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NC State

SOCON · 1946 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
4th
6–1 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
629–593–46
0.514 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1910
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare NC State head-to-head · History & Eras

1946 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON4–5W 13–6
7Week 7 · Oct 8Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HIND SOCON4–5W 14–7
8Week 8 · Oct 15Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON4–5W 25–0
9Week 9 · Oct 22Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON6–3W 14–6
10Week 10 · Oct 29Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON3–4–3L 6–14
11Week 11 · Nov 5Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON4–5–1W 49–7
12Week 12 · Nov 12Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC5–4L 0–7
13Week 13 · Nov 19Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1W 27–7
14Week 14 · Nov 26Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC0–9W 37–6
15Week 15 · Dec 3Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HIND SOCON3–6W 28–7
17Final · Jan 7Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B88–3L 13–34

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.239
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+18
-11+29
  • Wake Forest +6
  • Duke +4
  • Clemson +4
  • Davidson +4
  • Virginia Military Institute +4
  • Virginia +4
  • Maryland +3
  • Florida 0
  • Oklahoma -3
  • Virginia Tech -4
  • Vanderbilt -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #32Better than 77%
Win % Place 26thBetter than 82%

0.727 Win % · Change -9

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#23Regular Season Final#23Post-Season W1#22Post-Season W2#23Post-Season W3#32Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
+7
+25
+8
-8
+42
-7
+20
+31
+21
-21

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#771941#711942#551943#171944#691945

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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