Back Carl Giordana and tackle Richard Miller received first-team honors on the 1946 All-Midwest Conference football team.
The Ripon Redmen, led by head coach Carl Doehling, finished in second place with a 4–3–1 record (3–1 against MWC teams).
Ripon back Ted Scalissi and guard James Callan were selected as first-team All-MWC players.
In their ninth year under head coach Bernie Heselton, the Vikings compiled a 6–1–1 record (6–0 against MWC teams), won the MCAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 217 to 78.
[54] The candidates for the 1946 Beloit football team included 50 veterans of World War II.