5) Murray Agricultural College
 * 6) Northern Oklahoma Junior College
 * 7) Eastern Oklahoma A&M

Interstate Conference

 * 1) Graceland Junior College
 * 2) Wentworth Military
 * 3) Kansas City Junior College
 * 4) Chillicothe Business College
 * 5) Kemper Military

Missouri Valley independents

 * 1) 1946 Oklahoma City Chiefs football team
 * 2) Burlington Junior College
 * 3) Norfolk Junior College
 * 4) Dana
 * 5) Joplin Junior College
 * 6) Nebraska Central
 * 7) Rockhurst
 * 8) Sterling
 * 9) Haskell Institute

Southwest
23 + 13 = 36

Southwest Conference

 * 1) 1946 All-Southwest Conference football team
 * 2) 1946 Arkansas Razorbacks football team (AP No. 16)
 * 3) 1946 Baylor Bears football team
 * 4) 1946 Rice Owls football team (AP No. 10)
 * 5) 1946 SMU Mustangs football team
 * 6) 1946 TCU Horned Frogs football team
 * 7) 1946 Texas Longhorns football team (AP No. 15)
 * 8) 1946 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Border Conference

 * 1) 1946 Arizona Wildcats football team
 * 2) 1946 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
 * 3) 1946 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team
 * 4) 1946 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team
 * 5) 1946 New Mexico Lobos football team
 * 6) 1946 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team
 * 7) 1946 Texas Mines Miners football team
 * 8) 1946 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
 * 9) 1946 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

Lone Star Conference

 * 1) 1946 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football team
 * 2) 1946 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
 * 3) East Texas State
 * 4) 1946 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team
 * 5) 1946 Houston Cougars football team
 * 6) Stephen F. Austin

Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference

 * 1) 1946 Texas Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team ^
 * 3) 1946 Southwestern Pirates football team ^
 * 4) 1946 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets football team ^
 * 5) 1946 McMurry Indians football team ^
 * 6) 1946 Austin Kangaroos football team ^

Arkansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

 * 1) 1946 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys football team ^
 * 3) 1946 Ouachita Baptist Tigers football team ^
 * 4) 1946 Henderson State Reddies football team ^
 * 5) 1946 Magnolia A&M Aggies football team ^
 * 6) 1946 Ozarks Mountaineers football team ^
 * 7) 1946 Arkansas State Teachers Bears football team ^
 * 8) 1946 Hendrix Warriors football team ^
 * 9) 1946 Monticello A&M Boll Weevils football team ^

Texas Junior College Athletic Conference

 * 1) Kilgore
 * 2) Lamar
 * 3) San Angelo Junior College
 * 4) Hardin
 * 5) North Texaas Aggies
 * 6) Clifton Junior College
 * 7) John Tarleton
 * 8) Schreiner Institute
 * 9) Paris Junior College
 * 10) Hillsboro Junior College
 * 11) Decatur Baptist

Southwest independents

 * 1) Gila Junior College (9-1)
 * 2) 1946 Trinity Tigers football team (6-2)
 * 3) 1946 Arkansas State Indians football team (4-3)
 * 4) 1946 Texas A&I Javelinas football team
 * 5) Texas Lutheran


 * 1) Sul Ross
 * 2) Panhandle A&M

Rocky Mountain
7 + 10 = 17

Mountain States Conference

 * 1) 1946 BYU Cougars football team
 * 2) 1946 Colorado Buffaloes football team
 * 3) 1946 Colorado A&M Aggies football team
 * 4) 1946 Denver Pioneers football team
 * 5) 1946 Utah Redskins football team
 * 6) 1946 Utah State Aggies football team
 * 7) 1946 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Rocky Mountain Conference

 * 1) 1946 Rocky Mountain Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 Montana State Bobcats football team ^
 * 3) 1946 Colorado State–Greeley Bears football team ^
 * 4) 1946 Western State Mountaineers football team ^
 * 5) 1946 Colorado College Tigers football season ^
 * 6) 1946 Colorado Mines Orediggers football team ^

New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference

 * 1) 1946 New Mexico Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 Adams State Grizzlies football team ^
 * 3) New Mexico State Teachers ^
 * 4) 1946 New Mexico Military Broncos football team ^
 * 5) 1946 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football team ^
 * 6) 1946 New Mexico Highlands Cowboys football team ^

Rocky Mountain independents

 * 1) Trinidad Junior College (8-0)
 * 2) Mesa Junior College (7-2)
 * 3) Weber Junior College
 * 4) Pueblo Junior College
 * 5) Dixie Junior College
 * 6) Fort Lewis A&M
 * 7) Utah Branch Agr.

Pacific Coast
30 + 22 = 52

Pacific Coast Conference

 * 1) 1946 All-Pacific Coast football team
 * 2) 1946 California Golden Bears football team
 * 3) 1946 Idaho Vandals football team (needs sourcing)
 * 4) 1946 Montana Grizzlies football team (needs sourcing)
 * 5) 1946 Oregon Webfoots football team
 * 6) 1946 Oregon State Beavers football team
 * 7) 1946 Stanford Indians football team
 * 8) 1946 UCLA Bruins football team (AP No. 4)
 * 9) 1946 USC Trojans football team
 * 10) 1946 Washington Huskies football team
 * 11) 1946 Washington State Cougars football team

Major Pacific Coast independents

 * 1) 1946 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
 * 2) 1946 Saint Mary's Gaels football team
 * 3) 1946 San Francisco Dons football team
 * 4) 1946 Santa Clara Broncos football team
 * 5) 1946 Portland Pilots football team

California Collegiate Athletic Association

 * 1) 1946 San Jose State Spartans football team (needs sourcing)
 * 2) 1946 Fresno State Bulldogs football team (needs sourcing)
 * 3) 1946 Cal Poly Mustangs football team (needs sourcing)
 * 4) 1946 Pacific Tigers football team (needs sourcing)
 * 5) 1946 San Diego State Aztecs football team
 * 6) 1946 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team (needs sourcing)

Pacific Northwest Intercollegiate Conference

 * 1) 1946 Northwest Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 Willamette Bearcats football team ^
 * 3) 1946 College of Idaho Coyotes football team ^
 * 4) 1946 Linfield Wildcats football team ^
 * 5) 1946 Puget Sound Loggers football team ^
 * 6) 1946 Pacific Boxers football team ^
 * 7) 1946 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team ^
 * 8) 1946 British Columbia Thunderbirds football team ^

Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

 * 1) 1946 Southern California Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 Redlands Bulldogs football team ^
 * 3) 1946 Whittier Poets football team ^
 * 4) 1946 Pomona Sagehens football team ^
 * 5) 1946 Occidental Tigers football team ^
 * 6) 1946 Caltech Beavers football team ^

Washington Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

 * 1) 1946 Washington Intercollegiate Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 Central Washington Wildcats football team ^
 * 3) 1946 Eastern Washington Savages football team ^
 * 4) 1946 Pacific Lutheran Lutes football team ^
 * 5) 1946 Western Washington Vikings football team ^
 * 6) 1946 Saint Martin's Saints football team ^
 * 7) 1946 Whitworth Pirates football team ^

Far Western Conference

 * 1) 1946 Far Western Conference football season
 * 2) 1946 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team ^
 * 3) 1946 Chico State Wildcats football team ^
 * 4) 1946 Cal Aggies football team ^

Southern California Junior College Conference
Western Division
 * 1) 1946 Compton Tartars football team (9-1)
 * 2) Santa Monica City College (6-2-1)
 * 3) Long Beach City College (9-2)
 * 4) Los Angeles City College (6-3-1)
 * 5) Bakersfield Junior College (7-3-1)
 * 6) Ventura Junior College
 * 7) Glendale
 * 8) Pasadena Junior College

Eastern Division
 * 1) Chaffey Junior College (7-1)
 * 2) Santa Ana Junior College (9-2)
 * 3) Fullerton Jnior College
 * 4) Riverside Junior College
 * 5) Mt. San Antonio Junior College
 * 6) San Bernardino

Northern California Junior College Conference

 * 1) San Francisco Junior College (8-1)
 * 2) Menlo Junior College (8-0-1)
 * 3) Vallejo Junior College
 * 4) Santa Rosa Junior College (7-2)
 * 5) Napa Junior College
 * 6) Stockton Junior College
 * 7) San Mateo Junior College
 * 8) Sacramento Junior College
 * 9) Marin Junior College
 * 10) Modesto Junior College
 * 11) Yuba Junior College
 * 12) Placer Junior College
 * 13) Salinas Junior College

Central California Junior College Association

 * 1) Porterville Junior College (6-2-1)
 * 2) Reedley Junior College
 * 3) San Luis Obispo Junior College
 * 4) Visalia Junior College
 * 5) Santa Maria Junior College
 * 6) Taft Junior College

Additional Pacific Coast independents

 * 1) 1946 Southern Oregon Red Raiders football team (8-0)
 * 2) John Muir Junior College (3-0)
 * 3) Oceanside Junior College (2-0)
 * 4) 1946 Pepperdine Waves football team (7-1)
 * 5) 1946 Hawaii Rainbows football team (7-2) (needs sourcing)
 * 6) Northern Idaho State (5-3)
 * 7) 1946 Idaho Southern Branch Bengals football team (4-3-1)
 * 8) Idaho State (4-3-1)
 * 9) 1946 Loyola Lions football team (5-4)
 * 10) Boise Junior College
 * 11) 1946 San Francisco State Gators football team
 * 12) Eastern Oregon (no article)
 * 13) East Los Angeles Junior College
 * 14) Lewis & Clark Junior College
 * 15) Grant Tech
 * 16) La Verne
 * 17) El Centro Junior College

HBCUs
27/74

Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association

 * 1) 1946 Morgan State Bears football team (PC No. 2)
 * 2) St. Augustine's (3–1)
 * 3) 1946 Howard Bison football team (PC No. 16)
 * 4) 1946 Virginia State Trojans football team (6–2)
 * 5) 1946 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team (PC No. 10)
 * 6) 1946 Lincoln Lions football team (6-3)
 * 7) 1946 North Carolina College Eagles football team (PC No. 16)
 * 8) Shaw (PC No. 19)
 * 9) Hampton Institute (PC No. 22)
 * 10) Bluefield State (PC No. 18)
 * 11) North Carolina A&T (PC No. 18)
 * 12) 1946 Delaware State Hornets football team (5–4) (needs sourcing)
 * 13) Winston-Salem
 * 14) Virginia Union (PC No. 22)
 * 15) Johnson C. Smith
 * 16) St. Paul Poly

Midwestern Athletic Association

 * 1) 1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team (PC No. 1) (needs sourcing)
 * 2) 1946 Wilberforce Green Wave football team (PC No. 4) (needs sourcing)
 * 3) 1946 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team (PC No. 7)
 * 4) 1946 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team (PC No. 20) (needs work)

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

 * 1) 1946 Florida A&M Rattlers football team (PC No. 8)
 * 2) 1946 Lane Dragons football team (PC No. 5)
 * 3) 1946 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team (PC No. 3)
 * 4) 1946 Xavier Gold Rush football team (PC No. 12)
 * 5) Clark (PC No. 18)
 * 6) 1946 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team (PC No. 14)
 * 7) Knoxville
 * 8) Morris Brown (PC No. 16)
 * 9) Morehouse (PC No. 22)
 * 10) Benedict (PC No. 17)
 * 11) Alabama State (PC No 20)
 * 12) 1946 Fisk Bulldogs football team (PC No. 15)

Southwestern Athletic Conference

 * 1) 1946 Southern Jaguars football team (PC No. 7) (needs sources)
 * 2) 1946 Wiley Wildcats football team (PC No. 12) (needs sources)
 * 3) 1946 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team (PC No. 6) (needs sources)
 * 4) 1946 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team (PC No. 9) (needs sources)
 * 5) 1946 Texas College Steers football team (PC No. 13) (needs sources)
 * 6) Bishop (PC No. 25)
 * 7) Langston (PC No. 22)
 * 8) Sam Huston  (PC No. 23)

Southeastern Athletic Association

 * 1) 1946 Allen Yellow Jackets football team (PC No. 11) (needs citations)
 * 2) 1946 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team (PC No. 12) (needs citation)
 * 3) 1946 Florida N&I Lions football team (6–3–1)
 * 4) Paine
 * 5) Claflin

South Central Athletic Conference

 * 1) Leland
 * 2) Dillard
 * 3) Mississippi Industrial
 * 4) Rust
 * 5) Tougaloo
 * 6) Okolona
 * 7) Alcorn A&M
 * 8) Campbell

North Atlantic Conference

 * 1) Cheney State (3–2–1)
 * 2) Princess Anne (3–1–1)
 * 3) Storer (0–3)

Independents

 * 1) 1946 Louisville Muncipal Bantams football team (PC No. 16)
 * 2) 1946 Fayetteville State Broncos football team
 * 3) Georgia State (2-1-1)
 * 4) Virginia State, Norfolk (3-2)
 * 5) Swift Memorial Junior College
 * 6) Houston City College
 * 7) Alabama A&M
 * 8) Elizabeth City State
 * 9) Tillotson
 * 10) Grambling
 * 11) Morris College
 * 12) Voorhees N&I
 * 13) LeMoyne
 * 14) Philander Smith
 * 15) Miles Memorial
 * 16) Albany State (Georgia)
 * 17) Livingstone
 * 18) Fort Valley State