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{{Infobox NCAA team season
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1946
| year = 1946
|team=Auburn Tigers
|image=Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png
| team = Auburn Tigers
| sport = football
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|image_size=125
| image = Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png
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|conference=Southeastern Conference
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| image_size = 125
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|short_conf=SEC
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| conference = [[Southeastern Conference]]
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|record=4–6
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| short_conf = SEC
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|conf_record=1–5
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| record = 4–6
|CoachRank=
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| conf_record = 1–5
|APRank=
|head_coach=[[Carl M. Voyles]]
| head_coach = [[Carl M. Voyles]]
|hc_year=3rd
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
|stadium=[[Auburn Stadium (Alabama)|Auburn Stadium]]<br>[[Cramton Bowl]]<br>[[Legion Field]]
| stadium = [[Jordan-Hare Stadium|Auburn Stadium]]<br>[[Legion Field]]<br>[[Cramton Bowl]]
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{{1946 SEC football standings}}
{{1946 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
The '''1946 Auburn Tigers football team''' was an [[American football] team that represented [[Auburn University]] in the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) during the [[1946 college football season]]. It was the Tigers' 55th overall and 14th season as a member of the SEC. The Tigers were led by head coach [[Carl M. Voyles]], in his third year at Auburn, and compiled a record of four wins and six losses (4–6 overall, 1–5 in the SEC). They were outscored by a total of 210 to 132.<ref>{{cite web|title=1946 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=May 25, 2022|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/auburn/1946-schedule.html}}</ref>
The '''1946 Auburn Tigers football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Auburn University]] in the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) during the [[1946 college football season]]. It was Auburn's 55th season of intercollegiate football and its 14th season as a member of the SEC. The Tigers were led by head coach [[Carl M. Voyles]], in his third year at Auburn, and compiled a record of four wins and six losses (4–6 overall, 1–5 in the SEC). They were outscored by a total of 210 to 132.<ref>{{cite web|title=1946 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=May 25, 2022|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/auburn/1946-schedule.html}}</ref>


Auburn back [[Travis Tidwell]] led the nation in total offense with 1,715 yards -- 772 rushing and 943 passing.<ref name=p79>{{cite book|title=The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947|publisher=A.S. Barnes and Company|editor=W.J. Bingham|year=1947|page=79}}</ref> He also led the nation with 79 pass completions and ranked seventh in rushing yards.<ref name=p82>{{cite book|title=The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947|publisher=A.S. Barnes and Company|editor=W.J. Bingham|year=1947|pages=80, 82}}</ref>
Auburn back [[Travis Tidwell]] led the nation in total offense with 1,715 yards—772 rushing and 943 passing.<ref name=p79>{{cite book|title=The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947|publisher=A.S. Barnes and Company|editor=W.J. Bingham|year=1947|page=79}}</ref> He also led the nation with 79 pass completions and ranked seventh in rushing yards.<ref name=p82>{{cite book|title=The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947|publisher=A.S. Barnes and Company|editor=W.J. Bingham|year=1947|pages=80, 82}}</ref>


Auburn was ranked at No. 69 in the final [[Litkenhous Ratings|Litkenhous Difference by Score System]] rankings for 1946.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|newspaper=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|date=December 15, 1946|page=B4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123020754/rice-rated-fifth-best-tennessee-12th/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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The team played its home games at the [[Cramton Bowl]] in [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]] (three games), [[Legion Field]] in [[Birmingham, Alabama]] (two games), and [[Auburn Stadium (Alabama)|Auburn Stadium]] in [[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn]] (one game).

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The team played its home games at the [[Cramton Bowl]] in [[Montgomery, Alabama]] (three games), [[Legion Field]] in [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] (two games), and [[Auburn Stadium (Alabama)|Auburn Stadium]] in [[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn]] (one game).


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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| site_cityst = [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery, AL]]
| site_cityst = [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery, AL]]
| score = 13–12
| score = 13–12
| attend = 12,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Auburn Wins Grid Opener: Tidwell Scores Twice For Plainsmen In Triumph, 13-12; Mississippi Southern Puts Up Stiff Battle In Bowl Opener Before 12,000 Fans|newspaper=The Montgomery Advertiser|author=Max Morris|date=September 28, 1946|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102511522/auburn-wins-grid-opener-tidwell-scores/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = [[1946 Furman Purple Hurricane football team|Furman]]
| opponent = [[1946 Furman Purple Hurricane football team|Furman]]
| site_stadium = [[Jordan–Hare Stadium|Auburn Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Jordan–Hare Stadium|Auburn Stadium]]
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| site_stadium = [[Tulane Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Tulane Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
| site_cityst = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
| gamename = [[Auburn–Tulane football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 0–32
| score = 0–32
| attend = 35,000
| attend = 35,000
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| site_stadium = [[Bobby Dodd Stadium|Grant Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Bobby Dodd Stadium|Grant Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
| site_cityst = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
| gamename = [[Auburn–Georgia Tech football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 6–27
| score = 6–27
| attend = 30,000
| attend = 30,000
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| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL
| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL
| score = 0–19
| score = 0–19
| attend = 16,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Powerful Vanderbilt Line Hurls Back Auburn Tigers, 19-0|newspaper=The Birmingham News|author=Bob Phillips|date=November 3, 1946|pages=Sports 1, 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102540661/powerful-vanderbilt-line-hurls-back/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| neutral = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = [[1946 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| opponent = [[1946 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| site_stadium = [[A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Columbus, Georgia]]
| site_cityst = [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus, GA]]
| gamename = [[Deep South's Oldest Rivalry]]
| gamename = [[Deep South's Oldest Rivalry]]
| score = 0–41
| score = 0–41
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| site_stadium = Cramton Bowl
| site_stadium = Cramton Bowl
| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL
| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL
| gamename = [[Auburn–Clemson football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 13–21
| score = 13–21
| attend = 8,000
| attend = 8,000
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| gamename = [[Auburn–Florida football rivalry|rivalry]]
| gamename = [[Auburn–Florida football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 47–12
| score = 47–12
| attend = 8,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Auburn Smears Florida, 47-12: Tidwell Leads Plainsmen To SEC Victory As Gators Close Winless|newspaper=The Miami News|author=Arthur Martin|date=December 1, 1946|page=2C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102511774/auburn-smears-florida-47-12-tidwell/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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[[Category:Auburn Tigers football seasons]]
[[Category:Auburn Tigers football seasons]]
[[Category:1946 in sports in Alabama|Auburn Tigers football]]
[[Category:1946 in sports in Alabama|Auburn Tigers football]]



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Latest revision as of 19:30, 22 December 2023

1946 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–6 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAuburn Stadium
Legion Field
Cramton Bowl
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Georgia + 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 7 Tennessee + 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 8 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Georgia Tech 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Tulane 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Auburn 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Florida 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Auburn Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Auburn University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1946 college football season. It was Auburn's 55th season of intercollegiate football and its 14th season as a member of the SEC. The Tigers were led by head coach Carl M. Voyles, in his third year at Auburn, and compiled a record of four wins and six losses (4–6 overall, 1–5 in the SEC). They were outscored by a total of 210 to 132.[1]

Auburn back Travis Tidwell led the nation in total offense with 1,715 yards—772 rushing and 943 passing.[2] He also led the nation with 79 pass completions and ranked seventh in rushing yards.[3]

Auburn was ranked at No. 69 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[4]

The team played its home games at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama (three games), Legion Field in Birmingham (two games), and Auburn Stadium in Auburn (one game).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Mississippi Southern*
W 13–1212,000[5]
October 5Furman*dagger
W 26–611,000[6]
October 12Saint Louis*
W 27–712,000[7]
October 19at Tulane
L 0–3235,000[8]
October 26at Georgia Tech
L 6–2730,000[9]
November 2Vanderbilt
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
L 0–1916,000[10]
November 9Mississippi State
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 0–3325,000[11]
November 16vs. Georgia
L 0–4122,000[12]
November 23Clemson*
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL (rivalry)
L 13–218,000[13]
November 30at Florida
W 47–128,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ "1946 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  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. 79.
  3. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. pp. 80, 82.
  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Max Morris (September 28, 1946). "Auburn Wins Grid Opener: Tidwell Scores Twice For Plainsmen In Triumph, 13-12; Mississippi Southern Puts Up Stiff Battle In Bowl Opener Before 12,000 Fans". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn wallops Furman". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Zipp Newman (October 13, 1946). "Tidwell Stars Again As Tigers Win, 27-7: Auburn's Ace Pitches Three Pay-Off Passes". The Birmingham News. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulane Wave bowls over Auburn, 32–0". The State. October 20, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Zipp Newman (October 27, 1946). "Outgained, Tech's Jackets Capitalize On Breaks To Turn Back Auburn, 27-6: Tidwell Is Star As 30,000 Watch Tigers Carry Fight to Foe In Atlanta Contest". The Birmingham News. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Bob Phillips (November 3, 1946). "Powerful Vanderbilt Line Hurls Back Auburn Tigers, 19-0". The Birmingham News. pp. Sports 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Zipp Newman (November 10, 1946). "Fast Stepping Maroon Backs March Over Auburn Tigers, 33-0: Three Teams Baffle Tigers Before 25,000; Ole Miss, Tide Stand In Maroons' Way To Post-Season Bowl Go". The Birmingham News. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs Whip Auburn 41-0". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 17, 1946. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Clemson wins from Furman, 20 to 6". The Greenville News. November 17, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Arthur Martin (December 1, 1946). "Auburn Smears Florida, 47-12: Tidwell Leads Plainsmen To SEC Victory As Gators Close Winless". The Miami News. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Carl M. Voyles, 1946". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  16. ^ "1946 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2015.


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