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1946 Swarthmore Garnet Tide football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons← 19451947 →
1946 Eastern non-major college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Thiel   –   7 – 0 – 0
Muhlenberg   –   9 – 1 – 0
Geneva   –   7 – 1 – 0
Dickinson   –   6 – 1 – 0
Alfred   –   5 – 1 – 0
Buffalo   –   7 – 2 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 2 – 1
St. Lawrence   –   5 – 2 – 0
American International   –   4 – 2 – 1
Trinity (CT)   –   4 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cortland State   –   4 – 3 – 0
Hofstra   –   4 – 3 – 0
Springfield   –   4 – 4 – 0
New York A&T   –   3 – 3 – 0
Northeastern   –   3 – 3 – 0
Scranton   –   4 – 5 – 1
Gettysburg   –   4 – 5 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 4 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 4 – 0
Coast Guard   –   3 – 5 – 0
Lehigh   –   2 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   1 – 7 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   0 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its fifth, non-consecutive year under head coach Lew Elverson, Swarthmore compiled a 5–3 record and was outscored by a total of 129 to 70.

The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5WesleyanL 0–26
October 12Franklin & Marshall
  • Alumni Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
W 7–6
October 19at MuhlenbergL 13–535,000
October 26at UrsinusCollegeville, PAW 19–12
November 2Dickinson
  • Alumni Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
L 0–14
November 9at Johns HopkinsBaltimore, MDW 6–0
November 16Drexel
  • Alumni Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
W 12–62,000
November 23at HaverfordW 13–125,000

References

  1. W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 222.
  2. "Swarthmore Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  3. Mort Berry (October 6, 1946). "Swarthmore Defeated, 26-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "F. and M. Loses To Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 13, 1946. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Mules Win, 52 to 13: Cardinal-Gray in Dazzling Triumph Over Garnet for Biggest Score in Many Years". The Morning Call. October 20, 1946. pp. 17, 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Swarthmore Wins, 19-12, Over Ursinus". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 27, 1946. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Allen Lewis (November 3, 1946). "Swarthmore Bows to Dickinson, 14-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. C. M. Gibbs (November 10, 1946). "Swarthmore Blanks Johns Hopkins, 6-0, On Fourth-Period Touchdown: Cryer Scores Lone Marker; Hosts' Winning Streak Ended In Homewood Clash". The Baltimore Sun. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "1946 Football Schedule". Swarthmore Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  10. Allen Lewis (November 24, 1946). "Swarthmore Trips Haverford On Last Period Rally, 13-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
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