1946 William & Mary Indians football team

1946 William & Mary Indians football
Conference	Southern Conference
1946 record	8–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Rube McCray (3rd year)
Home stadium	Cary Field

1946 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#9 North Carolina $	4	–	0	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
William & Mary	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
#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 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1946 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 21	Fort McClellan*		Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 61–0
September 27	at Miami (FL)*		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida	L 3–13
October 5	at The Citadel		Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina	W 51–12
October 12	VPI		Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 49–0
October 19	vs. Washington and Lee	#19	Roanoke, Virginia	W 34–18
October 26	VMI	#18	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry)	W 41–0
November 2	Maryland		Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 41–7
November 9	vs. #17 North Carolina		City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia	L 7–21
November 16	at George Washington		Washington, D.C.	W 20–0
November 28	at Richmond		City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 40–0
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Associated Press.

NFL Draft selections

= NFL Hall of Fame

= Canadian Football Hall of Fame

= College Football Hall of Fame

NFL Draft Selections

#	Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
14	1947	13	2	108	Steckroth !Bob Steckroth	Washington Redskins	End
15	1947	28	3	258	Sazio, RalphRalph Sazio	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tackle

William & Mary Tribe football

Venues	Zable Stadium (1935–present) Jimmye Laycock Football Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Delaware James Madison Richmond VMI Ivy Bowl

Culture & lore	Griffin Colonel Ebirt Iron Indians "12th Man Tackle" Scandal of 1951 "Tribe Fight Song" William & Mary Pep Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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