| 1946Texas Longhorns football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 15 |
| Record | 8–2 (4–2 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 10Rice + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16Arkansas + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15Texas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1946 Texas Longhorns football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Texas in theSouthwest Conference (SWC) during the1946 college football season. In their tenth and final year under head coachDana X. Bible, the Longhorns compiled an 8–2 record (4–2 against SWC opponenets) and outscored all opponents by a total of 290 to 68.[1] Texas was ranked No. 1 in the firstAP Poll of the 1946 season, but slid throughout the season and was ranked No. 15 in the final poll.[2]
The Longhorns ranked 15th nationally in total offense with an average of 328.1 yards per game, and 10th nationally in total defense with 176.0 yards allowed per game.[3] Led byBobby Layne, they ranked third nationally in passing offense with 156.9 yards per game.[4] Layne ranked second nationally in total offense with 1,460 yards (1,122 passing and 336 rushing) and second nationally in passing yardage.[5]
Five Texas players received honors from theAssociated Press (AP) orUnited Press (UP) on the1946 All-Southwest Conference football team: Bobby Layne (AP-1, UP-1); center Dick Harris (AP-1, UP-1); back Jim Canady (AP-2, UP-2); endHub Bechtol (AP-2, UP-2); and guardSpot Collins (AP-2, UP-2).[6][7]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Missouri* | W 42–0 | 37,000 | [8] | ||
| September 28 | Colorado* |
| W 76–0 | 25,000 | [9] | |
| October 5 | Oklahoma A&M* |
| W 54–6 | 45,000 | [10] | |
| October 12 | vs.Oklahoma* | No. 1 | W 20–13 | > 50,000 | [11] | |
| October 19 | No. 14Arkansas | No. 3 |
| W 20–0 | 40,000 | [12] |
| October 26 | at No. 16Rice | No. 3 | L 13–18 | 30,000 | [13] | |
| November 2 | SMU | No. 7 |
| W 19–3 | 34,000 | [14] |
| November 9 | atBaylor | No. 6 | W 22–7 | 15,000 | [15] | |
| November 16 | atTCU | No. 6 | L 0–14 | 21,000 | [16] | |
| November 28 | Texas A&M | No. 20 |
| W 24–7 | 48,000 | [17] |
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 1(69⅓) | 3(38) | 3(13¼) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 15(1) |
The1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Longhorns were selected.[19]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Hub Bechtol | End | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2 | 13 | Walt Heap | Back | Boston Yanks |
| 6 | 45 | Harlan Wetz | Tackle | Chicago Bears |
| 8 | 59 | Hank Harris | Guard | Washington Redskins |
| 19 | 174 | Frank Guess | Back | New York Giants |
| 20 | 184 | Tom Landry | Defensive back | New York Giants |
| 20 | 185 | Bill Cromer | Back | Washington Redskins |
| 23 | 215 | Al Lawler | Halfback | Chicago Bears |
| 24 | 217 | Ed Heap | Tackle | Boston Yanks |
| 28 | 265 | Joe Billy Baumgardner | Halfback | Chicago Bears |
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