The 1946 Miami Seahawks season was the inaugural one for the franchise, the only one for them as the Miami Seahawks and the first for the All-America Football Conference. Head coach Jack Meagher led the team to a 3–11 finish, fourth out of four teams in the Eastern Division.
| 1946 Miami Seahawks season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Jack Meagher |
| Home field | Burdine Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 3-11 |
| Division place | 4th AAFC Eastern |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The team's statistical leaders included 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).[1]
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.[2][3]
Regular season
editSchedule
edit| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 6 | at Cleveland Browns | L 0–44 | 0–1 | Cleveland Municipal 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 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap | |
| 4 | Bye | ||||||
| 5 | October 8 | San Francisco 49ers | L 7–34 | 0–4 | Miami Orange Bowl | Recap | |
| 6 | October 11 | at Buffalo Bisons | W 17–14 | 1–4 | Civic Stadium | Recap | |
| 7 | October 18 | at Chicago Rockets | L 7–28 | 1–5 | Soldier Field | Recap | |
| 8 | October 25 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | L 7–30 | 1–6 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
| 9 | November 3 | at New York Yankees | L 21–24 | 1–7 | Yankee Stadium | Recap | |
| 10 | November 11 | Chicago Rockets | L 7–20 | 1–8 | Miami Orange Bowl | Recap | |
| 11 | November 18 | Buffalo Bisons | W 21–14 | 2–8 | Miami Orange Bowl | Recap | |
| 12 | November 25 | Los Angeles Dons | L 21–34 | 2–9 | Miami Orange Bowl | Recap | |
| 13 | December 3 | Cleveland Browns | L 0–34 | 2–10 | Miami Orange Bowl | Recap | |
| 14 | December 9 | New York Yankees | L 0–31 | 2–11 | Miami Orange Bowl | Recap | |
| 15 | December 13 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 31–20 | 3–11 | Miami Orange Bowl | Recap | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
- Source:[4]
Standings
edit| AAFC Eastern Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| New York Yankees | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 6–0 | 270 | 192 | W2 | |
| Buffalo Bisons | 3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 1–5 | 249 | 370 | L3 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 2–4 | 226 | 339 | L6 | |
| Miami Seahawks | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 3–3 | 167 | 378 | W1 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.
| AAFC Western Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 4–2 | 423 | 137 | W5 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 4–2 | 307 | 189 | W3 | |
| Los Angeles Dons | 7 | 5 | 2 | .583 | 2–3–1 | 305 | 290 | T1 | |
| Chicago Rockets | 5 | 6 | 3 | .455 | 1–4–1 | 263 | 315 | T1 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.
Roster
editPlayers shown in bold started at least one game at the position listed as confirmed by contemporary game coverage.
| Miami Seahawks 1946 roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Halfbacks
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Ends
Tackles
Guards
Centers
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References
edit- ^ "1946 Miami Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "Jungmichael Named On All-AAFC Second". The Miami News. December 16, 1946. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All-Star Pro Eleven Named". Baltimore Sun. January 5, 1947. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 1946 Miami Seahawks season at Pro-Football-Reference.com Archived June 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1946 Miami Seahawks season at databaseFootball.com Archived May 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine