| 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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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]
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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