American college football season
The1946 Southeastern Savages football team was anAmerican football team that representedSoutheastern Oklahoma State College as a member of theOklahoma Collegiate Conference (OCC) during the1946 college football season . In their third, non-consecutive season under head coachDave 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 singlepoint after touchdown .[ 3]
Stephens had coached Southeastern for two seasons beforeWorld 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 theAssociated 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 inDurant, Oklahoma .
Date Opponent Site Result Source September 20 Austin * W 12–0[ 6] September 27 Murray State (OK) * Paul Laird Field Durant, OK W 18–0[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] October 4 atNortheastern State Tahlequah, OK W 18–0[ 10] October 11 Central State (OK) Paul Laird Field Durant, OK W 6–0[ 11] [ 12] October 19 atSouthwestern (TX) * Georgetown, TX L 6–19[ 13] October 25 Northwestern Oklahoma State Paul Laird Field Durant, OK W 19–7[ 14] November 3 at Second Armored Division, Camp Hood* Temple, TX W 20–0[ 15] November 8 atSouthwestern Tech L 7–12[ 16] November 14 Eastern Oklahoma A&M * Paul Laird Field Durant, OK W 27–0[ 17] November 17 at Brooke Field* San Antonio, TX L 6–34[ 18] November 22 Bacone * Paul Laird Field Durant, OK W 34–6[ 19] [ 20] November 28 atEast Central Ada, OK W 20–14[ 21] [ 22] *Non-conference game
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 [ 23]
^ "Savages Hoist Collegiate Flag" .The Daily Oklahoman Oklahoma City, Oklahoma . December 3, 1946. p. 16. RetrievedNovember 27, 2020 – viaNewspapers.com ^ "1946 - Southeastern Oklahoma St" . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived fromthe original on September 15, 2015. RetrievedJune 9, 2022 .^ "Savages Tackle Pirates Tonight" .The Daily Oklahoman . October 19, 1946. p. 35 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Southeastern Savages Bank On Experienced First Team" .Miami Daily News-Record . September 17, 1946. p. 4 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Four Savages Named On AP All-Conference First Team" .Durant Daily Democrat . November 27, 1946. p. 1 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Savages Repulse Austin, 12 to 0" .The Daily Oklahoman . September 22, 1946. p. 4B – viaNewspapers.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 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "Savages Give Ags 18-0 Whitewash: Errors In Clutch Spoil Ag Chances" .The Aggielite . Tishomingo, Oklahoma. October 8, 1946. p. 4 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Redmen Drop Game To Strong Savages" .Tahlequah Citizen . October 10, 1946. p. 1 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Savages, Central Meet Tonight" .The Daily Oklahoman . October 11, 1946. p. 50 – viaNewspapers.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 – viaNewspapers.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 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Savages Win From Camp Hood 20-0" .Durant Weekly News . November 8, 1946. p. 1 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Laymond Crump (November 10, 1946)."Tech Tumbles Savages, 12-7, On Air Attack" .The Daily Oklahoman . p. 63 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "Savages At Peak Strength For Eastern Mountaineers" .Durant Daily Democrat . November 14, 1946. p. 1 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Savages Lose To Brooke Field 34-7" .Durant Daily Democrat . November 17, 1946. p. 1 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Savages Crush Bacone, 34 to 6" .The Daily Oklahoman . November 23, 1946. p. 12 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Savages Power and Speed Dazzle Bacone Indians 34-6" .The Durant Weekly News and Bryan County Democrat . November 29, 1946. p. 5 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Savages Down East Central 20-14 for Conference Title" .The Durant Weekly News and Bryan County Democrat . November 29, 1946. p. 8 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Savages Can Win Clear Title To Crown In East Central Game" .Durant Daily Democrat . November 19, 1946. p. 4 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "1946 Savage Grid Squad" .Durant Weekly News . September 13, 1946. p. 3 – viaNewspapers.com .
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