1946 Yale Bulldogs football team

1946 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIvy League
Ranking
APNo. 12
Record7–1–1 (4–1–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Ivy Group football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Yale 4 1 1 7 1 1
Harvard 3 1 0 7 2 0
No. 13 Penn 3 1 0 6 2 0
Cornell 3 1 1 5 3 1
Columbia 2 2 0 6 3 0
Princeton 2 4 0 3 5 0
Brown 1 3 0 3 5 1
Dartmouth 1 6 0 3 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the Ivy League during the 1946 college football season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth-year head coach Howard Odell, finished the season with a 7–1–1 record, and were ranked No. 12 in the final AP Poll (No. 21 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings).[1][2] Two Yale players received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) or International News Service (INS) on the 1946 All-Eastern football team: halfback Levi Jackson (AP-2, INS-1); and guard Fritz Barzilauskas (AP-1; INS-1).[3] Jackson led Yale and ranked fifth nationally with 806 rushing yards and averaged 6.01 yards per carry.[4]

  1. ^ "1946 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Army Places Four Players On A-P All-Eastern Team". Evening Times. Cumberland, Maryland. November 26, 1946. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 80.