1946 Trinity Tigers football team

American football team that represented Trinity University February 2026 August 2023 1946 Trinity Tigers football Independent 6–2 Bob Coe 1st Alamo Stadium The 1946 Trinity Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Trinity University of Texas as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Coe, the team compiled a 6–2 record, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 305 to 47.The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947 A.S. Barnes and Company W.J. Bingham 1947 226 Trinity ranked third nationally in total offense among small-college teams with an average of 387.0 yards per game. It also ranked second in total defense, giving up only 100.8 yards per game.The Official NCAA Football Guide for 1947, p. 87. The season was the first for the football team after the school's move from Waxahachie to San Antonio. It also marked a transition for Trinity as it prepared to join the Lone Star Conference during the 1947 season.Trinity Prepares For Sports Boom San Antonio Light October 13, 1946 2D https://newspaperarchive.com/san-antonio-light-oct-13-1946-p-38/ NewspaperArchive.com The 1946 season consisted of games primarily with Army teams from in and around San Antonio and was billed by the school as "the start of bigger things to come for San Antonio sport fans."Trinity U. Is Ready for Lone Star Football Denton Record-Chronicle Harold V. Ratliff November 12, 1946 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103883674/trinity-u-is-ready-for-lone-star/ Newspapers.com The team did not yet have a football stadium on its San Antonio campus and played its home games at Alamo Stadium and Harlandale High School field, both in San Antonio. Schedule y y September 21 Fourth Army San Antonio, TX W 26-7 Trinity, 4th Army Bumping Heads San Antonio Light September 21, 1946 4A https://newspaperarchive.com/san-antonio-light-sep-21-1946-p-4/ NewspaperArchive.comTrinity Scores 26-7 Grid Win San Antonio Light September 22, 1946 3D https://newspaperarchive.com/san-antonio-light-sep-22-1946-p-35/ NewspaperArchive.com September 30 Randolph Field Harlandale High School Field San Antonio, TX L 6-7 Mattson to Return To Texas U. San Antonio Light October 1, 1946 10A https://newspaperarchive.com/san-antonio-light-oct-01-1946-p-10/ NewspaperArchive.com October 7 San Marcos Army Air Field Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX W 92-0 Trinity Plays San Marcos At Stadium San Antonio Light October 7, 1946 8A https://newspaperarchive.com/san-antonio-light-oct-07-1946-p-8/ NewspaperArchive.com October 14 Fourth Army Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX W 54-0 Trinity Plays Fourth Army Monday Night San Antonio Light October 13, 1946 2D https://newspaperarchive.com/san-antonio-light-oct-13-1946-p-38/ NewspaperArchive.com October 21 War Department Personnel Center, Fort Sam Houston Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX W 67-0 1,011 Trinity Wins Again; 'Bones' For Randolph San Antonio Light October 22, 1946 9A https://newspaperarchive.com/san-antonio-light-oct-22-1946-p-9/ NewspaperArchive.com October 28 Randolph Field<hc> Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX W 19-6 Trinity Tigers Seek Revenge On Randolph San Antonio Light October 28, 1946 10 https://newspaperarchive.com/san-antonio-light-oct-28-1946-p-10/ NewspaperArchive.comTrinity Winds It Up With 19-6 Victory San Antonio Light October 29, 1946 9A https://newspaperarchive.com/san-antonio-light-oct-29-1946-p-9/ NewspaperArchive.com November 2 Somerset Veterans Harlandale Field San Antonio, TX W 27-0 Three Games On Night's Gridiron Card San Antonio Light November 2, 1946 4 https://newspaperarchive.com/san-antonio-light-nov-02-1946-p-4/ NewspaperArchive.comTrinity Cops From Vets San Antonio Light November 3, 1946 https://newspaperarchive.com/san-antonio-light-nov-03-1946-p-37/ NewspaperArchive.com November 16 at Corpus Christi NAS Buccaneer Stadium Corpus Christi, TX L 14-27 1,500 Comets Tackle High-Geared Trinity Tigers Here Tonight The Corpus Christi Caller-Times November 16, 1946 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102895516/comets-tackle-high-geared-trinity/ Newspapers.comNavy Comets Shoot To 27-14 Victory over Trinity Tigers The Corpus Christi Caller-Times Bill Lee November 17, 1946 2D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102895191/navy-comets-shoot-to-27-14-victory-over/ Newspapers.com Players Clay Browne, center, 180 pounds Ernest Denham, end, 190 pounds Robert Erfurth, halfback, 155 pounds Daniel Forbes, tackle, 190 pounds H. Hieronymous, quarterback, 170 pounds Gerald Keller, fullback, 181 pounds John Mack, tackle, 210 pounds Ike Meador, end, 195 pounds Henry Perry, halfback, 155 pounds Jerry Simmang, guard, 185 pounds Norman Theis, guard, 170 pounds References Trinity Category:Trinity Tigers football seasons Trinity Football