In its second season under head coach Edward McKeever, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored its opponents 135 to 115.
[1] Walter Kretz led Cornell and ranked 17th nationally with 602 rushing yards and averaged 6.76 yards per carry.
[2] Hillary Chollet was the team's leading scorer.
38 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.
[4] Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.