The1946 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football season was the season ofcollege football played by the six member schools of theOklahoma Collegiate Conference (OCC) as part of the1946 college football season.

TheSoutheastern Savages won the OCC championship with a 9–3 record (4–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 193 to 92.

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The1946 Southeastern Savages football team representedSoutheastern Oklahoma State College ofDurant, Oklahoma. 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.^[2][3]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 20	Austin*	Paul Laird Field Durant, OK	W 12–0	[4]
September 27	Murray State (OK)*	Paul Laird Field Durant, OK	W 18–0	[5][6][7]
October 4	atNortheastern State	Tahlequah, OK	W 18–0	[8]
October 11	Central State (OK)	Paul Laird Field Durant, OK	W 6–0	[9][10]
October 19	atSouthwestern (TX)*	Georgetown, TX	L 6–19	[11]
October 25	Northwestern Oklahoma State	Paul Laird Field Durant, OK	W 19–7	[12]
November 3	at Second Armored Division, Camp Hood*	Temple, TX	W 20–0	[13]
November 8	atSouthwestern Tech	Milam Stadium Weatherford, OK	L 7–12	[14]
November 14	Eastern Oklahoma A&M*	Paul Laird Field Durant, OK	W 27–0	[15]
November 17	at Brooke Field*	San Antonio, TX	L 6–34	[16]
November 22	Bacone*	Paul Laird Field Durant, OK	W 34–6	[17][18]
November 28	atEast Central	Ada, OK	W 20–14	[19][20]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

The1946 Central State Bronchos football team represented Central State University (now known as theUniversity of Central Oklahoma) ofEdmond, Oklahoma. In their third, non-consecutive season under head coachDale E. Hamilton, the Bronchos compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–1–1 against OCC opponents), finished in second place in the OCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 121 to 72.^[21]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Arkansas Tech	Central College Field Edmond, OK	L 0–7
October 5	Murray State (OK)*	Central College Field Edmond, OK	W 13–7	2,500	[22]
October 11	atSoutheastern	Paul Laird Field Durant, OK	L 0–6		[9][10]
October 18	atSouthwestern (KS)	Southwestern College Field Winfield, KS	L 0–13		[23]
October 26	atSouthwestern Tech	Milam Stadium Weatherford, OK	T 20–20		[24]
November 2	East Central	Central College Field Edmond, OK	W 30–0	2,600	[25]
November 9	atCorpus Christi Naval Air Station*	Corpus Christi, TX	L 12–13	2,000	[26][27]
November 15	Northeastern State	Central College Field Edmond, OK	W 19–6	< 1,000	[28]
November 22	Northwestern State	Central College Field Edmond, OK	W 27–0	2,000	[29]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

The1946 Southwestern Tech Bulldogs football team represented Southwestern Institute of Technology (now part ofSouthwestern Oklahoma State University) ofWeatherford, Oklahoma. Led by fourth-year head coach Jake Spann, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (2–2–1 against OCC opponents), finished in third place in the OCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 146 to 80.^[30]

The1946 East Central Tigers football team representedEast Central University ofAda, Oklahoma. In their first season under head coachFrank Crider, the Tigers compiled a 5–5–1 record (2–3 against OCC opponents), tied for fourth place in the OCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 150 to 119.^[21]

The1946 Northeastern State Redmen football team representedNortheastern State University ofTahlequah, Oklahoma. Led by third-year head coach D. M. "Doc" Wadley, the Redmen compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against OCC opponents), tied for fourth place in the OCC, and were outscored by a total of 142 to 127.^[21]

It was Northeastern's first football team since 1942. Elmer Ary and Carlos Clayton, both of whom played for Northeastern prior to the war, were selected as the team's co-captains.^[48]

The1946 Northwestern State Rangers football team represented Northwestern State College (now known asNorthwestern Oklahoma State University) ofAlva, Oklahoma. Led by first-year head coach Joe Dollins, the Rangers compiled a 3–4 record (1–4 against OCC opponents), finished in last place in the OCC, and were outscored by a total of 91 to 74.^[21]

Walter D. Newby was the athletic director, and C.L "Dick" Highfill was the assistant coach.^[51]

TheAssociated Press (AP), based on votes of the OCC coaches, selected four Southeastern and four Central players as first-team picks on its 1946 all-conference team. The first-team choices were:

• Quarterback: Howard Guyer, Southeastern
• Backs: Bill Thompson, Southwestern; Johnny Dunaway, Central; Durard Givens, Central
• Ends: Gene Jones, Southeastern; Bennie Carlisle, Northeastern
• Tackles: Kenneth Brady, Central; Albert Stover, Southwestern
• Guards: Oscar Ragland, Central; James Harris, Southeastern
• Center: Lloyd "Red" Skelton, Southeastern

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