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1946 Miami Seahawks season
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Miami Seahawks 1946 3-11 4th AAFC Eastern Jack Meagher Burdine Stadium Did not qualify none true 1947 (Balt. Colts)
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thumb|right|260px|Program for the Seahawks' week 9 game against the New York Yankees.
The 1946 Miami Seahawks season was the inaugural season for the Miami Seahawks who played in the All-America Football Conference one season from 1946-1947. The teams head coach, Jack Meagher led the team to a 3–11 regular season finish, fourth out of the four teams in the Eastern Division and missing the playoffs.
The team's record holders include Marion Pugh with 608 passing yards, Jimmy Nelson with 163 rushing yards, Lamar Davis with 275 receiving yards, and Dick Erdlitz with 34 points scored (22 extra points, two field goals, and one touchdown).1946 Miami Seahawks Statistics & Players Sports Reference LLC Pro-Football-Reference.com March 2, 2020 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/msa/1946.htm
Rookie guard Buddy Jungmichel was selected by both the United Press and the AAFC as a second-team guard on the 1946 All-AAFC football team.Jungmichael Named On All-AAFC Second The Miami News December 16, 1946 4B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45954648/1945-upi-all-aafc-team/ Newspapers.comAll-Star Pro Eleven Named Baltimore Sun January 5, 1947 Sports 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45957140/all-star-pro-eleven-named/ Newspapers.com
Regular season
1946 AAFC season
Schedule
Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 6, 1946 at Cleveland Browns L 0–44 0–1 Cleveland Stadium Recap 2 September 15 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–21 0–2 Kezar Stadium Recap 3 September 20 at Los Angeles Dons L 14–30 0–3 L.A. Memorial Coliseum Recap 4 October 8 San Francisco 49ers L 7–34 0–4 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 5 October 11 at Buffalo Bisons W 17–14 1–4 Civic Stadium Recap 6 October 18 at Chicago Rockets L 7–28 1–5 Soldier Field Recap 7 October 25 at Brooklyn Dodgers L 7–30 1–6 Ebbets Field Recap 8 November 3 at New York Yankees L 21–24 1–7 Yankee Stadium Recap 9 November 11 Chicago Rockets L 7–20 1–8 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 10 November 18 Buffalo Bisons W 21–14 2–8 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 11 November 25 Los Angeles Dons L 21–34 2–9 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 12 December 3 Cleveland Browns L 0–34 2–10 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 13 December 9 New York Yankees L 0–31 2–11 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 14 December 13 Brooklyn Dodgers W 31–20 3–11 Miami Orange Bowl Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
1946 Miami Seahawks season at databaseFootball.com
Roster
Players shown in bold started at least one game at the position listed as confirmed by contemporary game coverage.
1946 Miami Seahawks final roster Quarterbacks
QB Marion Pugh
QB Cotton Price
QB Jimmy Tarrant
Ken Holley
Fullbacks
FB Don Reece
FB/LHB Dub Jones
FB Pres Johnston
FB Jim Reynolds
FB Terry Fox
FB Frank Trigilio
FB/RHB Harry Hopp
Halfbacks
LHB/RHB Jimmy Nelson
RHB Dick Erdlitz
LHB/RHB Monk Gafford
LHB Kay Eakin
RHB/FB Bob Paffrath
LHB Stan Kozlowski
LHB Cal Purdin
Bill Daley
Fred Gloden
Walt McDonald
Fondren Mitchell
Stan Stasica
Johnny Vardian Ends
LE Hub Ulrich
RE Lamar Blount
RE Prince Scott
LE/QB/LHB Lamar Davis
LE/RE Dick Horne
LE Terry Fox
Hamp Pool
Tackles
LT/RT Mitchell Olenski
RT/LT/LE Gene Ellenson
RT/LT George Hekkers
RT/LG Bill Davis
Paul Berezney
Frank Hrabetin
Guards
LG/RG Chuck Taylor
RG/LG Buddy Jungmichel
LG Jim Sivell
Ed Bell
Joe Krivonak
George Zorich
Centers
C Ken Whitlow
C Daryl Cato
C Al Wukits
John Tavener
Tex Williams
References
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