The 1946 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania in the Ivy League during the 1946 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach George Munger, the team compiled a 6–2 record, was ranked No. 13 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 265 to 102.[1]
The Quakers ranked third nationally in total defense, giving up an average of only 158.9 yards per game.[2] They also ranked fourth in scoring offense (33.1 points per game),[1] 10th nationally in total offense (340.0 yards per game),[2] and ninth in rushing offense (233.1 rushing yards per game).[3] They were ranked at No. 8 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings.[4]
Four Penn players received honors from the Associated Press (AP) or International News Service (INS) on the 1946 All-Eastern football team: center Chuck Bednarik (AP-1, INS-1); tackle B. Gallagher (AP-1); guard Robert Rutkowski; and halfback Maderak (INS-2).[5]
Chuck Bednarik and George Munger were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969 and 1976, respectively.[6][7]
The team played its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.
^ ab"1946 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
^ abW.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 73.
^W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 74.
^Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Army Places Four Players On A-P All-Eastern Team". Evening Times. Cumberland, Maryland. November 26, 1946. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Chuck Bednarik". National Football Foundation. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^"George Munger". National Football Foundation. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
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