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1946 Chicago Rockets season

American football team season

American football team season

FieldValue
teamChicago Rockets
logo460920-rockets-yankees.jpg
year1946
record5–6–3
division_place4th AAFC West
coachDick Hanley, Pat Boland, Bob Dove, Ned Mathews, and Willie Wilkin
stadiumSoldier Field
playoffsdid not qualify
previousnone
no_prevseasontrue
shortnavlinkRockets seasons

The 1946 Chicago Rockets season was the inaugural season for both the Chicago Rockets and the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in which they played. The Rockets compiled a 5-6-3 record, were outscored by a total of 315 to 263, and finished in last place in the AAFC's West Division.

Dick Hanley, who had been the head coach at Northwestern from 1927 to 1934, was the head coach at the start of the season. After the first three games, the players voted 32-to-1 to remove Hanley. The team felt that Hanley's double-wing system was outdated. After a two-hour meeting between the players and team owner John L. Keeshin, Keeshin fired Hanley. Three of the players (Ned Mathews, Bob Dove, and Willie Wilkin) took over as player-coaches. The "self-coached experiment" ended on October 29 when Pat Boland was hired as head coach.

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Bob Hoernschemeyer with 1,266 passing yards and 375 rushing yards, halfback Elroy Hirsch with 347 receiving yards, and backup quarterback (and placekicker) Steve Nemeth with 59 points scored (32 extra points, 9 field goals).

Preseason schedule

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August 18vs. Brooklyn DodgersT 14–140–0–1Multnomah Stadium
September 1at San Francisco 49ersT 14–140–0–2Kezar Stadium

Schedule

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Cleveland BrownsL 6–200–1Soldier FieldRecap
New York YankeesT 17–170–1–1Soldier FieldRecap
Buffalo BisonsW 38–351–1–1Soldier FieldRecap
September 29San Francisco 49ersW 24–72–1–1Soldier FieldRecap
Los Angeles DonsL 9–212–2–1Soldier FieldRecap
at Brooklyn DodgersT 21–212–2–2Ebbets FieldRecap
Miami SeahawksW 28–73–2–2Soldier FieldRecap
October 27at Buffalo BisonsL 17–493–3–2Civic StadiumRecap
Brooklyn DodgersL 14–213–4–2Soldier FieldRecap
at Miami SeahawksW 20–74–4–2Burdine StadiumRecap
November 17at Cleveland BrownsL 14–514–5–2Municipal StadiumRecap
November 24at New York YankeesW 38–285–5–2Yankee StadiumRecap
at San Francisco 49ersL 0–145–6–2Kezar StadiumRecap
Bye
December 15at Los Angeles DonsT 17–175–6–3LA Memorial ColiseumRecap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Division standings

Roster

1946 Chicago Rockets final roster
Backs

References

References

  1. "1946 Chicago Rockets Statistics and Players". Sports Reference LLC.
  2. (September 27, 1946). "A New Twist: Rockets Now Self Coached". Chicago Tribune.
  3. (October 30, 1946). "Boland Named Head Coach of Rocket Eleven". Chicago Tribune.
  4. (December 16, 1946). "Jungmichael Named On All-AAFC Second". The Miami News.
  5. (January 5, 1947). "All-Star Pro Eleven Named". Baltimore Sun.
  6. "1946 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)". Pro Football Archives.
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