1946 Western Michigan Broncos football team

1946 Western Michigan Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
MVPAllen Bush
CaptainClinton Brown
Home stadiumWaldo Stadium
1946 Midwestern non-major college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
St. Norbert    8 0 0
Youngstown    7 1 0
Bradley    7 2 0
Central Michigan    6 2 0
Defiance    6 2 0
Western Michigan    5 2 1
Miami (OH)    7 3 0
Dayton    6 3 0
Carroll (WI)    4 2 1
Bowling Green    5 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan    5 4 1
Michigan Tech    3 2 0
Northern Michigan    3 2 1
Michigan State Normal    3 4 1
Xavier    3 7 0
Detroit Tech    1 6 1
Valparaiso    1 7 0
Sterling    1 8 0
Haskell    0 7 0

The 1946 Western Michigan Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Michigan College of Education (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach John Gill, the Broncos compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored their opponents, 158 to 100. The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Tackle Clinton Brown was the team captain. Halfback Allen Bush received the team's most outstanding player award.

Western Michigan was ranked at No. 97 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.