1946 Little Three Conference football season

Little Three
Sport	Football
Number of teams	3
Champion	Wesleyan
Football seasons
← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Little Three Conference football season was the season of college football played by the three member schools of the Little Three Conference as part of the 1946 college football season.

The Wesleyan Cardinals won the Little Three championship with a perfect 7–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 165 to 29.

Conference overview

Conf. rank	Team	Head coach	Conf. record	Overall record	Points scored	Points against
1	Wesleyan	Norm Daniels	2–0	7–0	165	29
2	Williams	A. Barr Snively	1–1	2–5	40	90
3	Amherst	Lloyd Jordan	0–2	3–4	84	120

Teams

Wesleyan

1946 Wesleyan Cardinals football
Little Three champion
Conference	Little Three
Record	7–0 (2–0 Little Three)
Head coach	Norm Daniels (2nd season)
Captain	Jack Medd
Home stadium	North Field
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Wesleyan Cardinals football team represented Wesleyan University of Middletown, Connecticut. In their second season under head coach Norm Daniels, the Cardinals compiled a perfect 7–0 record, won the Little Three championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 165 to 29.^[1]^[2] The team ranked 10th nationally among small-college teams in total offense with an average of 267.9 yards per game.^[3] It was the first perfect season in the 71-year history of the Wesleyan football program.^[4]^[5]

The 1946 season was part of a 23-game game winning streak,^[6] including three consecutive perfect seasons in 1946, 1947, and 1948.

Jack Medd was the team captain.^[7] Johnny Wood was an assistant coach.^[8] The Cardinals played their home games at North Field in Middletown.

During the fall of 1946, there were 910 student enrolled at Wesleyan.^[9]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5	at Swarthmore*	Alumni Field Swarthmore, PA	W 26–0		^[10]
October 12	Connecticut*	North Field Middletown, CT	W 7–2		^[11]^[12]
October 19	at Middlebury*	Middlebury, VT	W 26–0	1,200	^[13]
October 26	Amherst	North Field Middletown, CT	W 46–13		^[14]
November 2	Haverford*	North Field Middletown, CT	W 33–0		^[15]
November 9	at Williams	Williamstown, MA	W 6–0		^[16]
November 16	Trinity (CT)*	North Field Middletown, CT	W 21–14		^[17]^[18]
*Non-conference game

v t e Wesleyan Cardinals football
Venues	Andrus Field
Bowls & rivalries	Trinity
People	Head coaches
<span style="color:white">Seasons</span>	1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Williams

1946 Williams Ephs football
Conference	Little Three
Record	2–5 (1–1 Little Three)
Head coach	A. Barr Snively (1st season)
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Williams Ephs football team represented Williams College of Williamstown, Massachusetts. In their first year under head coach A. Barr Snively, the Cardinals compiled a 2–5 record, finished second in the Little Three, and were outscored by a total of 90 to 40.^[19]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5	Middlebury	Weston Field Williamstown, MA	W 12–6	3,000	^[20]
October 12	RPI		L 0–6
October 19	at Bowdoin	Brunswick, ME	L 0–26		^[21]
October 26	Trinity		L 7–19
November 2	Union		L 0–14
November 9	Wesleyan	Williamstown, MA	L 0–6		^[16]
November 16	at Amherst	Amherst, MA	L 21–31

v t e Williams Ephs football
Venues	Weston Field
Bowls & rivalries	Amherst: The Biggest Little Game in America
People	Head coaches
<span style="color:white">Seasons</span>	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Amherst

1946 Amherst Lord Jeffs football
Conference	Little Three
Record	3–4 (0–2 Little Three)
Head coach	Lloyd Jordan (13th season)
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team represented Amherst College of Amherst, Massachusetts. In their 13th year under head coach Lloyd Jordan, the Lord Jeffs compiled a 3–4 record, finished third in the Little Three, and were outscored by a total of 120 to 84.^[22]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 5	Coast Guard	Amherst, MA	L 13–14	^[23]
October 12	Bowdoin	Amherst, MA	W 7–0
October 19	Colby	Amherst, MA	W 13–0
October 26	Wesleyan	North Field Middletown, CT	L 13–46	^[14]
November 2	Tufts	Amherst, MA	W 25–20
November 9	RPI		L 0–13
November 16	Williams	Amherst, MA	L 13–21

v t e Amherst Mammoths football
Venues	Blake Field (–1890) Pratt Field (1891–present)
Bowls & rivalries	The Biggest Little Game in America
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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References

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^ "1946 - Wesleyan (CT)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015.
^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 87.
^ "Wesleyan Has Perfect Mark on Gridiron". Meriden Daily Journal. November 18, 1946. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bill Lee (November 16, 1946). "With Malice Toward None". The Hartford Courant. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wesleyan Is Defeated, 26-0 By Bowdoin". The Hartford Courant. October 2, 1949. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bill Lee (November 9, 1946). "With Malice Toward None". The Hartford Courant. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wesmen Reconvert Rapidly". The Hartford Courant. October 19, 1946. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dr. Butterfield Greets Members Of Wesleyan Faculty". The Hartford Courant. September 26, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Mort Berry (October 6, 1946). "Swarthmore Defeated, 26-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Connecticut, Wesleyan Renew Grid Rivalry This Afternoon". The Hartford Courant. October 12, 1946. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Frank Keyes (October 13, 1946). "Wesleyan Edges Connecticut". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jerry Agel (October 21, 1946). "Wesleyan Tops Midd: Cardinals Humble Panthers at Home In 26-0 Skirmish". Burlington Daily News. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Wesleyan Routs Amherst, 46-13, Leads Little 3". The Boston Globe. October 27, 1946. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Frank Keyes (November 3, 1946). "Passes Enable Wesleyan Gridders To Beat Haverford For Fifth Win". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1.
^ ^a ^b Frank Keyes (November 10, 1946). "Unbeaten Wesleyan Downs Williams 6-0 In Fourth Quarter". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bill Lee (November 14, 1946). "With Malice Toward None". The Hartford Courant. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bill Lee (November 17, 1946). "Wesleyan Topples Trinity To Finish Undefeated Season". The Hartford Courant. pp. IV-1, IV-5 – 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. pp. 99, 234.
^ "Williams Beats Middlebury 12 to 6 in Opening Game: Visitors Score in Second Period on Blocked Kick but Pot Higgins Pushes Over Two Touchdowns for Victory". The Berkshire Eagle. October 7, 1946. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bowdoin And Bates Grab Victories: Brunswick Club Snags Williams". Portland Press Herald. October 20, 1946. pp. 1B, 2B – 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. pp. 99, 160.
^ "Amherst Upset By Coast Guard Combine, 14-13". The Hartford Courant. October 6, 1946. pp. IV-1, IV-5 – via Newspapers.com.

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