1946 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1946 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
CaptainRichard Whitesell
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1946 Eastern major college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Army    9 0 1
Rutgers    7 2 0
Penn State    6 2 0
Boston College    6 3 0
Holy Cross    5 4 0
NYU    5 3 0
Villanova    6 4 0
Colgate    4 4 0
Syracuse    4 5 0
Pittsburgh    3 5 1
Temple    2 4 2
Merchant Marine    4 7 0
Bucknell    3 6 0
Lafayette    2 7 0
Fordham    0 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1946 college football season. The Orangemen were led by head coach Biggie Munn, in his first and only year with the team. Munn left to take the head coaching position at Michigan State, where he would later win several national titles. The Orangemen compiled a record of 4–5 under Munn.

During the season Miami Hurricanes cancelled a scheduled game against the Penn State team as Miami officials felt that Penn State fielding their two African American in Miami could have led to "unfortunate incidents". Miami reportedly invited Syracuse to replace Penn State. This invitation was promptly declined and rebuked in an editorial in The Daily Orange, titled "No Thanks, Miami".

Syracuse was ranked at No. 63 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.