# 1946 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football season

The 1946 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football season was the season of college football played by the four member schools of the Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) as part of the 1946 college football season. The 1946 season was the first since 1942 in which the four conference teams competed for the MIAC championship.
The Bates Bobcats won the MIAC championship with a 7–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 101 to 30.

## Conference overview

| Conf. rank | Team | Head coach | Conf. record | Overall record | Points scored | Points against |
| 1 | Bates | Ducky Pond | 3–0 | 8–0 | 101 | 31 |
| 2 | Maine | George E. Allen | 2–1 | 2–5 | 81 | 95 |
| 3 | Bowdoin | George D. Shay | 1–2 | 2–4 | 47 | 47 |
| 4 | Colby | Daniel G. Lewis | 0–3 | 1–6 | 37 | 77 |

## Teams
### Bates

The 1946 Bates Bobcats football team represented Bates College of Lewiston, Maine. In their second, non-consecutive season under head coach Ducky Pond, and after a one-year hiatus in the football program, the Bobcats compiled a perfect 7–0 record during the regular season (3–0 against MIAC opponents), won the MIAC championship, lost to Toledo in the Glass Bowl, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 101 to 31.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 28 | Massachusetts State | Garcelon FieldLewiston, ME | W 6–0 | |
| October 5 | at Trinity (CT) | Hartford, CT | W 25–0 | |
| October 12 | atTufts | Garcelon FieldMedford, MA | W 19–6 | |
| October 19 | Northeastern | Garcelon FieldLewiston, ME | W 20–0 | |
| October 26 | at Maine | Alumni FieldOrono, ME | W 7–4 | 7,500 |
| November 2 | Bowdoin | Garcelon FieldLewiston, ME | W 6–0 | |
| November 11 | Colby | Garcelon FieldLewiston, ME (Armistice Day) | W 6–0 | |
| December 7 | at Toledo | Glass BowlToledo, OH (Glass Bowl) | L 12–21 | 12,000 |

### Maine

The 1946 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine of Orono, Maine. In its second season under head coach George E. Allen, the team compiled a 2–5 record (2–1 against MIAC opponents, 0–3 against Yankee Conference opponents) and finished in second place in the MIAC.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 28 | Rhode Island State | Alumni FieldOrono, ME | L 13–14 | 4,000 |
| October 5 | at Northeastern* | Huntington FieldBoston, MA | L 7–13 | 4,000 |
| October 12 | New Hampshire | Alumni FieldOrono, ME (rivalry) | L 0–27 | |
| October 19 | at Connecticut | Gardner Dow FieldStorrs, CT | L 20–21 | 7,300 |
| October 26 | Bates | Alumni FieldOrono, ME | L 4–7 | 7,500 |
| November 2 | Colby | Alumni FieldOrono, ME | W 14–6 | |
| November 9 | at Bowdoin | Brunswick, ME | W 23–7 | |
| *Non-conference game ||||||

### Bowdoin

The 1946 Bowdoin Polar Bears football team represented Bates College of Brunswick, Maine. Led by head coach George D. Shay, the Polar Bears compiled a 2–4 record (1–2 against MIAC opponents), finished third in the MIAC, scored 47 points, and allowed 47 points.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 5 | at Massachusetts State | Alumni FieldAmherst, MA | L 8–11 | |
| | Amherst | | L 0–7 | |
| | Williams | | W 26–0 | |
| October 26 | Colby | Seaverns FieldWaterville, ME | W 6–0 | 3,800 |
| November 2 | Bates | Garcelon FieldLewiston, ME | L 0–6 | |
| November 9 | Maine | Brunswick, ME | L 7–23 | |

### Colby

The 1946 Colby Mules football team represented Bates College of Waterville, Maine. Led by head coach Daniel G. Lewis, the Polar Bears compiled a 1–6 record (0–3 against MIAC opponents), finished third in the MIAC, and were outscored by a total of 77 to 37.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 29 | Hew Hampshire | Seaverns FieldWaterville, ME | L 0–13 | 1,000 |
| October 5 | Vermont | Seaverns FieldWaterville, ME | W 13–7 | 2,000 |
| October 12 | at Coast Guard | New London, CT | L 12–18 | |
| October 19 | Amherst | Amherst, MA | L 6–13 | |
| October 26 | Bowdoin | Seavern's FieldWaterville, ME | L 0–6 | 3,800 |
| November 2 | Maine | Alumni FieldOrono, ME | L 6–14 | |
| November 11 | at Bates | Garcelon FieldLewiston, ME | L 0–6 | |