In the fall of 1946, St. Benedict's had the largest enrollment in its then 87-year history, with enrollment estimated at 425 students, an increase of over 100% over the prior year.[21]
The 1946 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team was an American football team that represented Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg—now known as Pittsburg State University—as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the 1946 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Charles Morgan, the team compiled a 2–4–2 record (1–2–2 against CIC opponents), tied for fourth place in the CIC, and outscored opponents by a total of 72 to 46.
^W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 131.
^"Builders Snare CCC Crown". The Parsons Sun. November 29, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Builders To Open: Southwestern Will Play at Baker This Afternoon in Football Revival". The Wichita Eagle. September 27, 1946. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b"Builders Top Fort Hays College, 12-0". The Parsons Sun. October 5, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Southwestern Loses To Oklahoma Eleven". The Wichita Eagle. October 12, 1946. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Southwestern Is Winner, 13 to 0: Builders Score on Smart Play in Third and Win Although Outgained". The Wichita Eagle. October 19, 1946. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b"Southwestern Is Nosed Out 7 to 6: Pitt Gorillas Have All the Best of Play but Have to Come from Behind". The Wichita Eagle. October 26, 1946. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b"Southwestern in 7 to 4 Victory: Scores Touchdown to Overcome Ravens' Safety at Atchison Grid". The Wichita Eagle. November 10, 1946. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b"Southwestern To Front in Central Beating Ichs, 14-0: Washburn Has Best of It on Figures but Builders Score Points; Passes Aid Builders". The Wichita Eagle. November 17, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Southwestern in 19 to 6 Victory: Coach Kahler Starts Reserve Team Which Runs Up a Good Lead at Half". The Wichita Eagle. November 24, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
^"An Improved Hornet Team". The Emporia Gazette. November 26, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b"Conference Crown To Builders After Win Over Hornets: E-Staters Bow in Football Finale by A Score of 33-20". The Emporia Gazette. November 29, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Washburn Opens with Win Over Hastings". The Emporia Gazette. September 21, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Washburn's Bruising Kansans Top Vikings 7-0: Kansans Are Superior in Ground Gain". Argus-Leader. September 29, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b"E-Staters Drop Grid Opener to Ichabods, 20-12: Washburn's Harmon Wins Passing Duel With Bill Litchfield". The Emporia Gazette. October 5, 1946. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Washburn Victor: Ichabods Remain Unbeaten by Winning from Iowa Wesleyan School". The Wichita Eagle. October 12, 1946 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b"Washburn Wins Over Pittsburg Teachers in Night Grid Game". The Wichita Eagle. October 19, 1946. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b"Ravens Lose To Washbrn". The Atchison Daily Globe. October 26, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Wichita U. Beats Washburn: Munies Run Up 21-Point Margin Over Topekans". The Wichita Eagle. November 3, 1946. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b"Washburn Is Tied: Ft. Hays Fights Back After 0 to 20 Ichabod Lead, and Tied Topekans". The Wichita Eagle. November 10, 1946. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
^"St. Benedict's Enrollment Is Largest in History". The Emporia Gazette. September 9, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Missouri B Tops Ravens in 30-6 Tilt: Tiger Power Tells in the Second Half". St. Joseph News-Press. September 29, 1946. p. 16A – via Newspapers.com.
^"C. of E. Is Defeated". The Wichita Eagle. October 6, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
^"St. Benedict's Ravens Roll Over Rockhurst". The Wichita Eagle. October 14, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Ravens Down Hays State". The Atchison Daily Globe. October 21, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b"Hornets Lose to Ravens 26 to 14: St. Benedict's Eleven Scores 20 Points In First Quarter". The Emporia Gazette. November 18, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
^"College Mules lost to Pittsburg Teachers in opening game". The Warrensburg Standard-Herald. October 4, 1946. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b"Fort Hays Outplayed Pitt To a Tie". The Wichita Eagle. October 13, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Pittsburg Stops MSM On 1-Foot Line 0-0". The Sunday News and Tribune. November 10, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Aerials Aid in Gorilla Win". The Parsons Sun. November 16, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Coyotes Drop Opener to Ft. Hays At Lewis Stadium Last Saturday". The Wesleyan Advance. September 25, 1946. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Tigers 15, Ft. Hays 0". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 29, 1946. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b"Hays Tiger Upsets Hornets 25 to 6: Favored E-Staters Are Defeated in Homecoming Tilt". The Emporia Gazette. October 28, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Colorado Mines Wins". The Des Moines Register. November 17, 1946. p. S9 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Emporia State in 26 to 6 Triumph". The Emporia Gazette. October 14, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
^"E-State Drops a 41 to 21 Decision: Colorado State Gives Power Display --- Two Hornets Injured". The Emporia Gazette. October 21, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
^"A Game of Fumbles: Emporia State Bobbles Ten Times but Wins, 13 to 0". The Kansas City Star. November 10, 1946. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.