1946 Nebraska College Conference football season

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The 1946 Doane Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Doane University as a member of the Nebraska College Conference (NCC) during the 1946 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach James L. Dutcher, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record (5–0–1 against NCC opponents), won the NCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 136 to 78.^[2][3]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Simpson*	Indianola, IA	L 0–14		[4]
September 28	Peru State		W 12–0		[5]
October 4	York (NE)	Crete, NE	W 12–6		[6]
October 12	Hastings	Crete, NE	T 19–19
October 18	at Wayne State (NE)	Wayne, NE	W 7–6		[7]
October 25	Kearney State	Kearney, NE	W 13–7		[8]
November 1	Dakota Wesleyan*	Crete, NE	L 7–19		[9]
November 15	Chadron State	Crete, NE	W 21–0		[10]
November 28	at Roswell Army Air Force*	Roswell, NM	W 45–7		[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

The 1946 Nebraska Wesleyan Plainsmen football team represented Nebraska Wesleyan University as a member of the Nebraska College Conference (NCC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach George W. Knight, the Plainsmen compiled a 7–1–3 (4-0-2 against NCC opponents), outscored opponent by a total of 169 to 37, and finished second in the NCC. They were invited to play in the Will Rogers Bowl in Oklahoma City on New Year's Day, losing to Pepperdine by a 38–13 score.^[12]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Morningside*	Sioux City, IA	W 13–6	3,500	[13]
September 28	Simpson	O. N. Magee Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	T 6–6	4,000	[14]
October 4	at Nebraska Central	Central City, NE	W 33–0
October 12	at Kearney State	Kearney, NE	T 6–6		[15]
October 18	Midland	O. N. Magee Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	W 7–6		[16]
October 25	Tarkio*	O. N. Magee Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	W 20–7		[17]
November 1	at Peru State	Peru, NE	T 6–6
November 8	at York	York, NE	W 26–0
November 15	Hastings	O. N. Magee Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	W 19–0		[18]
November 22	Chadron State	O. N. Magee Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	W 33–0		[19]
January 1, 1947	vs. Pepperdine	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	L 13–38	800	[20]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

The 1946 Kearney State Antelopes football team represented Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney (now known as University of Nebraska at Kearney) as a member of the Nebraska College Conference (NCC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Charlie Foster, the Antelopes compiled a 6–2–1 record (5-2-1 against NCC opponents), outscored opponent by a total of 116 to 49, and finished third in the NCC.^[21]

The 1946 Peru State Bobcats football team represented Peru State Teachers College (now known as Peru State College) as a member of the Nebraska College Conference (NCC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Alfred G. Wheeler, the Bobcats compiled a 4–4–1 record (4-3-1 against NCC opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 116 to 100, and finished fourth in the NCC.^[26]

Other coaches included Wayne Riggs. For the prior three years, Navy V-12 students comprised the majority of Peru's football team. With the 1946, the team returned to non-military status.^[27]

The 1946 Midland Warriors football team represented Midland University of Fremont, Nebraska, as a member of the Nebraska College Conference (NCC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach John Pfitsch, the Warriors compiled a 4–4 record (4-3 against NCC opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 89 to 73, and finished fifth in the NCC.^[29]

The 1946 Wayne State Wildcats football team represented Midland University of Wayne, Nebraska, as a member of the Nebraska College Conference (NCC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Don B. Emery, the Warriors compiled a 4–3 record (2-3 against NCC opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 69 to 33, and finished sixth in the NCC.^[31]

The 1946 Hastings Broncos football team represented Hastings College of Hastings, Nebraska, as a member of the Nebraska College Conference (NCC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Larry Owens, the Broncos compiled a 1–6–1 record (1–4–1 against NCC opponents), were outscored by a total of 123 to 45, and finished seventh in the NCC.

The 1946 Chadron State Eagles football team represented Chadron State College of Chadron, Nebraska, as a member of the Nebraska College Conference (NCC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Ross O. Armstrong, the Eagles compiled a 3–7 record (1–5 against NCC opponents), were outscored by a total of 230 to 70, and finished eighth in the NCC.

The 1946 York Panthers football team represented York University of York, Nebraska, as a member of the Nebraska College Conference (NCC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Rolland E. Tonkin, the Eagles compiled a 3–6 record (0–6 against NCC opponents), were outscored by a total of 138 to 92, and finished last in the NCC.

The United Press (UP) and the NCC coaches each selected 1946 All-Nebraska College Conference football teams. NCC champion Doane did not place any players on the UP team. The all-conference picks were as follows:^[33][34]

• Quarterback: Rex Mercer, Nebraska Wesleyan (UP)
• Halfbacks: Dick Peterson, Kearney (UP, Coaches); Johnny Warwick, Hastings (Coaches); Revoe Hill, Midland (UP, Coaches)
• Fullback: Al Butterfield, Chadron (UP, Coaches)
• Ends: John Rumbaugh, Kearney (UP, Coaches); Rich Clough, Midland (UP); Orville Yocup, Peru (Coaches)
• Tackles: Bob Westphal, Wayne (UP, Coaches); Everett Poe, Nebraska Wesleyan (UP); Don Redman, Doane (Coaches)
• Guards: Wayne Linder, Peru (UP); Ralph Patterson, Kearney (UP, Coaches); Dick Uphoff, Hastings (Coaches)
• Center: Cliff Squires, Nebraska Wesleyan (UP, Coaches)