1946 Catawba Indians football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1946
| team = Catawba Indians
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = North State Conference
| short_conf = NSC
| record = 10–2
| conf_record = 5–0
| head_coach = Gordon Kirkland
| hc_year = 13th
| stadium = Shuford Field
| champion = NSC champion
Tangerine Bowl champion
| bowl = Tangerine Bowl
| bowl_result = W 31–6 vs. Maryville (TN)
}}
{{1946 North State Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite news|title=Catawba (NC) Yearly Results (1945-1949)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=February 2, 2019|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/catawba/1945-1949_yearly_results.php|archive-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308224359/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/catawba/1945-1949_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}}
Anthony Georgiana led the team in scoring with 66 points on 11 touchdowns.{{cite book|title=The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947|publisher=A.S. Barnes and Company|editor=W.J. Bingham|year=1947|page=89}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cherry Point Marines
| site_stadium = Shuford Field
| site_cityst = Salisbury, NC
| score = 29–7
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Indians Scalp Marines, 29-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58799619/the-charlotte-observer/ |newspaper=The Charlotte Observer |location=Charlotte, North Carolina |agency=Associated Press |date=September 15, 1946 |page=31 |access-date=September 6, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 7–21
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91778055/vmi-passes-beat-catawba/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=VMI passes beat Catawba|date=September 22, 1946|accessdate=January 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Eastern Kentucky
| site_stadium = Shuford Field
| site_cityst = Salisbury, NC
| score = 9–7
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1946|team=High Point Panthers|title=High Point}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = High Point, NC
| score = 19–7
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Wofford
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| score = 46–0
| attend = 2,000
| source = {{cite news|title=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|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=October 13, 1946|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102978858/catawbas-indians-overpower-wofford/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Appalachian State
| site_stadium = Bowman Gray Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| score = 28–6
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90272877/catawba-tops-apps/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Catawba tops Apps|date=October 20, 1946|accessdate=December 8, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1946|team=Elon Fightin' Christians|title=Elon}}
| site_stadium = Bowman Gray Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| score = 40–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Presbyterian
| site_stadium = Shuford Field
| site_cityst = Salisbury, NC
| score = 12–13
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1946|team=Newberry Indians|title=Newberry}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Newberry, SC
| score = 6–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1946|team=Guilford Quakers|title=Guilford}}
| site_stadium = Shuford Field
| site_cityst = Salisbury, NC
| score = 28–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1946|team=Lenoir–Rhyne Bears|title=Lenoir–Rhyne}}
| site_stadium = Shuford Field
| site_cityst = Salisbury, NC
| score = 27–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = January 1, 1947
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Maryville (TN)
| site_stadium = Orlando Stadium
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| gamename = Tangerine Bowl
| score = 31–6
| attend = 9,000
}}
}}
References
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