1946 Coast Guard Cadets football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 1946 Coast Guard Cadets Independent 3–5 Nelson Nitchman 1st The 1946 Coast Guard Bears football team was an American football team that represented the United States Coast Guard Academy as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Nelson Nitchman, the team compiled a 3–5 record and were outscored by a total of 220 to 112.The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947 A.S. Barnes and Company W.J. Bingham 1947 170 The team played its home games in New London, Connecticut. Schedule yes yes September 28 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Hawkins Stadium Albany, NY W 33-0 R.P.I. Gridders Display Unexpected Weakness in 33-0 Loss to Coast Guard The Troy Record Johnny Jones September 30, 1946 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103836111/rpi-gridders-display-unexpected/ Newspapers.comInstitute Loses To Coast Guard By 33 To 0 Score The Times Record September 30, 1946 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103835856/institute-loses-to-coast-guard-by-33-to/ Newspapers.com October 5 at Amherst Amherst, MA W 14-13 Amherst Upset By Coast Guard Combine, 14-13 The Hartford Courant October 6, 1946 IV-1, IV-5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103835538/amherst-upset-by-coast-guard-combine/ Newspapers.com October 12 Colby New London, CT W 18-12 Coast Guard Beats Colby By 18 To 12: Undefeated Cadet Pile Up Points in First Two Periods The Hartford Courant Roger Dove October 13, 1946 IV-1, IV-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103835231/coast-guard-beats-colby-by-18-to-12/ Newspapers.com October 19 at Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 0-69 15,000 Harvard Gridmen Sink Coast Guard, 69 to 0 Melville Webb October 20, 1946 28 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66908704/1946-harvard-coast/ October 26 at Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 14-47 10,000 Yale Drubs Coast Guard Team, 47-14 Jimmy Cunavelis October 27, 1946 1C The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66917322/1946-yale-coast/ November 2 at Connecticut Gardner Dow Athletic Field Storrs, CT L 13-27 Connecticut Tops Cadets By 27 To 13: Hollfelder and Tulp Get Off Long Runs To Insure Triumph The Hartford Courant Roger Dove November 3, 1946 IV-1, IV-4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103627776/connecticut-tops-cadets-by-27-to-13/ Newspapers.com November 9 1946 Tufts Jumbos Tufts New London, CT L 13-18 Tufts Late Drive Brings Season's Initial Victory The Boston Globe November 10, 1946 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103834860/tufts-late-drive-brings-seasons/ Newspapers.com November 16 Boston University New Haven, CT L 7-34 3,000 Keane Clif Terriers Rout Coast Guard by 34-7 Score https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79775925/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 17, 1946 27 June 17, 2021 Newspapers.com References Coast Guard Category:Coast Guard Bears football seasons Coast Guard football