1946 Arizona Wildcats football team

The 1946 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1946 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Mike Casteel, the Wildcats compiled a 4–4–2 record (2–2–1 against Border opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored their opponents, 218 to 136. The team captain was Virgil Floyd Marsh.[1][2]

1946 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record4–4–2 (2–2–1 Border)
Head coach
CaptainVirgil Floyd Marsh
Home stadiumVarsity Stadium
1946 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hardin–Simmons $ 6 –0 –011 –0 –0
Texas Tech 3 –1 –08 –3 –1
New Mexico 4 –2 –15 –5 –2
Arizona 2 –2 –14 –4 –2
West Texas State 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 –2 –15 –2 –2
Texas Mines 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Arizona State 1 –4 –12 –7 –2
New Mexico A&M 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Arizona was ranked at No. 94 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[3]

The team played its home games in Varsity Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Arizona State
W 67–012,000[4]
October 5at Utah*
L 7–1418,000[5]
October 12Texas Mines
  • Varsity Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 27–1312,000[6]
October 19Pacific (CA)*
  • Varsity Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 47–1312,500[7][8]
October 26at Marquette*
L 0–2015,000[9]
November 2Hardin–Simmons
  • Varsity Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 8–1911,000[10][11]
November 9Santa Claradagger*
  • Varsity Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
T 21–2111,500[12][13]
November 16at New Mexico
T 13–138,000[14]
November 23Texas Tech
  • Varsity Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 0–169,000[15]
November 30Kansas State*
  • Varsity Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 28–710,000[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References
  1. "1946 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 105. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Abe Chanin (September 29, 1946). "Arizona Bowls Over Tempe Eleven, 67-0: Wildcats Open Season With 10-Touchdown Offensive Before Overflow Crowd of 12,000 Pollard Scores 3 TD's". Arizona Daily Star. pp. I-1, II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Abe Chanin (October 6, 1946). "Utah Edges Wildcats 14-7 in Tough Battle: Freshman Fred Enke's Fumble in Final Period Gives Utes Victory; Arizona Displays Great Offensive Power". Arizona Daily Star. pp. I-1, II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Abe Chanin (October 13, 1946). "Arizona Pressed to Defeat Tricky Texas Miners, 27-13: Pair of Touchdowns in Fourth Period Break 13-13 Stalemate for Cats; Texans' Screen Pass Baffles Arizona". Arizona Daily Star. pp. I-1, II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Pacific Favored To Trip Wildcats Tonight". Arizona Daily Star. October 19, 1946. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Abe Chanin (October 20, 1946). "Wildcats Overwhelm Pacific Tigers, 47-13: Record Crowd of 12,500 Sees Arizona Run Over Favored Californians; Seven UA Players score Touchdowns". Arizona Daily Star. p. I-1, II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Abe Chanin (October 27, 1946). "Marquette Whitewashes Hapless Arizona, 20 to 0". The Arizona Daily Star. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Hal Sayles (November 3, 1946). "Belated Rally By Hardin-Simmons Overpowers Arizona U., 19-8: Two Last Period Touchdowns Break Early 6-6 Deadlock". Abilene Reporter-News. p. 14. Retrieved April 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Abe Chanin (November 3, 1946). "Outplayed Wildcats Bows To Hardin-Simmons, 19-8". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. I-1, II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Abe Chanin (November 10, 1946). "Inspired Arizona Rally Ties Santa Clara, 21-21". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Murray Sinclair (November 10, 1946). "Arizona, Santa Clara Tie: Second-Half Assault Pays For Wildcats". The Arizona Republic. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Wilbur Bentley (November 17, 1946). "Lobo Gridmen Upset Dopesters, Tie Cats, 13-13". Albuquerque Journal. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. Abe Chanin (November 24, 1946). "Rugged Texas Tech Team Bests Wildcats, 16 to 0: Staunch Red Raider Forward Wall Too Much for Arizona's Attempted Scoring Thrusts; Game Played in Continuous Drizzle". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. Abe Chanin (December 1, 1946). "Wildcats Halt Kansans 28 to 7 Before 10,000: Enke Stars on Offensive, Figuring in Three Touchdowns for Arizona; Season's Record Four Victories, Four Losses, Two Ties". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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