1946 Midwest Conference football season

The 1946 Midwest Conference football season was the season of college football played by the nine member schools of the Midwest Conference (MWC), formally known as the "Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference", as part of the 1946 college football season.

1946 Midwest Conference football season
SportFootball
Number of teams9
ChampionLawrence
1946 Midwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lawrence $ 6 –0 –06 –1 –1
Ripon 3 –1 –14 –3 –1
Cornell (IA) 4 –2 –15 –2 –1
Carleton 3 –2 –05 –3 –0
Monmouth (IL) 2 –3 –04 –4 –0
Beloit 2 –4 –04 –4 –0
Grinnell 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Knox 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Coe 1 –5 –03 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The Lawrence Vikings, in their ninth season under head coach Bernie Heselton, won the MWC championship with a 6–1–1 record (6–0 against MWC opponents). Back Carl Giordana and tackle Richard Miller received first-team honors on the 1946 All-Midwest Conference football team.

The Ripon Redmen, led by head coach Carl Doehling, finished in second place with a 4–3–1 record (3–1 against MWC teams). Ripon back Ted Scalissi and guard James Callan were selected as first-team All-MWC players.

The third-place Cornell Rams compiled a 5–2–1 record and led all other teams with three players (end Charles Jacot, guard Joe Pelisek, and center Ralph Ringgenberg) selected to the All-MWC first team.

Conference overview
Conf. rank Team Head coach Conf. record Overall record Points scored Points against
1LawrenceBernie Heselton6–06–1–121778
2RiponCarl Doehling3–1–14–3–1109131
3Cornell (IA)Walt S. Koch4–2–15–2–19862
4CarletonWalter Hass3–25–313179
5Monmouth (IL)Glenn E. Robinson2–34–410466
6 (tie)GrinnellBen Douglas2–43–58287
6 (tie)BeloitJames C. Easterbrook2–44–48889
6 (tie)KnoxHarold Turner2–43–54595
9CoeHarris Lamb1–53–530119

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Teams

Lawrence
1946 Lawrence Vikings football
MWC champion
ConferenceMidwest Conference
Record6–1–1 (6–0 MWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWhiting Field

The 1946 Lawrence Vikings football team represented Lawrence College (later renamed Lawrence University). In their ninth year under head coach Bernie Heselton, the Vikings compiled a 6–1–1 record (6–0 against MWC teams), won the MCAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 217 to 78.[4][5]

Five Lawrence players received honors on the 1946 All-Midwest Conference football team: back Carl Giordana (first team); tackle Richard Miller (first team); tackle Kenneth Bahnson (second team); guard Bob McMaster (second); and end Bill Burton (second).[6]

The team played its home games at Whiting Field in Appleton, Wisconsin.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Carroll (WI)*Waukesha, WIL 12–13[7]
September 28at DePauw*Greencastle, INT 19–19[8]
October 5Carleton
W 34–13[9]
October 12Knox
  • Whiting Field
  • Appleton, WI
W 39–0[10]
October 19at GrinnellGrinnell, IAW 21–13[11]
October 26Coe
  • Whiting Field
  • Appleton, WI
W 37–0[12]
November 2Ripondagger
  • Whiting Field
  • Appleton, WI
W 34–135,000[13][14]
November 9at Beloit
W 21–72,500[15][16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

Ripon
1946 Ripon Redmen football
ConferenceMidwest Conference
Record4–3–1 (3–1 MWC)
Head coach

The 1946 Ripon Redmen football team represented Ripon College of Ripon, Wisconsin. In their 25th year under head coach Carl Doehling, the Redmen compiled a 4–3–1 record (3–1 against MWC teams), finished in second place in the MWC, and were outscored by a total of 131 to 109.[17]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Bradley*
L 12–19
September 28at Western Michigan*
L 0–47[18]
October 5Cornell (IA)Ripon, WIT 6–6[19]
October 19BeloitdaggerRipon, WIW 28–19[20]
October 26Monmouth (IL)daggerRipon,WIW 20–6
November 2at LawrenceAppleton, WIL 13–34> 5,000
November 9Carroll (WI)*Ripon, WIW 20–0[21]
November 16at CoeCedar Rapids, IAW 10–0[22]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

Cornell
1946 Cornell Rams football
ConferenceMidwest Conference
Record5–2–1 (4–2 MWC)
Head coach
  • Walt S. Koch

The 1946 Cornell Rams football team represented Cornell College of Mount Vernon, Iowa. Led by head coach Walt S. Koch, the Rams compiled a 5–2–1 record (4–2 against MWC teams), finished in third place in the MWC, and outscored opponents by a total of 98 to 52.[23]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at BeloitBeloit, WIL 0–20[24]
October 5at RiponRipon, WIT 6–6[19]
October 12Simpson*Mount Vernon, IAW 27–0[25]
October 19CoeW 13–0[26]
October 26GrinnellMount Vernon, IAW 20–6[27]
November 2at KnoxGalesburg, ILW 13–0[28]
November 9Monmouth (IL)Mount Vernon, IAW 13–6[29]
November 16CarletonL 6–24
  • *Non-conference game

Carleton
1946 Carleton Carls football
ConferenceMidwest Conference
Record5–3 (3–2 MWC)
Head coach

The 1946 Carleton Carls football team represented Carleton College of Northfield, Minnesota. Led by head coach Walter Hass, the Carls compiled a 5–3 record (3–2 against MWC teams), finished in fourth place in the MWC, and outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 79.[30]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Stout Institute*Northfield, MNW 20–6[31]
October 5at LawrenceAppleton, WIL 13–34[9]
October 12CoeNorthfield, MNW 13–6[32]
October 19at St. Olaf*Northfield, MNL 13–14> 6,000[33]
November 2BeloitNorthfield, MNW 26–0[34]
October 26at Macalester*Saint Paul, MNW 20–0[35]
November 9at GrinnellGrinnell, IAL 2–13[36]
November 16Cornell (IA)Northfield, MNW 24–6[37]
  • *Non-conference game

Monmouth
1946 Monmouth Fighting Scots football
ConferenceMidwest Conference
Record4–4 (2–3 MWC)
Head coach
  • Glenn E. Robinson

The 1946 Monmouth Fighting Scots football team represented Monmouth College of Monmouth, Illinois. Led by head coach Glenn E. Robinson, the Fighting Scots compiled a 4–4 record (2–3 against MWC teams), finished in fifth place in the MWC, and outscored opponents by a total of 104 to 66.[38]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Parsons*Monmouth, ILW 26–0
October 5BeloitMonmouth, ILL 0–6[39]
October 12GrinnellMonmouth, ILW 12–7[40]
October 19Carthage*Monmmouth, ILW 28–0[41]
October 26at RiponRipon, WIL 6–20[20]
November 2Augustana (IL)*L 13–20[42]
November 9at Cornell (IA)Mount Vernon, IAL 6–13[29]
November 16at KnoxGalesburg, ILW 13–0[43]
  • *Non-conference game

Grinnell
1946 Grinnell Pioneers football
ConferenceMidwest Conference
Record3–5 (2–4 MWC)
Head coach

The 1946 Grinnell Pioneers football team represented Grinnell College of Grinnell, Iowa. In their third, non-consecutive year under head coach Ben Douglas, the Pioneers compiled a 3–5 record (2–4 against MWC teams), finished in a tie for sixth place in the MWC, and were outscored by a total of 87 to 82.[44]

Grinnell also celebrated the school's centennial in the fall of 1946.[45]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Central (IA)*Grinell, IAW 6–0[46]
October 5at KnoxGalesburg, ILL 9–18[47]
October 12at Monmouth (IL)Monmouth, ILL 7–12[40]
October 19LawrenceGrinnell, IAL 13–21[48]
October 26at Cornell (IA)Mount Vernon, IAL 6–20[49]
November 2CoeGrinnell, IAW 28–0[50]
November 9CarletonGrinnell, IAW 13–2[51]
November 16at Colorado College*
L 0–14[52]
  • *Non-conference game

[53]

Beloit
1946 Beloit Buccaneers football
ConferenceMidwest Conference
Record4–4 (2–4 MWC)
Head coach
  • James C. Easterbrook

The 1946 Beloit Buccaneers football team represented Beloit College of Beloit, Wisconsin. Led by head coach James C. Easterbrook, the Buccaneers compiled a 4–4 record (2–4 against MWC teams), finished in a tie for sixth place in the MWC, and were outscored by a total of 89 to 88.[54]

The candidates for the 1946 Beloit football team included 50 veterans of World War II.[55]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Cornell (IA)Beloit, WIW 20–0[56]
October 5at Monmouth (IL)Monmouth, ILW 6–0[39]
October 12Northwestern College*W 12–0
October 19RiponBeloit, WIL 19–28[57]
October 26KnoxBeloit, WIL 12–14
November 2at CarletonNorthfield, MNL 0–26[34]
November 9Lawrence
  • Strong Stadium
  • Beloit, WI
L 7–21[15][16]
November 16at Carroll (WI)*Waukesha, WIW 12–0[58]
  • *Non-conference game

Knox
1946 Knox Old Siwash football
ConferenceMidwest Conference
Record3–5 (2–4 MWC)
Head coach
  • Harold Turner

The 1946 Knox Old Siwash football team represented Knox College of Galesburg, Illinois. Led by head coach Harold Turner, the Old Siwash compiled a 3–5 record (2–4 against MWC teams), finished in a tie for sixth place in the MWC, and were outscored by a total of 95 to 45.[59]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 2at Dubuque*Dubuque, IAL 0–2[60]
October 5GrinnellGalesburg, ILW 18–9[47]
October 12at LawrenceAppleton, WIL 0–39[10]
October 19Augustana*Galesburg, ILW 7–0[61]
October 26at BeloitBeloit, WIW 14–12
November 2Cornell (IA)Galesburg, ILL 0–13[28]
November 9at CoeCedar Rapids, IAL 6–7[62]
November 16Monmouth (IL)Galesburg, ILL 0–13[43]
  • *Non-conference game

Coe
1946 Coe Kohawks football
ConferenceMidwest Conference
Record3–5 (1–5 MWC)
Head coach

The 1946 Coe Kohawks football team represented Coe College of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In their second season under head coach Harris Lamb, the Kohawks compiled a 3–5 record (1–5 against MWC teams), finished in last place in the MWC, and were outscored by a total of 119 to 30.[63]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at Augustana (IL)*Rock Island, ILW 7–6[64][65]
October 5Luther*Cedar Rapids, IAW 10–6[66]
October 12at CarletonNorthfield, MNL 6–13[32]
October 19Cornell (IA)L 0–13[26]
October 26at LawrenceAppleton, WIL 0–37[12]
November 2at GrinnellGrinnell, IAL 0–28[50]
November 9KnoxCedar Rapids, IAW 7–6[62]
November 16RiponCedar Rapids, IAL 0–10[22]
  • *Non-conference game

All-conference team

The 1946 All-Midwest Conference football team included the following players who were named to the first team:

First team

  • Backs: Ted Scalissi, Ripon; Carl Giordana, Lawrence; Jeptha Knox, Carleton; Kermit Steinbeck, Grinnell
  • Ends: Charles Jacot, Cornell; Mel White, Grinnell
  • Tackles: Don Janssen, Beloit; Richard Miller, Lawrence
  • Guards: James Callan, Ripon; Joe Pelisek, Cornell
  • Center: Ralph Ringgenberg, Cornell

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