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1946 Ole Miss Rebels Football Team
The 1946 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first year under head coach Harold Drew, the Rebels compiled a 2–7 record (1–6 against SEC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 144 to 76. Two Ole Miss player ranked among the national leaders. Charlie Conerly ranked sixth nationally with 641 passing yards. End Barney Poole ranked fifth nationally with 28 pass receptions. Several Ole Miss players received honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-SEC football team: Poole at end (AP-1, UP-1); Conerly at halfback (UP-1); Shorty McWilliams at halfback (AP-1, UP-3); Al Sidorik at tackle (UP-1); end Bill Hildebrand at end (UP-2); Elbert Corley at center (UP-3); and Mike Mihalic at guard (UP-3). Ole Miss was ranked at No. 45 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States. Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities of ten states, three additional public land-grant universities, and one private research university. The conference is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The SEC participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I in sports competitions; for football it is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A. Members of the SEC have won many national championships: 43 in football, 21 in basketball, 41 in indoor track, 42 in outdoor track, 24 in swimming, 20 in gymnastics, 13 in baseball (College World Series), and one in volleyball. In 1992, the SEC was the first NCAA Division I conference to hold a championship game (and award a subsequent title) for football and was one of the foundin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford is a city and college town in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Oxford lies 75 miles (121 km) south-southeast of Memphis, Tennessee, and is the county seat of Lafayette County. Founded in 1837, it was named after the British city of Oxford. The University of Mississippi, also known as "Ole Miss" is located adjacent to the city. Purchasing the land from a Chickasaw, pioneers founded Oxford in 1837. In 1841, the Mississippi State Legislature selected it as the site of the state's first university, Ole Miss. Oxford is also the hometown of Nobel Prize-winning novelist William Faulkner, and served as the inspiration for his fictional Jefferson in Yoknapatawpha County. Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, who served as a US Supreme Court Justice and Secretary of the Interior, also lived and is buried in Oxford. As of the 2020 US Census, the population was 25,416. History Oxford and Lafayette County were formed from lands ceded by the Chickasaw people in the Treaty of Pontotoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Arkansas Razorbacks Football Team
The 1946 Arkansas Razorbacks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first year under head coach John Barnhill, the Razorbacks compiled a 6–3–2 record (5–1 against SWC opponents), finished in a tie with Rice for first place in the SWC, and outscored their opponents by a total of 136 to 92. The Razorbacks advanced to the 1947 Cotton Bowl Classic, playing LSU to a scoreless tie. After winning only five conference games all decade, the Razorbacks matched that total in one year. Six Arkansas players received honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-Southwest Conference football team: back Clyde Scott (AP-1, UP-1); end Alton Baldwin (AP-1, UP-1); tackle Charles Lively (AP-1, UP-2); back Ken Holland (AP-2, UP-2); center Bill Thomas (AP-2, UP-2); and back Aubrey Fowler (AP-2). Scott also won a silver medal in the 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Football Team
The 1946 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (now known as Louisiana Tech University) as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference during the 1946 college football season The 1946 college football season was the 78th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Competition included schools from the Big Ten Conference, the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Big Six C .... In their sixth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 7–3 record. Louisiana Tech was ranked at No. 78 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946. Schedule References Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football seasons Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football {{collegefootball-1940s-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Dodd Stadium
Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field is the football stadium located at the corner of North Avenue at Techwood Drive on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. It has been home to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, often referred to as the "Ramblin' Wreck", in rudimentary form since 1905 and as a complete stadium since 1913. The team participates in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It is the oldest stadium in the FBS and has been the site of more home wins than any other FBS stadium. Location The stadium is located on the east side of the Georgia Tech campus, across from freshman housing facilities and just a short walk from the campus library and fraternity/sorority row. The facility is in Midtown Atlanta, just off Interstate 75/85 (the "Downtown Connector"), across from the famed Varsity restaurant. History Grant Field is the oldest continuously used on-campus site for colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Team
The 1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1946 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bobby Dodd, the Yellow Jackets compiled a 9–2 record (4–2 against SEC opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 284 to 127. They were ranked No. 11 in the final AP Poll and defeated the Saint Mary's Gaels in the 1947 Oil Bowl. Five Georgia Tech players received honors from the Associated Press or United Press on the 1946 All-SEC football team: center Paul Duke (AP-1, UP-1); quarterback Frank Broyles (AP-1, UP-2); tackle Bob Davis (AP-1, UP-2); guard Bill Healy (UP-1); and fullback George Matthews (UP-3). Schedule After the season The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Yellow Jackets were selected. References Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football seasons Georgia Tech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Miss–Vanderbilt Football Rivalry
The Ole Miss–Vanderbilt football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Ole Miss Rebels football team of the University of Mississippi and Vanderbilt Commodores football team of Vanderbilt University. The Rebels are the Commodores' second-longest, continuous football rivalry.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/vand/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/CommodoreRecords09.pdf Both teams are founding members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and their universities have two of the three smallest student body populations among SEC schools. This similar size, the schools' proximity to one another, and the similar culture of Greek life (both schools' student bodies have high percentages of participation in fraternities and sororities) led them to be picked as annual inter-divisional rivals when the SEC grew to twelve teams for the 1992 season. Series history The first game between the two teams was played on would later be named Currey Field on Vanderbilt's campus in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Team
The 1946 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1946 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Red Sanders, the Commodores compiled a 5–4 record (3–4 against SEC opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 108 to 43. Two Vanderbilt players received honors from the United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-SEC football team: end Josh North (UP-2); and tackle Alf Stterfield (UP-3). Vanderbilt was ranked at No. 26 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 Commodores were selected. References Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons Vanderbilt Commodores football The Vanderbilt Commodores football program represents Vanderbilt University in the sport of American football. The Commodores compete in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968. Consolidation gave Jacksonville its great size and placed most of its metropolitan population within the city limits. As of 2020, Jacksonville's population is 949,611, making it the 12th most populous city in the U.S., the most populous city in the Southeast, and the most populous city in the South outside of the state of Texas. With a population of 1,733,937, the Jacksonville metropolitan area ranks as Florida's fourth-largest metropolitan region. Jacksonville straddles the St. Johns River in the First Coast region of northeastern Florida, about south of the Georgia state line ( to the urban core/downtown) and north of Miami. The Jacksonville Beaches communities are along the adjacent Atlantic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gator Bowl Stadium
The Gator Bowl was an American football stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. Originally built in 1927, all but a small portion was razed in 1994 in preparation for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars' inaugural season; the reconstructed stadium became Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, now TIAA Bank Field. The old stadium and its replacement have hosted the Gator Bowl, a post-season college football bowl game, since its inception in 1946. It also hosted the Florida–Georgia football rivalry, Florida–Georgia game, an annual college football rivalry game between the Florida Gators football, University of Florida and the Georgia Bulldogs football, University of Georgia, and was home to several professional sports teams, including the Jacksonville Sharks (WFL), Jacksonville Sharks and Jacksonville Express of the World Football League (WFL), the Jacksonville Tea Men Association football, soccer team, and the Jacksonville Bulls of the United States Football League. Origins Jacksonville's first f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Florida Gators Football Team
The 1946 Florida Gators football team was an American football team that represented the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Raymond Wolf, the Gators compiled a 0–9 record (0–5 against SEC opponents), finished last in the SEC, and were outscored by a total of 264 to 104. The winless 0–9 season is the worst win–loss record in the history of Gators football to date, surpassing the winless 0–5 record of the 1916 Florida Gators football team.2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015. Despite the poor overall showing, Broughton Williams led the nation with 490 receiving yards. Harold Griffin led the nation in punt return average. Griffin had the longest punt return of the year, a 97-yard return against Miami (FL), and 92-yard return against Villanova. The 1946 season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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