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1946 NC State

8–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Beattie Feathers, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1946, game by game: won vs. Duke 13–6; won at Clemson 14–7; won vs. Davidson 25–0; won at Wake Forest 14–6; lost at Virginia Tech 6–14; won at VMI 49–7; lost at Vanderbilt 0–7; won vs. Virginia 27–7; won at Florida 37–6; won vs. Maryland 28–7; lost vs. No. 17 Oklahoma 13–34+42−21Won 13–6 vs. Duke+7DukeWon 14–7 at Clemson+7ClemsonWon 25–0 vs. Davidson+25DavidsonWon 14–6 at Wake Forest+8Wake ForestLost 6–14 at Virginia Tech-8Virginia TechWon 49–7 at VMI+42VMILost 0–7 at Vanderbilt-7VanderbiltWon 27–7 vs. Virginia+20VirginiaWon 37–6 at Florida+31FloridaWon 28–7 vs. Maryland+21MarylandLost 13–34 vs. No. 17 Oklahoma-21No. 17 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsDukeW 13–⁠637%
Oct 5atClemsonW 14–⁠736%
Oct 12vsDavidsonW 25–⁠072%
Oct 19atWake ForestW 14–⁠632%
Oct 26atVirginia TechL 6–⁠1465%
Nov 2atVMIW 49–⁠776%
Nov 9atVanderbiltL 0–⁠751%
Nov 16vsVirginiaW 27–⁠760%
Nov 23atFloridaW 37–⁠672%
Nov 30vsMarylandW 28–⁠779%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs17OklahomaGator BowlL 13–⁠3442%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 34–⁠13 in the Gator Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 3: 12
  3. Wk 5: 20
  4. Final: 18
Record
8–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 12
Points
226–⁠101
Coach
Beattie Feathers
Elo
1538 +97 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.9 No. 29 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1947

The 1947 draft
Rd 7Howard Turner BChicago Cardinals

All-Southern Conference

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Howie TurnerBAP-1; UP-1
  • Paul GibsonEAP-2; UP-1

Second team

  • Taylor MoserOTUP-2
  • Bernard WattsOGAP-2

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

1946 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠2–⁠19
William & Mary7–⁠18–⁠2
NC State6–⁠18–⁠318
South Carolina4–⁠25–⁠3
Duke3–⁠24–⁠5
Richmond3–⁠2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠3
Virginia Tech3–⁠3–⁠23–⁠4–⁠3
VMI3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
George Washington1–⁠14–⁠3
Wake Forest2–⁠36–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland2–⁠53–⁠6
Washington and Lee1–⁠42–⁠6
Furman1–⁠42–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠54–⁠5
The Citadel1–⁠53–⁠5

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