1946 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1946 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Clarence "Biggie" Munn (1st season)
Captain	Richard Whitesell
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium

1946 Eastern major college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Army			–					9	–	0	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	4	–	2
Merchant Marine			–					4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	6	–	0
Fordham			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1946 college football season. The Orangemen were led by head coach Clarence "Biggie" Munn, in his first and only year with the team. Munn left to take the head coaching position at Michigan State, where he would later win several national titles. The Orangemen compiled a record of 4–5 under Munn.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	Boston University	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 41–6	32,000
October 5	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 14–20	10,000
October 12	Penn State	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 0–9	10,000
October 19	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 21–12	20,000
October 26	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 0–13	18,000
November 2	Temple	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 28–7	12,000
November 9	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 14–7	30,000
November 16	Colgate	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 7–25	35,000
November 23	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 21–59	25,000

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