The season saw the return of many programs which had suspended play during World War II, and also the enrollment of many veterans returning from the war.
The teams ranked highest in the final Associated Press poll in December 1946 were: The year's statistical leaders included Rudy Mobley of Hardin–Simmons with 1,262 rushing yards, Travis Tidwell of Auburn with 1,715 yards of total offense, Bobby Layne of Texas with 1,122 passing yards, and Joe Carter of Florida N&I with 152 points scored.
Delaware compiled a 10–0 record and was recognized by the AP as the small college national champion.
Morgan State (8–0) and Tennessee A&I (10–1) have been recognized as the black college national champions.
October 19 Army, Notre Dame, and Texas stayed as the top three, ahead of No.
5 after beating Columbia in New York's "other" football game, 41–6.
November 30 With the exception of Notre Dame leapfrogging Army, the rankings of the other top-five teams remained the same.
On December 2, the final AP Poll was issued with Notre Dame at No.
10. Notable post-season games played in December included: Wednesday, January 1, 1947 Wednesday, January 1, 1947 The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player [5][6] [7] [7] [8] [8] [9] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] The following list of scoring leaders is taken from the NCAA's Official Football Guide for 1947 and includes both major and minor college players.
Gene "Choo-Choo" Roberts ranked third overall and first among major college players.