1946 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays football team

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
ConferenceMason–Dixon Conference
Record5–3 (2–0 Mason–Dixon)
Head coach
1946 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 Delaware $ 3 0 010 0 0
Johns Hopkins 2 0 05 3 0
Western Maryland 4 1 05 2 0
Hampden–Sydney 2 2 02 2 0
Randolph–Macon 2 4 02 4 0
Washington College 1 5 01 5 0
Mount St. Mary's 0 2 00 2 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at Rutgers*L 0–537,000 [3]
October 12at Washington CollegeChestertown, MDW 13–7
October 19Pennsylvania Military*Baltimore, MDW 27–0
October 26Randolph–MaconBaltimore, MDW 24–8
November 2at Drexel*
W 7–02,000[4]
November 9Swarthmore*Baltimore, MDL 0–6[5]
November 16at Haverford*Haverford, PAW 19–7
November 23at Buffalo*L 0–36[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company.
  2. "Johns Hopkins Yearly Results". Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  3. Burns, Joe (October 6, 1946). "7,000 See Rutgers in First Win". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Dora Lurie (November 3, 1946). "Johns Hopkins Wins, 7-0, Over Drexel on Late Drive". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 2S via Newspapers.com.
  5. 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.
  6. "Buffalo Beats Hopkins, 36-0". The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1946. p. 34 via Newspapers.com.
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