1946 Jacksonville State Eagle Owls football team

American college football season

1946 Jacksonville State Eagle Owls football
Conference	Alabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record	3–5–1 (1–1–1 AIC)
Head coach	Don Salls (1st season)
Home stadium	College Field
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Jacksonville State Eagle Owls football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College (now known as Jacksonville State University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 1–1–1 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Middle Tennessee*	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 0–21	3,000	^[1]
October 4	at Mississippi Southern*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–65	6,500	^[2]
October 11	at Middle Georgia*	Cochran, GA	W 26–0		^[3]
October 17	Troy State	Memorial Stadium Anniston, AL (rivalry)	L 0–12	2,500	^[4]
October 25	St. Bernard	College Field Jacksonville, AL	T 0–0		^[5]
November 2	at Western Carolina*	Cullowhee, NC	L 0–13		^[6]
November 8	Marion	College Field Jacksonville, AL	W 13–7		^[7]
November 15	at Southeastern Louisiana*	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 0–39		^[8]
November 23	at West Georgia*	Carrollton, GA	W 33–0		^[9]
*Non-conference game

References

^ "Blue Raiders trounce Jacksonville Teachers 21–0". The Nashville Tennessean. September 27, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southerners wallop Peds in 65–0 tilt". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Teachers down Mid Georgia". The Anniston Star. October 13, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Troy smashes win over Jacksonville". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 19, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "St. Bernard, Teachers play scoreless tie". The Anniston Star. October 27, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "W.C.T.C. rolls over Alabama State, 13 to 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 3, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jacksonville eleven downs Marion Institute 13–7". The Teacola. November 20, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jacksonville team defeated by powerful Southeastern Louisiana". The Teacola. November 20, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Teachers win over Georgia". The Anniston Star. November 25, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.