The 1946 St. Norbert Green Knights football team was an American football team that represented

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, as an independent 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 first year under head coach

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, the Green Knights compiled a perfect 8–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 216 to 26, an average of 27.25 points scored on offense and 3.25 points allowed on defense.

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