1946 Southeastern Savages football team
| 1946 Southeastern Savages football | |
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OCC champion | |
| Conference | Oklahoma Collegiate Conference |
| Record | 9–3 (4–1 OCC) |
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| Home stadium | Paul Laird Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern (OK) $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central State (OK) | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Tech | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Central | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State (OK) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 Southeastern Savages football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Oklahoma State College as a member of the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference (OCC) during the 1946 college football season. In their third, non-consecutive season under head coach Dave Stephens, the team compiled a 9–3 record, won the OCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 193 to 92.[1][2]
In the first four games of the season, the Savages did not allow a single point scored by their opponents. They tallied nine touchdowns in those games but failed to convert a single point after touchdown.[3]
Stephens had coached Southeastern for two seasons before World War II. He served in the Merchant Marine during the war. Upon his return to the program, he compiled a 50-player squad which he operated out of the modified T formation that he had run in 1941. Several players from Stephens' pre-war teams returned to the 1946 team.[4]
Four Southeastern players were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1946 All-Oklahoma Collegiate Conference team: Gene Jones at end; James Harris at guard; Lloyd "Red" Skelton at center; and Howard Guyer at quarterback. In addition, end Bill Caldwell and fullback Lee Allen were named to the second team. Tackle Bert Lana and guard Charles Hollingsworth were named to the third team.[5]
The team played its home games at Paul Laird Field in Durant, Oklahoma.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 20 | Austin* |
| W 12–0 | [6] | ||
| September 27 | Murray State (OK)* |
| W 18–0 | [7][8][9] | ||
| October 4 | at Northeastern State | Tahlequah, OK | W 18–0 | [10] | ||
| October 11 | Central State (OK) |
| W 6–0 | [11][12] | ||
| October 19 | at Southwestern (TX)* | Georgetown, TX | L 6–19 | [13] | ||
| October 25 | Northwestern Oklahoma State |
| W 19–7 | [14] | ||
| November 3 | at Second Armored Division, Camp Hood* | Temple, TX | W 20–0 | [15] | ||
| November 8 | at Southwestern Tech |
| L 7–12 | [16] | ||
| November 14 | Eastern Oklahoma A&M* |
| W 27–0 | [17] | ||
| November 17 | at Brooke Field* | San Antonio, TX | L 6–34 | [18] | ||
| November 22 | Bacone* |
| W 34–6 | [19][20] | ||
| November 28 | at East Central | Ada, OK | W 20–14 | [21][22] | ||
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Roster[edit]
Starters
- Lee Allen, back, 190 pounds, Durant, Oklahoma
- Bill Caldwell, end, 195 pounds, Durant
- Mig Dinnard, guard, 180, Duncan
- Curtis Green, back, 170, Durant
- Howard Guyer, quarterback, 160, Durant
- James Harris, guard, 180 pounds, Duncan, Oklahoma
- Charles Hewitt, back
- Charles Hollingsworth, guard, 165 pounds, Duncan
- Gene Jones, end, 160 pounds, Durant
- Bert Lana, tackle, 190 pounds, Stilwell, Oklahoma
- Lloyd Skelton, center, 170 pounds, Fox, Oklahoma
- Ovid White, back, 165, Durant
- J.T. Williams, back, 176, Durant
- Aubrey Williamson, tackle, 195, Durant
Others
- Johnny Juett, back, 165, Durant
- Steve Hayes, center, 190, Wagoner
- Grady Tyndol, back, 165, Addington
- James Miller, guard, 190, Guthrie
- Tom Busby, end, 155, Caddo
- Bennett Freeny, back, 160, Caddo
- Paul Alley, guard, 190, Durant
- Don Ethridge, tackle, 225, Durant
- Jack Seabaugh, back, 165, Denison
- Charles Andrews, back, 175, Denison
- Marvin Harvey, tackle, 230, Orange, T.
- Sam Hunsaker, center, 170, Durant
- Jack Lucas, center, 185, Wetumka
- Bob Lemon, tackle, 240, Durant
- J. Van Meter, back, 160, Henryetta
- Don McDowell, end, 150, Henryetta
- H. Crowder, back, 195, Hartshorne
- B. Lovelace, end, 170, Hartshorne
- Nelson Turnbow, end, 182, Ryan
- Ben Earnest, end, 170, Phillips, T.
- Austin Earnest, end, 220, Oklahoma City
- Wayne Norwood, guard, 190, Idabel
- Elmer Butler, guard, 170, Ringling
- W.T. Thorne, back, 155, Sallisaw
- Gerald Sanders, back, 160, Tyler, T.
- Ray Drake, guard, 185, Muskogee
- M. Holland, back, 160, Peru, Ind.
- Jim Barnett, back, 155, Muskogee
- Jimmy Hallett, tackle, 190, Duncan
- Louis Whitley, back, 170, Duncan
- Harold Corbett, end, 165, Vinita
- Kelly Ryan, center, 167, Vinita
- Bill Belcher, guard, 175, Vinita
- Louis Green, end, 170, Vinita
- Lowell Dunegan, back, 180, Wilson
- B. Tucker, back, 155, Mineral Wells
- Earnest Kennedy, back, 165, Shawnee
- Dick Allen, end, 170, Lawton
- Earl Pruitt, back, 145, Lawton
- John Bass, back, 1800, Healdton
- Garland Landers, back, 190, Durant
- Bill Redman, back, 165, Eufaula
- Richard Wiley, back, 155, Fox
- Paul Lamour, tackle, 190, Haileyville
- B. McMurtrey, back, 160, Haileyville
- J.C. Dunn, end, 190, Spiro
- Eddy Enloe, back, 160, Zaneis
- W.L. Hawkins, back, 150, Madill
- Lennial Rambo, guard, 165, Durant
- Morris Haynie, tackle, 230, Durant
References[edit]
- ^ "Savages Hoist Collegiate Flag". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. December 3, 1946. p. 16. Retrieved November 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "1946 - Southeastern Oklahoma St". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ "Savages Tackle Pirates Tonight". The Daily Oklahoman. October 19, 1946. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southeastern Savages Bank On Experienced First Team". Miami Daily News-Record. September 17, 1946. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Four Savages Named On AP All-Conference First Team". Durant Daily Democrat. November 27, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Savages Repulse Austin, 12 to 0". The Daily Oklahoman. September 22, 1946. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Savages Cuff Murray, 18-0". The Daily Oklahoman. September 29, 1946. p. B3.
- ^ Bill Tharp (October 4, 1946). "Savages Show Power in Trimming Murray 18-0". The Durant Weekly News and Bryan County Democrat. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Savages Give Ags 18-0 Whitewash: Errors In Clutch Spoil Ag Chances". The Aggielite. Tishomingo, Oklahoma. October 8, 1946. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Redmen Drop Game To Strong Savages". Tahlequah Citizen. October 10, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Savages, Central Meet Tonight". The Daily Oklahoman. October 11, 1946. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southeastern Tips Central, 6 to 0". The Daily Oklahoman. October 13, 1946.
- ^ "Bulldogs Face Southeastern Friday Night In Last Home Game of Season". The Weatherford News. November 7, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Savages Bounce Rangers 19-7 In Third League Win: Locals Score After Two Long Drives And Lee Allen Races 82 Yards For Climactic Touchdown". Durant Daily Democrat. October 27, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Savages Win From Camp Hood 20-0". Durant Weekly News. November 8, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Laymond Crump (November 10, 1946). "Tech Tumbles Savages, 12-7, On Air Attack". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Savages At Peak Strength For Eastern Mountaineers". Durant Daily Democrat. November 14, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Savages Lose To Brooke Field 34-7". Durant Daily Democrat. November 17, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Savages Crush Bacone, 34 to 6". The Daily Oklahoman. November 23, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Savages Power and Speed Dazzle Bacone Indians 34-6". The Durant Weekly News and Bryan Coounty Democrat. November 29, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Savages Down East Central 20-14 for Conference Title". The Durant Weekly News and Bryan Coounty Democrat. November 29, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Savages Can Win Clear Title To Crown In East Central Game". Durant Daily Democrat. November 19, 1946. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1946 Savage Grid Squad". Durant Weekly News. September 13, 1946. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
