1946 Oklahoma City Chiefs Football Team
The 1946 Oklahoma City Chiefs football team represented Oklahoma City University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. Led by Bo Rowland in his first as head coach, the team compiled a record of 10–1. Oklahoma City was ranked second nationally among small-college teams with an average of 392.7 yards per game in total offense. The Chiefs also ranked sixth nationally in total defense, giving up an average of only 121.5 yards per game. Oklahoma City was ranked at No. 31 among all college programs in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings. Andy Victor was the nation's second leading scorer during the 1946 season with 124 points scored on 14 touchdowns and 40 extra points. Schedule After the season The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Chiefs were selected. References Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bo Rowland
John Howell "Bo" Rowland (March 20, 1903 – September 23, 1964) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Henderson-Brown College—now Henderson State University (1925–1930), Ouachita Baptist University (1931), The Citadel (1940–1942), Oklahoma City University (1946–1947), and George Washington University (1948–1951), compiling a career college football coaching record of 90–47–7. Rowland was also the head basketball coach at Henderson-Brown from 1925 to 1931 and at Cornell University from 1936 to 1938, tallying a career college basketball coaching mark of 40–58. Rowland died at the age of 61 on September 23, 1964 at a hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas (The Little Rock, The "Little Rock") , government_type = council-manager government, Council-manager , leader_title = List of mayors of Little Rock, Arkansas, Mayor , leader_name = Frank Scott Jr. , leader_ ... ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1946 Southwestern Pirates Football Team
The 1946 Texas Conference football season was the season of college football played by the member schools of the Texas Conference as part of the 1946 college football season. Abilene Christian and Southwestern (TX) tied for the conference championship. None of the Texas Conference teams was ranked in the Associated Press poll or played in a bowl game. Conference overview Teams Abilene Christian The 1946 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian College now known as Abilene Christian University) as a member of the Texas Conference during the 1946 college football season. In their second non-consecutive year under head coach Tonto Coleman, and their first year after the end of World War II, the Wildcats compiled an 8–1–1 record (3–0–1 against conference opponents), outscored all opponents by a total of 228 to 53, and tied with Southwestern for the Texas Conference championship. Southwestern The 1946 Southwestern Pirates football team r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1946 South Dakota State Jackrabbits Football Team ...
The 1946 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota State University in the North Central Conference during the 1946 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Thurlo McCrady, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 76. Schedule References {{South Dakota State Jackrabbits football navbox South Dakota State South Dakota State Jackrabbits football seasons South Dakota State Jackrabbits football The South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represents South Dakota State University in college football. The program competes at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as member of the Missouri Valley Football C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, located primarily in Forrest County, Mississippi, Forrest County (where it is the county seat and largest city) and extending west into Lamar County, Mississippi, Lamar County. The city population was 45,989 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, with the population now being 48,730 in 2020. Hattiesburg is the principal city of the Hattiesburg metropolitan area, Hattiesburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses Covington County, Mississippi, Covington, Forrest County, Mississippi, Forrest, Lamar County, Mississippi, Lamar, and Perry County, Mississippi, Perry counties. The city is located in the Pine Belt (Mississippi), Pine Belt region. Development of the interior of Mississippi by European Americans took place primarily after the American Civil War. Before that time, only properties along the major rivers were developed as plantations. Founded in 1882 by civil engineer William H. Hardy, Hattiesburg was na ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1946 Mississippi Southern Southerners Football Team
The 1946 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) in the 1946 college football season. The team played in the Bacardi Bowl against the University of Havana The University of Havana or (UH, ''Universidad de La Habana'') is a university located in the Vedado district of Havana, the capital of the Republic of Cuba. Founded on January 5, 1728, the university is the oldest in Cuba, and one of the first .... Mississippi Southern was ranked at No. 64 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946. Schedule After the season The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Southerner was selected. References Mississippi Southern Southern Miss Golden Eagles football seasons Mississippi Southern Southerners football {{collegefootball-1940s-season-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Miami News-Record
The ''Miami News-Record'' is a twice-weekly newspaper that serves Miami, Oklahoma, USA, and the surrounding Ottawa and Delaware counties. Its circulation is 5,300 copies with editions published on Tuesday and Friday. In 2021, it was sold to Reid Newspapers. History The first paper in Miami was ''The Miami Weekly Chief'', founded by Charles Dagnet and John Warren, with a circulation of about 100. Founded in 1892, the publication was purchased by L. Dragoo two years later and folded into his newly launched effort, ''The Weekly Herald''. In 1897, ''The Record'' was founded by H.C. Brandon; the two Democratic weeklies would be merged with the ''Herald'' to form the ''Miami'' ''Record-Herald'' in 1904. The ''Record-Herald'' went to a daily publication schedule in 1917. A subsequent merger with the Republican ''Miami District Daily News'' in 1924 produced the earliest ''News-Record''. From 1928 to 1962, it was the ''Miami Daily News-Record''. On 16 September 11962, it began publishing ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wichita, Kansas
Wichita ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had a population of 647,610 in 2020. It is located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River. Wichita began as a trading post on the Chisholm Trail in the 1860s and was incorporated as a city in 1870. It became a destination for Cattle drives in the United States, cattle drives traveling north from Texas to Kansas railroads, earning it the nickname "Cowtown".Miner, Prof. Craig (Wichita State Univ. Dept. of History), ''Wichita: The Magic City'', Wichita Historical Museum Association, Wichita, KS, 1988Howell, Angela and Peg Vines, ''The Insider's Guide to Wichita'', Wichita Eagle & Beacon Publishing, Wichita, KS, 1995 Wyatt Earp served as a police officer in Wichita for around one year before going to Dodge City, Kansas, Dodge City. In the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cessna Stadium
Cessna Stadium is a 24,000-seat stadium on the campus of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It opened in 1946 and served as the home of the Wichita State Shockers track and field team until 2020 and the football team until the program was discontinued in 1986. The Kansas Board of Regents approved demolition of the stadium in April 2020. In September of 2022, The Kansas Board of Regents approved the plan for a new, roughly $51 million stadium to replace the current facility. This project will be done in phases, and is expected to be completed sometime during 2025. History In the early days of Wichita State University, when it was known as Fairmount College, its first football field was located on the north side of 17th Street, immediately east of the current Henrion Hall, when it was the Henrion Gymnasium. In 1929, concrete bleachers were attached to the east side of the same building for football games. In 1940, the school decided to build a new football ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1946 Wichita Shockers Football Team
The 1946 Wichita Shockers football team, sometimes known as the Wheatshockers, was an American football team that represented the Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1946 college football season. In its second season under head coach Ralph Graham, the team compiled a 5–5 record (2–1 against conference opponents), finished second out of five teams in the MVC, and was outscored opponents by a total of 135 to 119. The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium. The 1946 season was the first for Wichita after being classified as a "major college" football program. Schedule References {{Wichita State Shockers football navbox Wichita Wichita State Shockers football seasons Wichita Shockers football The Wichita State Shockers football team was the college football program of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. The Shockers fielded a team from 1897 to 19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1946 Fresno State Bulldogs Football Team
The 1946 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1946 college football season. Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by eighth-year head coach James Bradshaw and played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 2–2 CCAA). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 177–129 for the season. Schedule Team players in the NFL The following Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1947 NFL Draft. The following Fresno State Bulldog players finished their college career in 1946, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. Notes References Fresno State Fresno State Bulldogs football seasons Fresno State Bulldogs football The Fresno State Bulldogs football team represents California Stat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Miami, Oklahoma
Miami ( ) is a city in and county seat of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States, founded in 1891. Lead and zinc mining were established by 1918, causing the area's economy to boom. This area was part of Indian Territory. Miami is the capital of the federally recognized Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, after which it is named; the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma, the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma, the Peoria Tribe of Indians, and the Shawnee Tribe. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,969. History The city was founded in an unusual way, compared to other towns established in Indian Territory. Per the ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'' "... it was settled in a business-like way by men of vision who looked into the future and saw possibilities. It didn't just grow. It was carefully planned." W. C. Lykins petitioned the U.S. Congress to pass legislation on March 3, 1891, to establish the town. He met with Thomas F. Richardville, chief of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, who agreed t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Miami Daily News-Record
The ''Miami News-Record'' is a twice-weekly newspaper that serves Miami, Oklahoma, USA, and the surrounding Ottawa and Delaware counties. Its circulation is 5,300 copies with editions published on Tuesday and Friday. In 2021, it was sold to Reid Newspapers. History The first paper in Miami was ''The Miami Weekly Chief'', founded by Charles Dagnet and John Warren, with a circulation of about 100. Founded in 1892, the publication was purchased by L. Dragoo two years later and folded into his newly launched effort, ''The Weekly Herald''. In 1897, ''The Record'' was founded by H.C. Brandon; the two Democratic weeklies would be merged with the ''Herald'' to form the ''Miami'' ''Record-Herald'' in 1904. The ''Record-Herald'' went to a daily publication schedule in 1917. A subsequent merger with the Republican ''Miami District Daily News'' in 1924 produced the earliest ''News-Record''. From 1928 to 1962, it was the ''Miami Daily News-Record''. On 16 September 11962, it began publishing ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |