1946 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team

The 1946 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Henry Luecht, the Presidents compiled a 6–2 record and was outscored by a total of 150 to 46.

1946 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
  • Henry Luecht (1st season)
1946 Eastern non-major college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Thiel    7 0 0
Muhlenberg    9 1 0
Geneva    7 1 0
Dickinson    6 1 0
Alfred    5 1 0
Buffalo    7 2 0
Washington & Jefferson    6 2 0
Boston University    5 2 1
St. Lawrence    5 2 0
American International    4 2 1
Trinity (CT)    4 2 0
Swarthmore    5 3 0
Cortland State    4 3 0
Hofstra    4 3 0
Springfield    4 4 0
New York A&T    3 3 0
Northeastern    3 3 0
Scranton    4 5 1
Gettysburg    4 5 0
Drexel    3 4 0
Franklin & Marshall    3 4 0
Coast Guard    3 5 0
Tufts    1 6 0
CCNY    1 7 0
Carnegie Tech    0 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team featured a freshman African-American back, "Deacon Dan" Towler. Towler later played six seasons in the National Football League and was selected to play in four Pro Bowls.

The team played it home games at College Field in Washington, Pennsylvania.

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