1946 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football season

The 1946 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football season was the season of college football played by the eight member schools of the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) as part of the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach John Tucker, the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys from Russellville, Arkansas, compiled a 9–1 record and won the AIC championship. None of the AIC teams was ranked in the Associated Press poll or played in a bowl game.

1946 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football season
Sport	Football
Number of teams	8
Champion	Arkansas Tech
Football seasons
← 1945 1947 →

1946 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arkansas Tech $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Ouachita Baptist	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Henderson State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Magnolia A&M	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Ozarks	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Arkansas State Teachers	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Hendrix	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Monticello A&M	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Conference overview

Conf. rank	Team	Head coach	Conf. record	Overall record	Points scored	Points against
1	Arkansas Tech	John Tucker	5–0	9–1	253	51
2	Ouachita Baptist	Robert A. Cowan	5–1	5–4	163	121
3	Henderson State	Duke Wells	4–2	6–3–1	142	131
4	Magnolia A&M	Elmer Smith	3–2	4–5	158	98
5	Ozarks	Frank Koon	2–4	2–7	44	250
6	Arkansas State Teachers	Charles McGibbony	1–3	2–6	57	139
7	Hendrix	Ivan Grove	1–5	1–8	36	230
8	Monticello A&M	Doug Locke	1–6	1–6–1	64	129

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Teams

Arkansas Tech

1946 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys football
AIC champion
Conference	Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference
Record	9–1 (6–0 AIC)
Head coach	John Tucker (14th season)
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys football team represented Arkansas Tech University (sometimes referred to as "Arkansas Poly") as a member of the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 14th year under head coach John Tucker, the Wonder Boys compiled a 9–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), outscored all opponents by a total of 253 to 51, and won the AIC championship.^[2]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Central Oklahoma*	Edmond, OK	W 7–0
October 4	at Ozarks	Clarksville, AR	W 53–0
October 11	Magnolia A&M	Russellville, AR	W 39–6
October 19	Ouachita Baptist	Russellville, AR	W 20–12		^[3]
October 25	at Arkanas junior varsity*	Fayetteville, AR	L 7–12
November 2	Western Union*	Russellville, AR	W 45–6
November 9	at Monticello A&M	Monticello, AR	W 29–0
November 15	at Henderson State	Arkadelphia, AR	W 14–7
November 22	Northeastern JC of LSU*	Russellvile, AR	W 6–0		^[4]
November 28	Hendrix	Russellville, AR	W 33–8		^[5]
*Non-conference game

Ouachita Baptist

1946 Ouachita Baptist Tigers football
Conference	Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference
Record	5–4 (5–1 AIC)
Head coach	Robert Smith
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Ouachita Baptist Tigers football team represented Ouachita Baptist College as a member of the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Robert Smith, the Tigers compiled a 5–4 record (5–1 against conference opponents), outscored all opponents by a total of 163 to 121, and placed second in the AIC

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Conway State		W 6–0
	Magnolia A&M		W 27–0
October 19	at Arkansas Tech	Russellville, AR	L 12–20
	Hendrix		W 32–0
	NW Louisiana		L 14–47
	Arkansas "B" team		L 7–13
	Monticello A&M		W 20–6
	Union (TN)		L 19–21
	Henderson State		W 26–14

Henderson State

1946 Henderson State Reddies football
Conference	Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference
Record	6–3–1 (4–2 AIC)
Head coach	Duke Wells
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Henderson State Reddies football team represented Henderson State University as a member of the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Duke Wells, the Reddies compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 142 to 131, and placed third in the AIC

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 20	at Oklahoma City	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–58	^[6]
	Monticello A&M		W 6–0
October 12	at Hendrix	Conway, AR	W 20–0
	Conway State		W 19–0
October 25	East Central State (OK)		W 19–12
November 2	Ozarks	Arkadelphia, AR	W 33–0
November 9	at Arkansas State	Jonesoboro, AR	T 0–0
	NE Oklahoma State		W 24–21
	Ouachita Baptist		L 14–26

Magnolia A&M

1946 Magnolia A&M Aggies football
Conference	Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference
Record	4–5 (3–2 AIC)
Head coach	Elmer Smith (1st season)
Seasons ← 1941 1947 →

The 1946 Magnolia A&M Aggies football team represented Magnolia A&M College (later renamed Southern Arkansas University) as a member of the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Elmer Smith, the Aggies compiled a 4–5 record (3–2 against conference opponents), were outscored by their opponents by a total of 158 to 98, and placed fourth in the AIC.^[7]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 21	at John McNeese Junior College*	Lake Charles, LA	L 0–20
September 28	at Ouachita Baptist	Arkadelphia, AR	L 0–27
October 5	Hendrix	Magnolia, AR	W 19–0
October 11	at Arkansas Tech	Russellville, AR	L 6–39
October 18	at East Oklahoma A&M*	Wilburton, OK	W 27–0
November 1	Arkansas JV*	Magnolia, AR	L 7–45
November 8	at Northeast Louisiana Junior College*	Monroe, LA	L 0–20
November 16	Ozarks	Magnolia, AR	W 18–7
November 29	vs. Monticello A&M	El Dorado, AR	W 21–0
*Non-conference game

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Ozarks

1946 Ozarks Mountaineers football
Conference	Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference
Record	2–7 (2–4 AIC)
Head coach	Frank Koon
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Ozarks Mountaineers football team represented the College of the Ozarks as a member of the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Frank Koon, the Mountaineers compiled a 2–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents), were outscored by a total of 250 to 44, and placed fifth in the AIC.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Hendrix		L 0–14
October 4	Arkansas Tech	Clarksville, AR	L 0–53
	North East State		L 0–20
	East Central Oklahoma		L 7–33
	Henderson State		L 0–33
	Arkansas State Teachers		W 7–6
	Magnolia A&M		L 7–18
	Arkansas A&M		W 20–19
	Arkansas "B" team		L 3–54

Arkansas State Teachers

1946 Arkansas State Teachers Bears football
Conference	Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference
Record	2–6 (1–3 AIC)
Head coach	Charles McGibbony
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Arkansas State Teachers Bears football team represented the Arkansas State Teachers College at Conway, Arkansas (now known as University of Central Arkansas) as a member of the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Charles McGibbony, the Bears compiled a 2–6 record (1–3 against conference opponents), were outscored by a total of 139 to 57, and placed sixth in the AIC.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Ouachita Baptist		L 0–6
October 12	Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	L 0–38	^[8]
	Henderson State		L 0–19
	Arkansas "B" team		L 7–12
	Monticello		W 13–0
	Ozarks		L 6–7
November 28	Arkansas State	Conway, AR	L 12–30

Hendrix

1946 Hendrix Warriors football
Conference	Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference
Record	1–8 (1–5 AIC)
Head coach	Ivan Grove
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Hendrix Warriors football team represented Hendrix College of Conway, Arkansas, as a member of the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Ivan Grove, the Warriors compiled a 1–8 record (1–5 against conference opponents), were outscored by a total of 230 to 36, and placed seventh in the AIC.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Ozarks		W 14–0
	Arkansas Mech.		L 0–19
	Henderson State		L 0–20
	Arkansas A&M		L 7–26
	Ouachita Baptist		L 0–32
	Sewanee		L 0–25
November 9	Southeast Missouri State	Cape Girardeau, MO	L 7–31	^[9]
	Arkanas "B" team		L 0–44
November 28	Arkansas Tech	Russellville, AR	L 8–33	^[5]

Monticello A&M

1946 Monticello A&M Boll Weevils football
Conference	Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference
Record	1–6–1 (1–6 AIC)
Head coach	Doug Locke
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Monticello A&M Boll Weevils football team represented Arkansas A&M College at Monticello (now known as University of Arkansas at Monticello) as a member of the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by head coach Doug Locke, the Boll Weevils compiled a 1–6–1 record (1–6 against conference opponents), were outscored by a total of 129 to 64, and placed last out of eight teams in the AIC.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Henderson State		L 0–6
October 12	Arkansas State*	Monticello, AR	T 13–13
	Hendrix		W 26–7
	Conway State		L 0–13
November 9	Arkansas Tech	Monticello, AR	L 0–29
	Ouachita Baptist		L 6–20
	Ozarks		L 19–20
	Magnolia A&M		L 0–21
*Non-conference game

References

1. W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 140.
2. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
3. "Arkansas Tech Leads Collegians: College Team Wins From Ouachita in Conference Game". Blytheville Courier News. October 21, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Northeastern Loses To Arkansas Tech". The Shreveport Journal. November 22, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Arkansas Tech Wins College Football Title". Blytheville Courier News. November 29, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Oklahoma City Eleven Beats Arkansas Team". The Joplin Globe. Joplin Globe. Associated Press. September 29, 1946. p. 18. Retrieved December 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com  .
7. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
8. "Louisiana Tech humbles Bears with 38–0 win". The Times. October 13, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Southeast Missouri State in Triumph". Miami News-Record. Associated Press. November 10, 1946. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.