1946 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team
The 1946 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Kentucky State College (now known as Eastern Kentucky University) as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their tenth and final season under head coach Rome Rankin, the Maroons compiled a 5–4 record (3–1 against KIAC opponents), won the KIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 112 to 88.[1]
| 1946 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football | |
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KIAC champion | |
| Conference | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (3–1 KIAC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky State $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky State Teachers | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown (KY) | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 20 | at Tennessee Poly* | Cokeville, TN | W 13–0 | [2] | ||
| September 28 | at Catawba* | L 7–9 | [3] | |||
| October 5 | Central Michigan* | Richmond, KY | L 7–20 | [4] | ||
| October 12 | at Murray State | Murray, KY | W 26–13 | [5] | ||
| October 19 | Tennessee Poly* | Richmond, KY | L 7–20 | [6] | ||
| October 26 | Valparaiso* | Richmond, KY | W 12–7 | |||
| November 2 | at Morehead State | Morehead, KY | L 6–12 | [7] | ||
| November 9 | Louisville | Richmond, KY | W 28–7 | [8] | ||
| November 16 | at Western Kentucky State Teachers | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | W 6–0 | [9] | ||
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References
- "2021 Eastern Kentucky University Football Record Book" (PDF). Richmond, Kentucky: Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- "Maroons Triumph 13-0". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 21, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Indians Check Eastern, 9-7: Catawba Racks Up Point On Breaks". The Herald-Sun. Durham, North Carolina. September 29, 1946. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Central Michigan Tops Eastern, 20-7, In Maroon Homecoming At Richmond". The Lexington Herald. October 6, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Underdog Eastern Tops Murray 26-13". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1946. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Eastern Bows to TPI, 20-7". The Park city Daily News. October 20, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Morehead Scores 12-6 Victory In Eastern Contest". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 3, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Louisville Is Handed 28-7 Bump". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. November 10, 1946. p. 4B.
- "Hilltoppers Bow To Eastern Teachers 6-0". Messenger-Inquirer. November 17, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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