1946 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

The 1946 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team was an American football team that represented Presbyterian College as a member of the South Carolina Little Four during the 1946 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Lonnie McMillian, the Blue Hose compiled a 7–2 record (3–0 against Little Four teams), won the Little Four championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 154 to 99. After losing the first two games of the season, Presbyterian won seven consecutive games to close the season.[1][2]

1946 Presbyterian Blue Hose football
Little Four champion
ConferenceSouth Carolina Little Four
Record7–2 (3–0 Little Four)
Head coach
  • Lonnie McMillian (6th season)
CaptainIndividual games
Home stadiumOld Bailey Stadium

Presbyterian's senior quarterback Hank Caver received first-team honors on the 1946 Little All-America college football team.[3] Caver ranked second among small-college players with 790 passing yards (though he also led the country with 13 passes intercepted).[4] He led a T-formation offense that was nicknamed "Operation Moon."[5]

Three Presbyterian players received honors from the Associated Press on the 1946 All-South Carolina team: Caver on the first team; back Herbert Rollins on the second team; and end Dick Kaleel on the third team.[2]

The team played its home games at the original Bailey Stadium in Clinton, South Carolina.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Clemson*
L 0–3912,000[6]
September 27at The Citadel*
L 6–7[7]
October 5at Sewanee*Sewanee, TNW 12–7
October 12Erskine
W 37–0
October 25Stetson*
  • Bailey Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
W 25–0
November 2at Catawba*
W 13–12
November 9at WoffordSpartanburg, SCW 33–142,500[8]
November 23Appalachian State*
  • Bailey Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
W 14–7
November 28Newberry
  • Bailey Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
W 14–13
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "2011 Presbyterian College Football Media Guide". 2011. p. 67.
  2. "Blue Hose Grid Team Is Feted At Barbecue Supper". Florence Morning News. December 11, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Hank Caver Is Awarded Place On Honor Team". The Columbia Record. December 6, 1946. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 88.
  5. William Tucker (November 13, 1946). "P.C.'s Caver Heads For Little A-A Team Berth". The Greenville News. p. 9.
  6. Jake Penland (September 22, 1946). "Clemson Crushes Presbyterian 39-0 in Opener: Gage, Leverman Star for Tigers". The State. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Citadel Barely Wins Over Presbyterian Hosemen, 7-6: Greenville's Herb Lindsey Catches Caver's Pass For P. C. Touchdown". The Greenville News. September 29, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Blue Hose Speedsters Best Terriers, 33 to 14:: Methodists Finally Put Over Scores". The Greenville News. November 10, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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