1946 Southern Illinois Maroons football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1946

| team = Southern Illinois Maroons

| sport = football

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| conference = Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| short_conf = IIAC

| record = 4–4

| conf_record = 3–1

| head_coach = Glenn Martin

| hc_year = 7th

| captain =

| stadium = McAndrew Stadium

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{{1946 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}

The 1946 Southern Illinois Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois Normal University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1946 college football season. Under seventh-year head coach Glenn Martin, the team compiled a 4–4 record.{{cite web|title=Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide|publisher=Southern Illinois University|year=2019|page=115|accessdate=July 12, 2020|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/siusalukis.com/documents/2019/8/20/Media_Guide.pdf}} The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

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|September 28||Northeast Missouri State|McAndrew Stadium|Carbondale, IL|W 6-0||{{cite news|title=Capacity Crowd Expected at SINU Game Here Today|newspaper=The Carbondale Free Press|date=September 28, 1946|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103911390/capacity-crowd-expected-at-sinu-game/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 5||Southeast Missouri State|McAndrew Stadium|Carbondale, IL|L 13-20||{{cite news|title=Carbondale Loses, 20-13|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=October 6, 1946|page=II-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103087778/carbondale-loses-20-13/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 12|at|Illinois State Normal|McCormick Field|Normal, IL|W 13-7||{{cite news|title=Maroons Toppled Normal 13-7 Sat. To Share Loop Lead|newspaper=The Carbondale Free Press|date=October 14, 1946|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103911302/maroons-toppled-normal-13-7-sat-to/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 19||Arkansas State|McAndrew Stadium|Carbondale, IL|L 12-14||{{cite news|title=Two Good After-Touchdown Points Gave Arkansas State a 14-12 Victory Over SINU Maroons Here in Close Game Sat.|newspaper=The Carbondale Free Press|date=October 21, 1946|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103911225/two-good-after-touchdown-points-gave/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 26|at|{{cfb link|year=1946|team=Western Illinois Leathernecks|title=Western Illinois}}|Morgan Field|Macomb, IL|W 19-7||{{cite news|title=Maroons Came From Behind Saturday To Trim Western 19-7 and Lead IIAC; Will Entertain Eastern Here at Homecoming|newspaper=The Carbondale Free Press|date=October 28, 1946|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103911098/maroons-came-from-behind-saturday-to/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 2||Eastern Illinois|McAndrew Stadium|Carbondale, IL|W 29-0||{{cite news|title=Eastern Loses To Carbondale|newspaper=Decatur Sunday Herald and Review|date=November 3, 1946|page=29|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103729035/eastern-loses-to-carbondale/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 9|at|Evansville|Reitz Bowl|Evansville, IN|L 7-21|6,500|{{cite news|title=Late Drive Nets Evansville Victory: Aces Win 6th Game in a Row; Southern Illinois Normal Is Victim of Local Surge in Last Quarter, 21-7|newspaper=Evansville Press|author=Ray Franks|date=November 10, 1946|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103728794/late-drive-nets-evansville-victory/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 16||Northern Illinois State|McAndrew Stadium|Carbondale, IL|L 0-10||{{cite news |title=Heavier Northern Teachers Team Took IIAC Championship Here Saturday 10-0 As Maroons Battled Vainly In The Mud |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90264551/carbondale-free-press/ |access-date=December 8, 2021 |work=Carbondale Free Press |date=November 18, 1946 |page=5 |via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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Category:Southern Illinois Salukis football seasons

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