1946 Midwest Conference football season

1946 Ripon Redmen football
1946 Ripon Redmen football
Conference	Midwest Conference
Record	4–3–1 (3–1 MWC)
Head coach	Carl Doehling (25th season);
	Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

1946 Lawrence Vikings football
1946 Lawrence Vikings football
MWC champion
Conference	Midwest Conference
Record	6–1–1 (6–0 MWC)
Head coach	Bernie Heselton (9th season);
Home stadium	Whiting Field
	Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

1946 Midwest Conference football season
1946 Midwest Conference football season
Sport	Football
Number of teams	9
Champion	Lawrence
Football seasons
	← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Midwest Conference football season was the season of college football played by the nine member schools of the Midwest Conference (MWC), formally known as the "Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference", as part of the 1946 college football season.

1946 Midwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Lawrence $	6	–	0	–	0	6	–	1	–	1
Ripon	3	–	1	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Cornell (IA)	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
Carleton	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Monmouth (IL)	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Beloit	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Grinnell	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Knox	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Coe	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The Lawrence Vikings, in their ninth season under head coach Bernie Heselton, won the MWC championship with a 6–1–1 record (6–0 against MWC opponents). Back Carl Giordana and tackle Richard Miller received first-team honors on the 1946 All-Midwest Conference football team.

The Ripon Redmen, led by head coach Carl Doehling, finished in second place with a 4–3–1 record (3–1 against MWC teams). Ripon back Ted Scalissi and guard James Callan were selected as first-team All-MWC players.

The third-place Cornell Purple compiled a 5–2–1 record and led all other teams with three players (end Charles Jacot, guard Joe Pelisek, and center Ralph Ringgenberg) selected to the All-MWC first team.

Conference overview

Conf. rank	Team	Head coach	Conf. record	Overall record	Points scored	Points against
1	Lawrence	Bernie Heselton	6–0	6–1–1	217	78
2	Ripon	Carl Doehling	3–1–1	4–3–1	109	131
3	Cornell (IA)	Walt S. Koch	4–2–1	5–2–1	98	62
4	Carleton	Walter Hass	3–2	5–3	131	79
5	Monmouth (IL)	Glenn E. Robinson	2–3	4–4	104	66
6 (tie)	Grinnell	Ben Douglas	2–4	3–5	82	87
6 (tie)	Beloit	James C. Easterbrook	2–4	4–4	88	89
6 (tie)	Knox	Harold Turner	2–4	3–5	45	95
9	Coe	Harris Lamb	1–5	3–5	30	119

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Teams

Lawrence

The 1946 Lawrence Vikings football team represented Lawrence College (later renamed Lawrence University). In their ninth year under head coach Bernie Heselton, the Vikings compiled a 6–1–1 record (6–0 against MWC teams), won the MCAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 217 to 78.^[4]^[5]

Five Lawrence players received honors on the 1946 All-Midwest Conference football team: back Carl Giordana (first team); tackle Richard Miller (first team); tackle Kenneth Bahnson (second team); guard Bob McMaster (second); and end Bill Burton (second).^[6]

The team played its home games at Whiting Field in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Carroll (WI)*	Waukesha, WI	L 12–13		^[7]
September 28	at DePauw*	Greencastle, IN	T 19–19		^[8]
October 5	Carleton	Whiting Field Appleton, WI	W 34–13		^[9]
October 12	Knox	Whiting Field Appleton, WI	W 39–0		^[10]
October 19	at Grinnell	Grinnell, IA	W 21–13		^[11]
October 26	Coe	Whiting Field Appleton, WI	W 37–0		^[12]
November 2	Ripon	Whiting Field Appleton, WI (rivalry)	W 34–13	5,000	^[13]^[14]
November 9	at Beloit	Strong Stadium Beloit, WI	W 21–7	2,500	^[15]^[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Ripon

The 1946 Ripon Redmen football team represented Ripon College of Ripon, Wisconsin. In their 25th year under head coach Carl Doehling, the Redmen compiled a 4–3–1 record (3–1 against MWC teams), finished in second place in the MWC, and were outscored by a total of 131 to 109.^[17]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Bradley*	Peoria Stadium Peoria, IL	L 12–19
September 28	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 0–47		^[18]
October 5	Cornell (IA)	Ripon, WI	T 6–6		^[19]
October 19	Beloit	Ripon, WI	W 28–19		^[20]
October 26	Monmouth (IL)	Ripon,WI	W 20–6
November 2	at Lawrence	Appleton, WI (rivalry)	L 13–34	> 5,000
November 9	Carroll (WI)*	Ripon, WI	W 20–0		^[21]
November 16	at Coe	Cedar Rapids, IA	W 10–0		^[22]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Cornell

1946 Cornell Purple football
Conference	Midwest Conference
Record	5–2–1 (4–2 MWC)
Head coach	Walt S. Koch
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Cornell Purple football team represented Cornell College of Mount Vernon, Iowa. Led by head coach Walt S. Koch, the Purple compiled a 5–2–1 record (4–2 against MWC teams), finished in third place in the MWC, and outscored opponents by a total of 98 to 52.^[23]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	at Beloit	Beloit, WI	L 0–20	^[24]
October 5	at Ripon	Ripon, WI	T 6–6	^[19]
October 12	Simpson*	Mount Vernon, IA	W 27–0	^[25]
October 19	Coe		W 13–0	^[26]
October 26	Grinnell	Mount Vernon, IA	W 20–6	^[27]
November 2	at Knox	Galesburg, IL	W 13–0	^[28]
November 9	Monmouth (IL)	Mount Vernon, IA	W 13–6	^[29]
November 16	Carleton		L 6–24
*Non-conference game

Carleton

1946 Carleton Carls football
Conference	Midwest Conference
Record	5–3 (3–2 MWC)
Head coach	Walter Hass
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Carleton Carls football team represented Carleton College of Northfield, Minnesota. Led by head coach Walter Hass, the Carls compiled a 5–3 record (3–2 against MWC teams), finished in fourth place in the MWC, and outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 79.^[30]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Stout Institute*	Northfield, MN	W 20–6		^[31]
October 5	at Lawrence	Appleton, WI	L 13–34		^[9]
October 12	Coe	Northfield, MN	W 13–6		^[32]
October 19	at St. Olaf*	Northfield, MN	L 13–14	> 6,000	^[33]
November 2	Beloit	Northfield, MN	W 26–0		^[34]
October 26	at Macalester*	Saint Paul, MN	W 20–0		^[35]
November 9	at Grinnell	Grinnell, IA	L 2–13		^[36]
November 16	Cornell (IA)	Northfield, MN	W 24–6		^[37]
*Non-conference game

Monmouth

1946 Monmouth Fighting Scots football
Conference	Midwest Conference
Record	4–4 (2–3 MWC)
Head coach	Glenn E. Robinson
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Monmouth Fighting Scots football team represented Monmouth College of Monmouth, Illinois. Led by head coach Glenn E. Robinson, the Fighting Scots compiled a 4–4 record (2–3 against MWC teams), finished in fifth place in the MWC, and outscored opponents by a total of 104 to 66.^[38]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	Parsons*	Monmouth, IL	W 26–0
October 5	Beloit	Monmouth, IL	L 0–6	^[39]
October 12	Grinnell	Monmouth, IL	W 12–7	^[40]
October 19	Carthage*	Monmmouth, IL	W 28–0	^[41]
October 26	at Ripon	Ripon, WI	L 6–20	^[20]
November 2	Augustana (IL)*		L 13–20	^[42]
November 9	at Cornell (IA)	Mount Vernon, IA	L 6–13	^[29]
November 16	at Knox	Galesburg, IL	W 13–0	^[43]
*Non-conference game

Grinnell

1946 Grinnell Pioneers football
Conference	Midwest Conference
Record	3–5 (2–4 MWC)
Head coach	Ben Douglas (3rd season)
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Grinnell Pioneers football team represented Grinnell College of Grinnell, Iowa. In their third, non-consecutive year under head coach Ben Douglas, the Pioneers compiled a 3–5 record (2–4 against MWC teams), finished in a tie for sixth place in the MWC, and were outscored by a total of 87 to 82.^[44]

Grinnell also celebrated the school's centennial in the fall of 1946.^[45]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 27	Central (IA)*	Grinell, IA	W 6–0	^[46]
October 5	at Knox	Galesburg, IL	L 9–18	^[47]
October 12	at Monmouth (IL)	Monmouth, IL	L 7–12	^[40]
October 19	Lawrence	Grinnell, IA	L 13–21	^[48]
October 26	at Cornell (IA)	Mount Vernon, IA	L 6–20	^[49]
November 2	Coe	Grinnell, IA	W 28–0	^[50]
November 9	Carleton	Grinnell, IA	W 13–2	^[51]
November 16	at Colorado College*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–14	^[52]
*Non-conference game

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Beloit

1946 Beloit Blue Devils football
Conference	Midwest Conference
Record	4–4 (2–4 MWC)
Head coach	James C. Easterbrook
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Beloit Blue Devils football team represented Beloit College of Beloit, Wisconsin. Led by head coach James C. Easterbrook, the Blue Devils compiled a 4–4 record (2–4 against MWC teams), finished in a tie for sixth place in the MWC, and were outscored by a total of 89 to 88.^[54]

The candidates for the 1946 Beloit football team included 50 veterans of World War II.^[55]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	Cornell (IA)	Beloit, WI	W 20–0	^[56]
October 5	at Monmouth (IL)	Monmouth, IL	W 6–0	^[39]
October 12	Northwestern College*		W 12–0
October 19	Ripon	Beloit, WI	L 19–28	^[57]
October 26	Knox	Beloit, WI	L 12–14
November 2	at Carleton	Northfield, MN	L 0–26	^[34]
November 9	Lawrence	Strong Stadium Beloit, WI	L 7–21	^[15]^[16]
November 16	at Carroll (WI)*	Waukesha, WI	W 12–0	^[58]
*Non-conference game

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Knox

1946 Knox Old Siwash football
Conference	Midwest Conference
Record	3–5 (2–4 MWC)
Head coach	Harold Turner
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Knox Old Siwash football team represented Knox College of Galesburg, Illinois. Led by head coach Harold Turner, the Old Siwash compiled a 3–5 record (2–4 against MWC teams), finished in a tie for sixth place in the MWC, and were outscored by a total of 95 to 45.^[60]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 2	at Dubuque*	Dubuque, IA	L 0–2	^[61]
October 5	Grinnell	Galesburg, IL	W 18–9	^[47]
October 12	at Lawrence	Appleton, WI	L 0–39	^[10]
October 19	Augustana*	Galesburg, IL	W 7–0	^[62]
October 26	at Beloit	Beloit, WI	W 14–12
November 2	Cornell (IA)	Galesburg, IL	L 0–13	^[28]
November 9	at Coe	Cedar Rapids, IA	L 6–7	^[63]
November 16	Monmouth (IL)	Galesburg, IL	L 0–13	^[43]
*Non-conference game

Coe

1946 Coe Kohawks football
Conference	Midwest Conference
Record	3–5 (1–5 MWC)
Head coach	Harris Lamb (2nd season)
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Coe Kohawks football team represented Coe College of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In their second season under head coach Harris Lamb, the Kohawks compiled a 3–5 record (1–5 against MWC teams), finished in last place in the MWC, and were outscored by a total of 119 to 30.^[64]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	at Augustana (IL)*	Rock Island, IL	W 7–6	^[65]^[66]
October 5	Luther*	Cedar Rapids, IA	W 10–6	^[67]
October 12	at Carleton	Northfield, MN	L 6–13	^[32]
October 19	Cornell (IA)		L 0–13	^[26]
October 26	at Lawrence	Appleton, WI	L 0–37	^[12]
November 2	at Grinnell	Grinnell, IA	L 0–28	^[50]
November 9	Knox	Cedar Rapids, IA	W 7–6	^[63]
November 16	Ripon	Cedar Rapids, IA	L 0–10	^[22]
*Non-conference game

All-conference team

The 1946 All-Midwest Conference football team included the following players who were named to the first team:

First team

Backs: Ted Scalissi, Ripon; Carl Giordana, Lawrence; Jeptha Knox, Carleton; Kermit Steinbeck, Grinnell
Ends: Charles Jacot, Cornell; Mel White, Grinnell
Tackles: Don Janssen, Beloit; Richard Miller, Lawrence
Guards: James Callan, Ripon; Joe Pelisek, Cornell
Center: Ralph Ringgenberg, Cornell

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