1946 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1946 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1946 college football season. The Orangemen were led by head coach Clarence "Biggie" Munn, in his first and only year with the team. Munn left to take the head coaching position at Michigan State, where he would later win several national titles. The Orangemen compiled a record of 4–5 under Munn.[3]

1946 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
1946 record	4–5
Head coach	Clarence "Biggie" Munn (1st season)
Captain	Richard Whitesell[1][2]
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium

1946 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Army			–					9	–	0	–	1
Muhlenberg			–					9	–	1	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	1	–	1
Buffalo			–					7	–	2	–	0
Harvard			–					7	–	2	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					6	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Penn			–					6	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Columbia			–					6	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					4	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	5	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	1
Princeton			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	4	–	2
Bucknell			–					3	–	6	–	0
Dartmouth			–					3	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					0	–	6	–	0
Fordham			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

During the season Miami Hurricanes cancelled a scheduled game against the Penn State team as Miami officials felt that Penn State fielding their two African American in Miami could have led to "unfortunate incidents".[4] Miami reportedly invited Syracuse to replace Penn State. This invitation was promptly declined and rebuked in an editorial in The Daily Orange, titled "No Thanks, Miami".[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	Boston University	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 41–6	32,000
October 5	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 14–20	10,000
October 12	Penn State	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 0–9	10,000
October 19	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 21–12	20,000
October 26	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 0–13	18,000
November 2	Temple	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 28–7	12,000
November 9	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 14–7	30,000
November 16	Colgate	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 7–25	35,000
November 23	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 21–59	25,000

Sources:[6][1]

References

1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
2. Jones, Johnny (12 December 1971). "When the Hudson Valley Roared in Orange". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, New York. p. 4B. Retrieved 25 December 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Students Beg Munn to Stay". The Des Moines Register. AP. 13 December 1946. p. 13. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
4. "Penn State-Miami U. Grid Game Is Latest Victim of 'Racial Problem'". The Gazette and Daily. York, Pennsylvania. AP. November 6, 1946. p. 25. Retrieved 29 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Syracuse Turns Down Miami Offer to Sub for Penn State". The Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. 13 November 1946. p. 17. Retrieved 29 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "1946 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2018.