1946 George Washington Colonials football team

1946 George Washington Colonials football
1946 George Washington Colonials football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–3 (1–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Skip Stahley (1st season);
Home stadium	Griffith Stadium
	Seasons ← 1942 1947 →

1946 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 North Carolina $	4	–	0	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
William & Mary	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 18 NC State	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Duke	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Richmond	3	–	2	–	2	6	–	2	–	2
VPI	3	–	3	–	2	3	–	4	–	3
VMI	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
George Washington	1	–	1	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Clemson	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Maryland	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Furman	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as part of the Southern Conference during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Skip Stahley, the team compiled a 4–3 record (1–1 in the SoCon).^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5	at Merchant Marine*	Tomb Memorial Field Great Neck, NY	W 37–18		^[2]
October 11	at Rollins*	Orlando Stadium Orlando, FL^[3]	W 13–0	8,000	^[4]
October 19	Wayne*	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 20–6	8,000	^[5]
October 26	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 13–25	8,000	^[6]
November 2	Georgetown*	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 6–18		^[7]
November 9	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 18–0		^[8]
November 16	William & Mary	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–20	11,626	^[9]
*Non-conference game

^ "1946 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ "George Washington tops Kings Point". The Sunday Times. October 6, 1946. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rollins, George Washington clash tonight". Orlando Evening Star. October 11, 1946. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "George Washington beats Rollins, 13–0". Orlando Evening Star. October 12, 1946. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "George Washington grid team tops Wayne, 20–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 20, 1946. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rutgers shatters G. Wash. U. streak". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 27, 1946. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgetown wins by 18–6". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1946. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "George Washington licks Bulldogs, 18–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 10, 1946. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Braves topple GW 20–0". Daily Press. November 17, 1946. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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