| 1946 College Conference of Illinois football season | |
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| Sport | Football |
| Teams | 9 |
| Champion | North Central |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Central (IL) $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois Wesleyan | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wheaton (IL) | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lake Forest | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (IL) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millikin | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois College | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elmhurst | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carthage | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1946 College Conference of Illinois football season was the season ofcollege football played by the member schools of theCollege Conference of Illinois (CCI) as part of the1946 college football season. The CCI was formed in May 1946 and was a reorganization of the "Illinois College Conference" that had existed for the prior nine years.[1]
TheNorth Central Cardinals, in their first year under head coach Herb Heilman, won the CCI championship with a 7–1 record. Three teams tied for second place: theWheaton Crusaders;Illinois Wesleyan Titans; andLake Forest Foresters.[2]
| Conf. rank | Team | Head coach | Conf. record | Overall record | Points scored | Points against |
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| 1 | North Central (IL) | Herb Heilman | 7–1 | 7–1 | 148 | 22 |
| 2 (tie) | Wheaton (IL) | Harvey Chrouser | 3–1 | 6–2 | 146 | 33 |
| 2 (tie) | Illinois Wesleyan | Melvin Clay | 3-1 | 3-5 | 56 | 111 |
| 2 (tie) | Lake Forest | Ralph Jones | 3–1 | 3–3 | 50 | 104 |
| 5 | Augustana (IL) | John L. Briley | 2–2 | 3–5 | 65 | 89 |
| 6 | James Millikin | Marshall Wells | 1–3 | 2–6 | 53 | 93 |
| 7 (tie) | Illinois College | Albert Miller | 1–4 | 2–5–1 | 60 | 133 |
| 7 (tie) | Elmhurst | O.M. Langhorst | 1–4 | 2–6 | 88 | 162 |
| 9 | Carthage | Paul LaVinn | 0–4 | 0–7–1 | 14 | 178 |
| 1946North Central Cardinals football | |
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CCI champion | |
| Conference | College Conference of Illinois |
| Record | 7–1 (7–1 CCI) |
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Seasons ← 1945 1947 → | |
The1946 North Central Cardinals football team representedNorth Central College ofNaperville, Illinois, during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Herb Heilman, the Cardinals compiled a 7–1 record, won the CCI championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 148 to 22.[3] The Cardinals' sole loss was by a 10-7 score againstLake Forest. It was North Central's first conference championship in 29 years.[4]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Naperville, IL | W 17–0 | [5] | |
| October 5 | at James Millikin | Decatur, IL | W 7–6 | 3,000 | [6] |
| October 12 | Illinois College | Naperville, IL | W 39–0 | [7] | |
| October 19 | at Lake Forest |
| L 7–10 | [8] | |
| October 26 | at Carthage | Carthage, IL | W 40–0 | [9] | |
| November 2 | at Wheaton |
| W 7–0 | 2,500 | [10] |
| November 9 | Augustana | Naperville, IL | W 18–0 | 3,500 | [11] |
| November 16 | at Elmhurt | Elmhurst, IL | W 13–6 | [4] |
| 1946Wheaton Crusaders football | |
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| Conference | College Conference of Illinois |
| Record | 6–2 (3–1 CCI) |
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Seasons ← 1945 1947 → | |
The1946 Wheaton Crusaders football team representedWheaton College ofWheaton, Illinois, in the College Conference of Illinois during the 1946 college football season. In their third non-consecutive year under head coachHarvey Chrouser, the Crusaders compiled a 6–2 record (3–1 against CCI opponents), tied for second place in the CCI, and outscored opponent by a total of 146 to 33.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | Concordia* | W 31–6 | |||||
| October 5 | Western Illinois* | Wheaton, IL | W 6–0 | [13] | |||
| October 12 | atNorthern Illinois* | DeKalb, IL | L 0–20 | [14] | |||
| October 19 | Elmhurst | Wheaton, IL | W 27–0 | 3,000 | [15] | ||
| October 26 | Lake Forest | Wheaton, IL | W 31–0 | [16] | |||
| November 2 | North Central |
| L 0–7 | [10] | |||
| November 9 | Loras* | W 26–0 | |||||
| November 16 | at Carthage | Carthage, IL | W 25–0 | [17] | |||
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| 1946Illinois Wesleyan Titans football | |
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| Conference | College Conference of Illinois |
| Record | 3–5 (3–1 CCI) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
Seasons ← 1945 1947 → | |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | at North Central | Naperville, IL | L 0–17 | [5] | ||
| October 5 | Evansville* |
| L 6–20 | [19] | ||
| October 12 | James Millikin | Bloomington, IL | W 12–7 | |||
| October 18 | atNorthern Illinois* | L 0–20 | [20] | |||
| October 26 | Augustana![]() | Bloomington, IL | W 25–13 | [21] | ||
| November 2 | atArkansas State* |
| L 0–20 | [22] | ||
| November 9 | at Illinois College | Jacksoville, IL | W 13–7 | |||
| November 16 | Illinois State Normal | Bloomington, IL | L 0–7 | |||
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| 1946Lake Forest Foresters football | |
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| Conference | College Conference of Illinois |
| Record | 3–3 (3–1 CCI) |
| Head coach |
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Seasons ← 1945 1947 → | |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12 | Elmhurst | Lake Forest, IL | W 20–12 | ||||
| October 19 | North Central |
| W 10–7 | [8] | |||
| October 26 | at Wheaton | Wheaton, IL | L 0–31 | [16] | |||
| November 2 | Carroll*![]() | Lake Forest, IL | L 0–34 | 2,500 | |||
| November 9 | Wabash* | Crawfordsville, IN | L 0–20 | [24] | |||
| November 16 | James Millikin | Lake Forest, IL | W 20-0 | [25] | |||
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| 1946Augustana (Illinois) Vikings football | |
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| Conference | College Conference of Illinois |
| Record | 3–5 (2–2 CCI) |
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Seasons ← 1945 1947 → | |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | Coe* | Rock Island, IL | L 6–7 | [27][28] | |||
| October 5 | Carthage | Rock Island, IL | W 13–0 | ||||
| October 12 | St. Ambrose* |
| L 0–19 | 3,500 | [29] | ||
| October 19 | atKnox* | Galesburg, IL | L 0–7 | [30] | |||
| October 26 | at Illinois Wesleyan | Bloomington, IL | L 13–25 | [21] | |||
| November 2 | atMonmouth* | Monmouth, IL | W 20–13 | [31] | |||
| November 9 | at North Central | Naperville, IL | L 0–18 | [11] | |||
| November 16 | Illinois College![]() | Rock Island, IL | W 13–0 | [32] | |||
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| 1946Millikin Big Blue football | |
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| Conference | College Conference of Illinois |
| Record | 2–6 (1–3 CCI) |
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Seasons ← 1945 1947 → | |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 5 | North Central | Decatur, IL | L 6–7 | 3,000 | [6] | ||
| October 12 | at Illinois Wesleyan | Bloomington, IL | L 7–12 | ||||
| October 19 | at Eastern Illinois | Charleston, IL | L 0–7 | ||||
| October 26 | Illinois College![]() | W 27–0 | 3,500 | ||||
| November 2 | Illinois State Normal |
| L 0–20 | [34] | |||
| November 9 | Western Illinois | W 13–7 | |||||
| November 16 | at Lake Forest | Lake Forest, IL | L 0–20 | ||||
| November 23 | Northern Illinois | Decatur, IL | L 0–20 | [35] | |||
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| 1946Illinois College Blueboys football | |
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| Conference | College Conference of Illinois |
| Record | 2–5–1 (1–4 CCI) |
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Seasons ← 1945 1947 → | |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29 | Western Illinois* | L 6–21 | |||||
| October 4 | Quincy* | Jacksonville, IL | W 21–14 | ||||
| October 12 | at North Central | Naperville, IL | L 0–39 | [7] | |||
| October 19 | Shurtleff | Jackonville, IL | T 0–0 | [36] | |||
| October 26 | at James Millikin | Decatur, IL | L 0–27 | [37] | |||
| November 2 | Elmhurst | Jacksonville, IL | W 26–6 | ||||
| November 9 | Illinois Wesleyan![]() | Jackonville, IL | L 7–13 | ||||
| November 16 | at Augustana | Rock Island, IL | L 0–13 | [32] | |||
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| 1946Elmhurst Bluejays football | |
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| Conference | College Conference of Illinois |
| Record | 2–6 (1–4 CCI) |
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Seasons ← 1945 1947 → | |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | Northern Illinois | Elmhurst, IL | L 6–49 | [38] | |
| October 5 | at Concordia | River Forest, IL | L 13–27 | ||
| October 12 | at Lake Forest | Lake Forest, IL | L 12–20 | ||
| October 19 | at Wheaton | Wheaton, IL | L 0–27 | ||
| October 26 | Concordia | Elmhurst, IL | W 18–0 | ||
| November 2 | at Illinois College | Jacksonville, IL | L 6–26 | ||
| November 9 | Carthage | Elmhurst, IL | W 27–0 | ||
| November 16 | North Central | Elmhurst, IL | L 6–13 | [4] |
| 1946Carthage Red Men football | |
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| Conference | College Conference of Illinois |
| Record | 0–7–1 (0–4 CCI) |
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Seasons ← 1945 1947 → | |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | atWartburg* | Waverly, IA | L 7–32 | ||||
| October 5 | at Augustana | Rock Island, IL | L 0–13 | ||||
| October 12 | Eureka | Carthage, IL | T 7–7 | ||||
| October 19 | atMonmouth* | Monmouth, IL | L 0–28 | [39] | |||
| October 26 | North Central | Carthage, IL | L 0–40 | ||||
| November 2 | Culver-Stockton | L 0–6 | |||||
| November 9 | at Elmhurst | Elmhurst, IL | L 0–27 | ||||
| November 16 | Wheaton | Carthage, IL | L 0–25 | [17] | |||
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