1946 College Conference of Illinois football season
1946 College Conference of Illinois football season | |
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Sport | Football |
Number of teams | 9 |
Champion | North Central |
Football seasons | |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Central (IL) $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois Wesleyan | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wheaton (IL) | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lake Forest | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Augustana (IL) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Millikin | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois College | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elmhurst | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carthage | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 College Conference of Illinois football season was the season of college football played by the member schools of the College Conference of Illinois (CCI) as part of the 1946 college football season. The CCI was formed in May 1946 and was a reorganization of the "Illinois College Conference" that had existed for the prior nine years.[1]
The North Central Cardinals, in their first year under head coach Herb Heilman, won the CCI championship with a 7–1 record. Three teams tied for second place: the Wheaton Crusaders; Illinois Wesleyan Titans; and Lake Forest Foresters.[2]
Conference overview
Conf. rank | Team | Head coach | Conf. record | Overall record | Points scored | Points against |
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1 | North Central (IL) | Herb Heilman | 7–1 | 7–1 | 148 | 22 |
2 (tie) | Wheaton (IL) | Harvey Chrouser | 3–1 | 6–2 | 146 | 33 |
2 (tie) | Illinois Wesleyan | Melvin Clay | 3-1 | 3-5 | 56 | 111 |
2 (tie) | Lake Forest | Ralph Jones | 3–1 | 3–3 | 50 | 104 |
5 | Augustana (IL) | John L. Briley | 2–2 | 3–5 | 65 | 89 |
6 | James Millikin | Marshall Wells | 1–3 | 2–6 | 53 | 93 |
7 (tie) | Illinois College | Albert Miller | 1–4 | 2–5–1 | 60 | 133 |
7 (tie) | Elmhurst | O.M. Langhorst | 1–4 | 2–6 | 88 | 162 |
9 | Carthage | Paul LaVinn | 0–4 | 0–7–1 | 14 | 178 |
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Team overviews
North Central
1946 North Central Cardinals football | |
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CCI champion | |
Conference | College Conference of Illinois |
Record | 7–1 (7–1 CCI) |
Head coach |
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Seasons ← 1945 1947 → |
The 1946 North Central Cardinals football team represented North Central College of Naperville, Illinois, during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Herb Heilman, the Cardinals compiled a 7–1 record, won the CCI championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 148 to 22.[3] The Cardinals' sole loss was by a 10-7 score against Lake Forest. It was North Central's first conference championship in 29 years.[4]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Naperville, IL | W 17–0 | [5] | |
October 5 | at James Millikin | Decatur, IL | W 7–6 | 3,000 | [6] |
October 12 | Illinois College | Naperville, IL | W 39–0 | [7] | |
October 19 | at Lake Forest |
| L 7–10 | [8] | |
October 26 | at Carthage | Carthage, IL | W 40–0 | [9] | |
November 2 | at Wheaton |
| W 7–0 | 2,500 | [10] |
November 9 | Augustana | Naperville, IL | W 18–0 | 3,500 | [11] |
November 16 | at Elmhurt | Elmhurst, IL | W 13–6 | [4] |
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Wheaton
1946 Wheaton Crusaders football | |
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Conference | College Conference of Illinois |
Record | 6–2 (3–1 CCI) |
Head coach |
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Seasons ← 1945 1947 → |
The 1946 Wheaton Crusaders football team represented Wheaton College of Wheaton, Illinois, in the College Conference of Illinois during the 1946 college football season. In their third non-consecutive year under head coach Harvey Chrouser, the Crusaders compiled a 6–2 record (3–1 against CCI opponents), tied for second place in the CCI, and outscored opponent by a total of 146 to 33.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 28 | Concordia* | W 31–6 | |||||
October 5 | Western Illinois* | Wheaton, IL | W 6–0 | [13] | |||
October 12 | at Northern Illinois* | DeKalb, IL | L 0–20 | [14] | |||
October 19 | Elmhurst | Wheaton, IL | W 27–0 | 3,000 | [15] | ||
October 26 | Lake Forest | Wheaton, IL | W 31–0 | [16] | |||
November 2 | North Central |
| L 0–7 | [10] | |||
November 9 | Loras* | W 26–0 | |||||
November 16 | at Carthage | Carthage, IL | W 25–0 | [17] | |||
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Illinois Wesleyan
1946 Illinois Wesleyan Titans football | |
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Conference | College Conference of Illinois |
Record | 3–5 (3–1 CCI) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
Seasons ← 1945 1947 → |
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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September 28 | at North Central | Naperville, IL | L 0–17 | [5] | ||
October 5 | Evansville* |
| L 6–20 | [19] | ||
October 12 | James Millikin | Bloomington, IL | W 12–7 | |||
October 18 | at Northern Illinois* | L 0–20 | [20] | |||
October 26 | Augustana![]() | Bloomington, IL | W 25–13 | [21] | ||
November 2 | at Arkansas State* |
| L 0–20 | [22] | ||
November 9 | at Illinois College | Jacksoville, IL | W 13–7 | |||
November 16 | Illinois State Normal | Bloomington, IL | L 0–7 | |||
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Lake Forest
1946 Lake Forest Foresters football | |
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Conference | College Conference of Illinois |
Record | 3–3 (3–1 CCI) |
Head coach |
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Seasons ← 1945 1947 → |
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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October 12 | Elmhurst | Lake Forest, IL | W 20–12 | ||||
October 19 | North Central |
| W 10–7 | [8] | |||
October 26 | at Wheaton | Wheaton, IL | L 0–31 | [16] | |||
November 2 | Carroll*![]() | Lake Forest, IL | L 0–34 | 2,500 | |||
November 9 | Wabash* | Crawfordsville, IN | L 0–20 | [24] | |||
November 16 | James Millikin | Lake Forest, IL | W 20-0 | [25] | |||
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Augustana
1946 Augustana (Illinois) Vikings football | |
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Conference | College Conference of Illinois |
Record | 3–5 (2–2 CCI) |
Head coach |
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Seasons ← 1945 1947 → |
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 28 | Coe* | Rock Island, IL | L 6–7 | [27][28] | |||
October 5 | Carthage | Rock Island, IL | W 13–0 | ||||
October 12 | St. Ambrose* |
| L 0–19 | 3,500 | [29] | ||
October 19 | at Knox* | Galesburg, IL | L 0–7 | [30] | |||
October 26 | at Illinois Wesleyan | Bloomington, IL | L 13–25 | [21] | |||
November 2 | at Monmouth* | Monmouth, IL | W 20–13 | [31] | |||
November 9 | at North Central | Naperville, IL | L 0–18 | [11] | |||
November 16 | Illinois College![]() | Rock Island, IL | W 13–0 | [32] | |||
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James Millikin
1946 Millikin Big Blue football | |
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Conference | College Conference of Illinois |
Record | 2–6 (1–3 CCI) |
Head coach |
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Seasons ← 1945 1947 → |
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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October 5 | North Central | Decatur, IL | L 6–7 | 3,000 | [6] | ||
October 12 | at Illinois Wesleyan | Bloomington, IL | L 7–12 | ||||
October 19 | at Eastern Illinois | Charleston, IL | L 0–7 | ||||
October 26 | Illinois College![]() | W 27–0 | 3,500 | ||||
November 2 | Illinois State Normal |
| L 0–20 | [34] | |||
November 9 | Western Illinois | W 13–7 | |||||
November 16 | at Lake Forest | Lake Forest, IL | L 0–20 | ||||
November 23 | Northern Illinois | Decatur, IL | L 0–20 | [35] | |||
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Illinois College
1946 Illinois College Blueboys football | |
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Conference | College Conference of Illinois |
Record | 2–5–1 (1–4 CCI) |
Head coach |
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Seasons ← 1945 1947 → |
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 29 | Western Illinois* | L 6–21 | |||||
October 4 | Quincy* | Jacksonville, IL | W 21–14 | ||||
October 12 | at North Central | Naperville, IL | L 0–39 | [7] | |||
October 19 | Shurtleff | Jackonville, IL | T 0–0 | [36] | |||
October 26 | at James Millikin | Decatur, IL | L 0–27 | [37] | |||
November 2 | Elmhurst | Jacksonville, IL | W 26–6 | ||||
November 9 | Illinois Wesleyan![]() | Jackonville, IL | L 7–13 | ||||
November 16 | at Augustana | Rock Island, IL | L 0–13 | [32] | |||
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Elmhurst
1946 Elmhurst Bluejays football | |
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Conference | College Conference of Illinois |
Record | 2–6 (1–4 CCI) |
Head coach |
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Seasons ← 1945 1947 → |
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 28 | Northern Illinois | Elmhurst, IL | L 6–49 | [38] | |
October 5 | at Concordia | River Forest, IL | L 13–27 | ||
October 12 | at Lake Forest | Lake Forest, IL | L 12–20 | ||
October 19 | at Wheaton | Wheaton, IL | L 0–27 | ||
October 26 | Concordia | Elmhurst, IL | W 18–0 | ||
November 2 | at Illinois College | Jacksonville, IL | L 6–26 | ||
November 9 | Carthage | Elmhurst, IL | W 27–0 | ||
November 16 | North Central | Elmhurst, IL | L 6–13 | [4] |
Carthage
1946 Carthage Red Men football | |
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Conference | College Conference of Illinois |
Record | 0–7–1 (0–4 CCI) |
Head coach |
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Seasons ← 1945 1947 → |
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 28 | at Wartburg* | Waverly, IA | L 7–32 | ||||
October 5 | at Augustana | Rock Island, IL | L 0–13 | ||||
October 12 | Eureka | Carthage, IL | T 7–7 | ||||
October 19 | at Monmouth* | Monmouth, IL | L 0–28 | [39] | |||
October 26 | North Central | Carthage, IL | L 0–40 | ||||
November 2 | Culver-Stockton | L 0–6 | |||||
November 9 | at Elmhurst | Elmhurst, IL | L 0–27 | ||||
November 16 | Wheaton | Carthage, IL | L 0–25 | [17] | |||
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References
- ^ "Nine Colleges in Reorganized State League". The Rock Island Argus. May 25, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 124.
- ^ "Two Illinois Conferences Decide Crowns for 1946". The Pantagraph. November 18, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "North Central Tops Elmhurst, 13-6; Wins Title". Chicago Tribune. November 17, 1946. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "North Central Whips Illinois Wesleyan, 17-0". Chicago Tribune. September 29, 1946. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Forrest R. Kyle (October 6, 1946). "North Central Nips Millikin, 7-6: Blue 16-Game Victory Streak Comes to End". The Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "North Central Wins, 39-0, Over Illinois College". Chicago Tribune. October 13, 1946. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "North Central Dealt 10-7 Los By Lake Forest: Naperville Eleven Sustains First C.C.I. Defeat". Chicago Tribune. October 20, 1946. p. II-5.
- ^ "North Central Triumphs, 40-0, Over Carthage". Chicago Tribune. October 27, 1946. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "North Central Whip Wheaton; Takes 1st Place". Chicago Tribune. November 3, 1946. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "North Central Submerges Augustana, 18 to 0: Long Runs Spell Doom for Vikings". Quad-City Times. November 10, 1946. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 204.
- ^ "Wheaton Wins, 6-0". Chicago Tribune. October 6, 1946 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "DeKalb Deals Wheaton First Defeat, 20 to 0". Chicago Tribune. October 13, 1946 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wheaton Whips Elmhurst, 27-0, in Homecoming: Crusaders Show Power Before 3,000". Chicago Tribune. October 20, 1946. p. II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Lake Forest Routed, 31-0, by Wheaton". Chicago Tribune. October 27, 1946. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Wheaton Team Triumphs Over Carthage, 24-0". Chicago Tribune. November 17, 1946. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 232.
- ^ "Evansville Proves Too Stout for IWU". The Pantagraph. October 6, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Keep Goal Record". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 19, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Illinois Wesleyan vs. Millikin". The Decatur Daily Review. October 13, 1946. p. 29.
- ^ "Arkansas State rips IWU, 20–0". The Pantagraph. November 3, 1946. Retrieved October 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 185.
- ^ "10 Nov 1946, Page 42 - The Indianapolis Star at". Newspapers.com. November 10, 1946. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ "Lake Forest Downs Millikin, 20-0: Loss Is Third For Big Blue In C.C.I. Play". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. November 17, 1946. pp. 27–28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 189.
- ^ "Augustana Loses to Coe, 7-6". Daily Dispatch. September 30, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "98-Yard Run, Extra Point Win for Coe". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. September 29, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John O'Donnell (October 13, 1946). "St. Ambrose Rolls Over Augustana by 19 to 0 Score". The Democrat and Leader. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Knox Tops Augustana With Late Pass, 7-0". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. October 20, 1946. p. 30.
- ^ "Vikings Defeat Scots, 20-13: Augie Scores on 2 Long Drives, Intercepted Pass". Daily Dispatch. November 4, 1946. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Augustana Wins Over Illinois College, 13 to 0". Chicago Tribune. November 17, 1946. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 162.
- ^ Forrest R. Kyle (November 3, 1946). "Normal Downs Millikin: Blue Squanders Opportunities, Losing, 20 to 0". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. pp. 27, 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kyle, Forrest R. (November 24, 1946). "Dekalb Downs Millikin, 20-0". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. p. 13. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shurtleff Stands Off Illinois College 0-0 As Pioneer Line Sparkles". Alton Evening Telegraph. October 21, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "J.M.U. Routs Illinois College, 27-0: Millikin Passes Clinch Initial Win of Season". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. October 27, 1946. pp. 29–30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Pile Heavy Score". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. September 30, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Monmouth Wins". The Pantagraph. October 20, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.