1946 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1946 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference KIAC 5–4 3–1 Rome Rankin 10th KIAC champion The 1946 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Kentucky State College (now known as Eastern Kentucky University) as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their tenth and final season under head coach Rome Rankin, the Maroons compiled a 5–4 record (3–1 against KIAC opponents), won the KIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 112 to 88. 2021 Eastern Kentucky University Football Record Book https://ekusports.com/documents/2021/5/8/2021_EKU_Football_Record_Book.pdf Richmond, Kentucky Eastern Kentucky University Athletics 2021 February 13, 2022 Schedule y September 20 at 1946 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Poly<ncg> Cokeville, TN W 13-0 Maroons Triumph 13-0 Lexington Herald-Leader September 21, 1946 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103668182/maroons-triumph-13-0/ Newspapers.com September 28 at Catawba<ncg> Shuford Field Salisbury, NC L 7-9 Indians Check Eastern, 9-7: Catawba Racks Up Point On Breaks The Herald-Sun Durham, North Carolina September 29, 1946 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103668351/indians-check-eastern-9-7-catawba/ Newspapers.com October 5 Central Michigan<ncg><hc> Richmond, KY L 7-20 Central Michigan Tops Eastern, 20-7, In Maroon Homecoming At Richmond The Lexington Herald October 6, 1946 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102084325/central-michigan-tops-eastern-20-7-in/ Newspapers.com October 12 at Murray State Murray, KY W 26-13 Underdog Eastern Tops Murray 26-13 The Courier-Journal October 13, 1946 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103668603/underdog-eastern-tops-murray-26-13/ Newspapers.com October 19 Tennessee Poly<ncg> Richmond, KY L 7-20 Eastern Bows to TPI, 20-7 The Park city Daily News October 20, 1946 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103668792/eastern-bows-to-tpi-20-7/ Newspapers.com October 26 Valparaiso<ncg> Richmond, KY W 12-7 November 2 at 1946 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Morehead, KY L 6-12 Morehead Scores 12-6 Victory In Eastern Contest The Paducah Sun-Democrat November 3, 1946 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103669122/morehead-scores-12-6-victory-in-eastern/ Newspapers.com November 9 Louisville Richmond, KY W 28-7 Louisville Is Handed 28-7 Bump The Sunday Courier and Press Evansville, Indiana November 10, 1946 4B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102169930/louisville-is-handed-28-7-bump/ November 16 at Western Kentucky State Teachers Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) W 6-0 Hilltoppers Bow To Eastern Teachers 6-0 Messenger-Inquirer November 17, 1946 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103669273/hilltoppers-bow-to-eastern-teachers-6-0/ Newspapers.com References Eastern Kentucky Category:Eastern Kentucky Colonels football seasons Eastern Kentucky Maroons football