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1946 Catawba Indians football team

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1946 Catawba Indians football
NSC champion
Tangerine Bowl champion
ConferenceNorth State Conference
Record10–2 (5–0 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumShuford Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 North State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Catawba $ 5 0 0 10 2 0
Appalachian State 4 1 0 6 3 0
High Point 3 2 1 7 2 1
Western Carolina 1 1 1 6 3 1
Lenoir Rhyne 3 5 0 5 6 0
Guilford 1 2 1 6 2 1
Elon 1 4 1 4 5 1
Atlantic Christian 0 3 0 2 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 Catawba Indians football team was an American football team that represented Catawba College as a member of the North State Conference (NSC) during the 1946 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach Gordon Kirkland, the team compiled a 10–2 record, defeated the Maryville Scots in the 1947 Tangerine Bowl, shut out 5 of 12 opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 282 to 67.[1]

Anthony Georgiana led the team in scoring with 66 points on 11 touchdowns.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Cherry Point Marines*W 29–7[3]
September 21at VMI*
L 7–214,000[4]
September 28Eastern Kentucky*
  • Shuford Field
  • Salisbury, NC
W 9–7
October 5at High PointHigh Point, NCW 19–7
October 12at Wofford*Spartanburg, SCW 46–02,000[5]
October 19vs. Appalachian StateW 28–610,000[6]
October 26vs. Elon
W 40–0
November 2Presbyterian*
  • Shuford Field
  • Salisbury, NC
L 12–13
November 8at Newberry*Newberry, SCW 6–0
November 16Guilford
  • Shuford Field
  • Salisbury, NC
W 28–0
November 28Lenoir–Rhyne
  • Shuford Field
  • Salisbury, NC
W 27–0
January 1, 1947vs. Maryville (TN)*W 31–69,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Catawba (NC) Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  2. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 89.
  3. ^ "Indians Scalp Marines, 29-7". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. Associated Press. September 15, 1946. p. 31. Retrieved September 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "VMI passes beat Catawba". The Charlotte Observer. September 22, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Catawba's Indians Overpower Wofford Eleven, 46 To 0: Tribe Scores 19 Points in First Period Well-Balanced Catawba Club Scores Easy Win Over Terrier". The Greenville News. October 13, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Catawba tops Apps". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1946. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.