Gustavus Adolphus

The 1946 Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties football team represented Gustavus Adolphus College of St. Peter, Minnesota. In their second, non-consecutive year under head coach Lloyd Hollingsworth, the Gusties compiled a 7–0–1 record (6–0 against MIAC teams), won the MIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 187 to 52.^[4][5]

Gustavus Adolphus players took eight of the eleven first-team spots on the 1946 All-MIAC football team. The Gustavus Adolphus honorees were: back Babe Fiebiger; halfback Bob Collison; fullback Bennie Langsjoen; center Harold Swanson; end William Haldy; tackles Vic Pedersen and Gerald Cady; and guard Keith Skogman.^[6]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Augustana (SD)*	Sioux Falls, SD	T 6–6		[7]
September 26	vs. Augsburg	Nicollet Park Minneapolis, MN	W 32–7	2,000	[8]
October 4	at St. Thomas (MN)	St. Peter, MN	W 25–6		[9]
October 12	at Saint John's (MN)	Collegeville, MN	W 30–14		[10]
October 18	Saint Mary's (MN)	St. Peter, MN	W 33–7		[11]
October 26	Concordia (MN)	St. Peter, MN	W 26–6		[12]
November 2	at St. Olaf	Northfield, MN	W 21–6	4,000	[13]
November 11	Mankato State*	St. Peter, MN	W 14–0		[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

St. Olaf

The 1946 St. Olaf Oles football team represented Gustavus Adolphus College of Northfield, Minnesota. Led by head coach Adrian Christianson, the Oles compiled a 6–2 record (3–1 against MIAC teams), finished in a tie for second place in the MIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 104 to 91.^[15]

St. Thomas

The 1946 St. Thomas Tommies football team represented the University of St. Thomas of St. Paul, Minnesota. In their first year under head coach Frank Deig, the Tommies compiled a 4–3 record (3–1 against MIAC teams), finished in a tie for second place in the MIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 94 to 70.^[15]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Saint Mary's (MN)	Central Stadium St. Paul, MN	W 14–6	2,000	[24]
September 27	at North Dakota*	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	L 6–13	6,000	[25]
October 4	Gustavus Adolphus	St. Peter, MN	L 6–25		[9]
October 12	Macalester	Central Stadium St. Paul, MN	W 19–6	2,500	[26]
October 20	St. Ambrose*	Central Stadium St. Paul, MN	L 12–13	3,000	[27]
October 26	Saint John's (MN)	Central Stadium St. Paul, MN	W 18–0	3,500
November 3	at Loras*	Dubuque, IA	W 19–7		[28]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Concordia

The 1946 Concordia Cobbers football team represented Concordia College of Moorhead, Minnesota. In their sixth year under head coach Jake Christiansen, the Cobblers compiled a 3–3–1 record (2–2 against MIAC teams), finished in fourth place in the MIAC, and were outscored by a total of 92 to 91.^[29]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Moorhead State*	Moorhead, MN	T 7–7
September 27	at North Dakota Agricultural*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 6–26		[30]
October 5	at St. Olaf	Northfield, MN	L 0–20		[19]
October 12	Valparaiso*	Valparaiso, IN	W 28–7		[31]
October 19	Augsburg	Moorhead, MN	W 25–0		[32]
October 26	at Gustavus Adolphus	St. Peter, MN	L 6–26		[12]
November 2	Saint John's (MN)	Moorhead, MN	W 19–6		[33]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Saint John's

The 1946 Saint John's Johnnies football team represented Saint John's University of Collegeville, Minnesota. In their 11th year under head coach Joe Benda, the Johnnies compiled a 5–3 record (2–4 against MIAC teams), finished in fifth place in the MIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 73.^[34]

Saint Mary's

The 1946 Saint Mary's Redmen football team represented Saint Mary's College of Winona, Minnesota. In their eighth year under head coach Eddie Suech, the Redmen compiled a 4–3–1 record (1–2–1 against MIAC teams), finished in sixth place in the MIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 91 to 84.^[15]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at St. Thomas (MN)	Central Stadium St. Paul, MN	L 6–14	2,000	[24]
September 28	La Crosse State*		W 6–0
October 6	at Canisius*	Buffalo, NY	L 0–31	8,946	[35]
October 12	Augsburg	Winona, MN	W 33–6		[36]
October 18	at Gustavus Adolphus	St. Peter, MN	L 7–33		[11]
October 27	at Loras*	Dubuque, IA	W 26–0	5,000	[37]
November 2	Winona*	Maxwell Field Winona, MN	W 13–0		[38]
	Macalester		T 0–0
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Augsburg

The 1946 Augsburg Auggies football team represented Augsburg University of Minneapolis. In their third year under head coach Robert S. Carlson, the Auggies compiled a 1–6 record (1–5 against MIAC teams), finished in seventh place in the MIAC, and were outscored by a total of 118 to 26.^[39]

Macalester

The 1946 Macalester Scots football team represented Macalester College of Saint Paul, Minnesota. In their third year under head coach Dwight Stuessy, the Scots compiled a 1–6–1 record (0–4–1 against MIAC teams), finished in eighth place in the MIAC, and were outscored by a total of 124 to 25.^[39]