1946: Week 1
Three games. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.
FBS vs. FBS
| Sep 14, 1946 | Villanova 40, Merchant Marine 6 | Box score |
Everyone else
| Sep 14, 1946 | New Mexico State 25, Beaumont Hospital 7 | Box score |
| Sep 14, 1946 | Northern Arizona 6, Williams Field 0 | Box score |