1946 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football team

The 1946 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football team, sometimes also referred to as the St. Bonaventure Brown Indians, was an American football team that represented St. Bonaventure University during the 1946 college football season. The team compiled a 6–1 record in the regular season, lost to Muhlenberg in the inaugural Tobacco Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 179 to 69.[1] The 1946 season marked St. Bonaventure's return to intercollegiate football after a three-year hiatus during World War II.

1946 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football
Little Three champion
Tobacco Bowl, L 25–26 vs. Muhlenberg
ConferenceWestern New York Little Three Conference
1946 record6–2 (2–0 Little Three)
Head coach
Home stadiumForness Stadium

The team was led by first-year head coach Hugh Devore. Devore led the 1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team to a 7–2–1 record before moving on to St. Bonaventure.

The team played its home games at the newly-constructed Forness Stadium in Olean, New York. The dedication of the new stadium was held on September 28 during a game against Youngstown.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Youngstown
L 14–20[3]
October 5at Scranton
W 33–7[4]
October 13at NiagaraBuffalo, NYW 29–7[5]
October 26Saint Vincent*
  • Forness Stadium
  • Olean, NY
W 26–08,000[6]
November 3at CanisiusBuffalo, NYW 13–035,089[7]
November 9Bowling Green
  • Forness Stadium
  • Olean, NY
W 13–9[8][9]
November 16at Merchant MarineKings Point, NYW 26–0[10]
December 14vs. Muhlenberg
L 25–263,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1946 - Saint Bonaventure (NY)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  2. "U.B., Niagara, Bona's Tee Off". The Evening Observer. September 27, 1946. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bonnies Bow To Youngstown". The Post-Standard. September 29, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bonnies Rout Scranton, 33 to 7". The Scrantonian. October 6, 1946. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bonnies Bury Niagara, 29-7". The Post-Standard. October 14, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bonnies Romp To Easy Win". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 27, 1946. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "35,089 See Bonaventure Topple Canisius, 13-0". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 4, 1946. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bowling Green's Aerial Offense Worries Bonnies". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 8, 1946. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bonnies 13-9 Victors In Final Home Game". The Scrantonian. November 10, 1946. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Bonas Ends Season With 26-0 Decision Over Marine Eleven". The Era (Bradford, PA). November 18, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Muhlenberg Tips Bonnies 26-25: Mules Score First In Winning Inaugural Tobacco Bowl Tilt". The Courier-Journal. December 15, 1946. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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