1946 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1946 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the Ivy League during the 1946 college football season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth-year head coach Howard Odell, finished the season with a 7–1–1 record, and were ranked No. 12 in the final AP Poll (No. 21 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings).[1][2] Two Yale players received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) or International News Service (INS) on the 1946 All-Eastern football team: halfback Levi Jackson (AP-2, INS-1); and guard Fritz Barzilauskas (AP-1; INS-1).[3] Jackson led Yale and ranked fifth nationally with 806 rushing yards and averaged 6.01 yards per carry.[4]

1946 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIvy League
Ranking
APNo. 12
Record7–1–1 (4–1–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumYale Bowl
1946 Ivy Group football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Yale 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
Harvard 3 –1 –07 –2 –0
No. 13 Penn 3 –1 –06 –2 –0
Cornell 3 –1 –15 –3 –1
Columbia 2 –2 –06 –3 –0
Princeton 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Brown 1 –3 –03 –5 –1
Dartmouth 1 –6 –03 –6 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Merchant Marine*
W 33–021,000[5]
October 5Colgate*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 27–638,000[6]
October 12No. 11 ColumbiaNo. 15
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 20–2865,000[7]
October 19at Cornell
T 6–627,000[8]
October 26Coast Guard*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 47–1410,000[9]
November 2Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 33–266,000[10]
November 9Brown
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 49–040,000[11]
November 16PrincetonNo. 18
W 30–270,000[12]
November 23at HarvardNo. 15
W 27–1457,300[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season
Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Bulldogs were selected.[14]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
13Fritz BarzilauskasGuardBoston Yanks
30277John PrchlikDefensive tackleBoston Yanks
31292Bill SchulerTackleNew York Giants

References
  1. "1946 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Army Places Four Players On A-P All-Eastern Team". Evening Times. Cumberland, Maryland. November 26, 1946. p. 25 – 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. 80.
  5. "Yale Eleven Whips Kings Point, 33-0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 29, 1946. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Yale Shocks Colgate; Second Half Attack Nets 27-6 Eli Win". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 6, 1946. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Ward, Gene (October 13, 1946). "Lion Rally Trims Yale, 28-20". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 46C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. McGowen, Roscoe (October 20, 1946). "Long Cornell Run Knots Ithaca Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. Cunavelis, Jimmy (October 27, 1946). "Yale Drubs Coast Guard Team, 47-14". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. McGowen, Roscoe (November 3, 1946). "Yale Overpowers Dartmouth, 33 to 2". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. Strauss, Michael (November 10, 1946). "Yale Overwhelms Brown by 49 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  12. Young, Dick (November 17, 1946). "Yale Rips Tiger, 30-2". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C47 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Young, Dick (November 24, 1946). "Yale Blasts Harvard, 27-14, for Big 3 Title". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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