1946 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team
1946 Presbyterian Blue Hose football | |
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Little Four champion | |
Conference | South Carolina Little Four |
Record | 7–2 (3–0 Little Four) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Individual games |
Home stadium | Old Bailey Stadium |
Seasons ← 1945 1947 → |
The 1946 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team was an American football team that represented Presbyterian College as a member of the South Carolina Little Four during the 1946 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Lonnie McMillian, the Blue Hose compiled a 7–2 record (3–0 against Little Four teams), won the Little Four championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 154 to 99. After losing the first two games of the season, Presbyterian won seven consecutive games to close the season.[1][2]
Presbyterian's senior quarterback Hank Caver received first-team honors on the 1946 Little All-America college football team.[3] Caver ranked second among small-college players with 790 passing yards (though he also led the country with 13 passes intercepted).[4] He led a T-formation offense that was nicknamed "Operation Moon."[5]
Three Presbyterian players received honors from the Associated Press on the 1946 All-South Carolina team: Caver on the first team; back Herbert Rollins on the second team; and end Dick Kaleel on the third team.[2]
The team played its home games at the original Bailey Stadium in Clinton, South Carolina.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 21 | at Clemson* |
| L 0–39 | 12,000 | [6] | ||
September 27 | at The Citadel* |
| L 6–7 | [7] | |||
October 5 | at Sewanee* | Sewanee, TN | W 12–7 | ||||
October 12 | Erskine |
| W 37–0 | ||||
October 25 | Stetson* |
| W 25–0 | ||||
November 2 | at Catawba* | W 13–12 | |||||
November 9 | at Wofford | Spartanburg, SC | W 33–14 | 2,500 | [8] | ||
November 23 | Appalachian State* |
| W 14–7 | ||||
November 28 | Newberry |
| W 14–13 | ||||
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References
- ^ "2011 Presbyterian College Football Media Guide". 2011. p. 67.
- ^ a b "Blue Hose Grid Team Is Feted At Barbecue Supper". Florence Morning News. December 11, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hank Caver Is Awarded Place On Honor Team". The Columbia Record. December 6, 1946. p. 4B – 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. 88.
- ^ William Tucker (November 13, 1946). "P.C.'s Caver Heads For Little A-A Team Berth". The Greenville News. p. 9.
- ^ Jake Penland (September 22, 1946). "Clemson Crushes Presbyterian 39-0 in Opener: Gage, Leverman Star for Tigers". The State. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel Barely Wins Over Presbyterian Hosemen, 7-6: Greenville's Herb Lindsey Catches Caver's Pass For P. C. Touchdown". The Greenville News. September 29, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blue Hose Speedsters Best Terriers, 33 to 14:: Methodists Finally Put Over Scores". The Greenville News. November 10, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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