1946 Wayne Tartars football team

The 1946 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1946 college football season. Under first-year head coach John P. Hackett, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record.[1]

1946 Wayne Tartars football
ConferenceIndependent
1946 record2–5–1
Head coach
  • John P. Hackett (1st season)
1946 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –    8 –0 –1
Youngstown   –    7 –1 –0
Cincinnati   –    9 –2 –0
Central Michigan   –    6 –2 –0
Western Michigan   –    5 –2 –1
Miami (OH)   –    7 –3 –0
Ohio   –    6 –3 –0
Detroit   –    6 –4 –0
Dayton   –    6 –3 –0
Bowling Green   –    5 –3 –0
Ohio Wesleyan   –    5 –4 –1
Akron   –    5 –4 –0
Michigan State   –    5 –5 –0
Marquette   –    4 –5 –0
Michigan State Normal   –    3 –4 –1
Wayne   –    2 –5 –1
Valparaiso   –    1 –7 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at DetroitL 0–3123,800[2]
September 28at Michigan StateL 0–4219,106[3]
October 5Ohio Wesleyan
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 13–03,025[4]
October 12at Western ReserveL 0–7[5]
October 19at George WashingtonWashington, DCL 6–20[6]
October 25at BuffaloW 25–204,500[7]
November 2Springfield
  • Keyworth Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 12–61,794[8]
November 11at ToledoL 6–1410,000[9]
November 16Case Tech
  • Keyworth Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 37–62,157[10]
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. p. 121. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. W. W. Edgar (September 21, 1946). "U-D Overwhelms Tartars, 31 to 0". Detroit Free Press. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. George S. Alderton (September 29, 1946). "Michigan State Romps Over Wayne in Grid Opener, 42 to 0". Lansing State Journal. pp. 22, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. George Puscas (October 6, 1946). "Tartars Jolt Wesleyan, 13-0, for First Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. George Puscas (October 13, 1946). "Wayne Sees 7-0 Loss End Grid Dream: Western Reserve Wins in Last Minutes". Detroit Free Press. pp. IV-2, IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "One Period Tops Wayne: George Washington's Passes Win, 20-6". Detroit Free Press. October 20, 1946. p. IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Wayne Gets Victory No. 2: Tartars Upset Buffalo, 25 to 20". Detroit Free Press. October 27, 1946. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. George Puscas (November 3, 1946). "Going Places! Wayne's 12-6 Conquest of Springfield Is Latest". Detroit Free Press. p. IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Toledo Tags Wayne with 14-6 Defeat". Detroit Free Press. November 12, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. George Puscas (November 17, 1946). "Happy Ending to Football Story: Wayne 37, Case 6". Detroit Free Press. p. IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.
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