[1] The Bates Bobcats won the MIAC championship with a 7–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 101 to 30.
In their second, non-consecutive season under head coach Ducky Pond, and after a one-year hiatus in the football program, the Bobcats compiled a perfect 7–0 record during the regular season (3–0 against MIAC opponents), won the MIAC championship, lost to Toledo in the Glass Bowl, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 101 to 31.
The 1946 Bowdoin Polar Bears football team represented Bates College of Brunswick, Maine.
Led by head coach George D. Shay, the Polar Bears compiled a 2–4 record (1–2 against MIAC opponents), finished third in the MIAC, scored 47 points, and allowed 47 points.
[19] The 1946 Colby Mules football team represented Bates College of Waterville, Maine.