1946 Central Intercollegiate Conference football season

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The 1946 Southwestern Moundbuilders football team was an American football team that represented Southwestern College as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Art Kahler, the team compiled an 8–2 record (4–1 against CIC opponents) and won the CIC championship.^[2]

The 1946 Washburn Ichabods football team was an American football team that represented Washburn University of Topeka, Kansas, as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Dick Godlove, the team compiled an 6–2–1 record (3–1–1 against CIC opponents) and finished in second place in the CIC.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Hastings*	Topeka, KS	W 25–0		[13]
September 28	at Augustana (SD)*	Sioux Falls, SD	W 7–0	3,000	[14]
October 4	Emporia State	Topeka, KS	W 20–12		[15]
October 11	Iowa Wesleyan*	Topeka, KS	W 27–6		[16]
October 18	at Pittsburg State	Pittsburg, KS	W 12–7		[17]
October 25	St. Benedict's	Moore Bowl Topeka, KS	W 27–6	8,000	[18]
November 2	Wichita*	Yager Stadium Topeka, KS	L 0–21		[19]
November 9	at Fort Hays State	Hays, KS	T 20–20		[20]
November 16	at Southwestern (KS)	Southwestern College Field Winfield, KS	L 0–14		[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

The 1946 St. Benedict's Ravens football team was an American football team that represented St. Benedict's College (later renamed Benedictine College) of Atchison, Kansas, as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the 1946 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Marty Peters, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record (2–2–1 against CIC opponents), finished in third place in the CIC, and outscored opponents by a total of 107 to 99.

In the fall of 1946, St. Benedict's had the largest enrollment in its then 87-year history, with enrollment estimated at 425 students, an increase of over 100% over the prior year.^[21]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Missouri "B"*	Central High School Stadium	L 6–30	2,600	[22]
October 5	College of Emporia*	Atchison, KS	W 18–0		[23]
October 12	at Rockhurst*	Kansas City, MO	W 26–7		[24]
October 19	at Fort Hays State	Lewis Stadium Hays, KS	W 14–7		[25]
October 25	at Washburn	Topeka, KS	L 6–27	8,000	[18]
November 2	Pittsburg State	Amelia Earhart Stadium Atchison, KS	T 7–7
November 9	Southwestern (KS)	Atchison, KS	L 4–7		[8]
November 16	at Emporia State	Emporia, KS	W 26–14		[26]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

The 1946 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team was an American football team that represented Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg—now known as Pittsburg State University—as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the 1946 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Charles Morgan, the team compiled a 2–4–2 record (1–2–2 against CIC opponents), finished in fourth place in the CIC, and outscored opponents by a total of 72 to 46.

The 1946 Fort Hays State Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Fort Hays State University of Hays, Kansas, as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Ralph Huffman, the team compiled a 2–4–2 record (1–4 against CIC opponents), tied for last place in the CIC, and was outscored by a total of 102 to 80.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Kansas Wesleyan	Lewis Stadium Hays, KS	W 14–0		[32]
September 28	Colorado College	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–15	4,000	[33]
October 4	at Southwestern (KS)	Southwestern College Field Winfield, KS	L 0–12		[4]
October 11	Pittsburg State	Hays, KS	T 0–0		[29]
October 19	St. Benedict's	Lewis Stadium Hays, KS	L 7–14
October 26	Emporia State	Emporia, KS	W 25–6		[34]
November 9	Washburn	Fort Hays, KS	T 20–20		[20]
November 16	at Colorado Mines	Golden, CO	L 14–35		[35]
Homecoming

The 1946 Emporia State Hornets football team was an American football team that represented Emporia State University of Emporia, Kansas, as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 16th season under head coach Fran Welch, the team compiled a 4–5 record (1–4 against CIC opponents), tied for last place in the CIC, and outscored opponents by a total of 72 to 46.