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1946 Georgia Tech

9–⁠2 (4–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bobby Dodd, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1946, game by game: lost at Tennessee 9–13; won vs. VMI 32–6; won vs. Ole Miss 24–7; won at No. 12 LSU 26–7; won vs. Auburn 27–6; won at No. 19 Duke 14–0; won vs. Navy 28–20; won vs. Tulane 35–7; won vs. Furman 41–7; lost at No. 3 Georgia 7–35; won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 41–19+34−28Lost 9–13 at Tennessee-4TennesseeWon 32–6 vs. VMI+26VMIWon 24–7 vs. Ole Miss+17Ole MissWon 26–7 at No. 12 LSU+19No. 12 LSUWon 27–6 vs. Auburn+21AuburnWon 14–0 at No. 19 Duke+14No. 19 DukeWon 28–20 vs. Navy+8NavyWon 35–7 vs. Tulane+28TulaneWon 41–7 vs. Furman+34FurmanLost 7–35 at No. 3 Georgia-28No. 3 GeorgiaWon 41–19 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)+22Saint Mary’s (C…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atTennesseeL 9–⁠1328%
Oct 5vsVMIW 32–⁠686%
Oct 12vsOle MissW 24–⁠772%
Oct 19at12LSUW 26–⁠728%
Oct 26vsAuburnW 27–⁠673%
Nov 2at19DukeW 14–⁠043%
Nov 9vsNavyW 28–⁠2070%
Nov 16vsTulaneW 35–⁠778%
Nov 23vsFurmanW 41–⁠794%
Nov 30at3GeorgiaL 7–⁠3531%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsSaint Mary’s (CA)Oil BowlW 41–⁠1963%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Saint Mary’s (CA) 41–⁠19 in the Oil Bowl; No. 11 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 15
  2. Wk 4: 16
  3. Wk 5: 8
  4. Wk 6: 7
  5. Wk 7: 6
  6. Wk 8: 7
  7. Final: 11

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1946.

Consensus All-AmericanPaul Duke, C

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠2 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 6
Points
284–⁠127
Coach
Bobby Dodd
Elo
1647 +141 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
21.2 No. 6 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bob Davis

Drafted in 1947

The 1947 draft
Rd 6Bobby Davis OTNew York Giants
Rd 2Bobby Davis OTBuffalo Bills (AAFC)
Rd 3Paul Duke CSan Francisco 49ers (AAFC)

All-SEC

4 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1946 Southeastern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia5–⁠011–⁠03
Tennessee5–⁠09–⁠27
LSU5–⁠19–⁠1–⁠18
Georgia Tech4–⁠29–⁠211
Mississippi State3–⁠28–⁠2
Alabama4–⁠37–⁠4
Vanderbilt3–⁠45–⁠4
Kentucky2–⁠37–⁠3
Tulane2–⁠43–⁠7
Auburn1–⁠54–⁠6
Ole Miss1–⁠62–⁠7
Florida0–⁠50–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.