1946 Hardin Simmons

11–⁠0 (6–⁠0 Border Conference), coached by Warren Woodson.

Schedule and results

Hardin Simmons in 1946, game by game: won vs. McMurry 31–0; won vs. Kansas State 21–7; won vs. San José State 34–7; won at New Mexico 49–0; won vs. Arizona State 46–6; won at Arizona 19–8; won vs. West Texas 28–7; won at UTEP 20–7; won vs. Howard Payne 33–0; won vs. Texas Tech 21–6; won vs. Denver 20–0+49Won 31–0 vs. McMurry+31McMurryWon 21–7 vs. Kansas State+14Kansas StateWon 34–7 vs. San José State+27San José StateWon 49–0 at New Mexico+49New MexicoWon 46–6 vs. Arizona State+40Arizona StateWon 19–8 at Arizona+11ArizonaWon 28–7 vs. West Texas+21West TexasWon 20–7 at UTEP+13UTEPWon 33–0 vs. Howard Payne+33Howard PayneWon 21–6 vs. Texas Tech+15Texas TechWon 20–0 vs. Denver+20Denver
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsMcMurryW 31–⁠091%
Sep 28vsKansas StateW 21–⁠787%
Oct 5vsSan José StateW 34–⁠792%
Oct 18atNew MexicoW 49–⁠059%
Oct 26vsArizona StateW 46–⁠692%
Nov 2atArizonaW 19–⁠862%
Nov 9vsWest TexasW 28–⁠787%
Nov 16atUTEPW 20–⁠773%
Nov 23vsHoward PayneW 33–⁠095%
Nov 30vsTexas TechW 21–⁠669%
Jan 4vsDenverAlamo BowlW 20–⁠076%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Denver 20–⁠0 in the Alamo Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Border Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
11–⁠0
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
322–⁠48
Coach
Warren Woodson
Elo
1693 +123 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.9 No. 57 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1946 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hardin Simmons6–⁠011–⁠0
Texas Tech3–⁠18–⁠3
New Mexico4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠2
Arizona2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
West Texas3–⁠45–⁠5
Northern Arizona1–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
UTEP2–⁠43–⁠6
Arizona State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠7–⁠2
New Mexico State1–⁠45–⁠5

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