The Bethany Swedes compiled a 6–2 record and won the KCAC championship.
None of the KCAC teams was ranked in the Associated Press poll or played in a bowl game.
[2][3] The team played its home games at Bethany Field in Lindsborg, Kansas.
Led by first-year head coach Karl Spear, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (4–1–1 against KCAC opponents), tied for second place in the KCAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 154 to 71.
[37] At the end of the season, the Associated Press (AP) selected a 1946 Kansas Conference all-star team.