The 1946 Allen Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Allen University of Columbia, South Carolina, in the Southeastern Athletic Conference (SEAC) during the 1946 college football season. William "Buster" Lawson and Hooks Nelson were the team's coaches.[1] The team compiled an 8–2 record, won the SEAA championship and outscored opponents by a total of 244 to 43. The Yellow Jackets lost the first two games of the season and then won the remain eight games, including a victory over Fayetteville State in the Piedmont Tobacco Bowl.[2]
| 1946 Allen Yellow Jackets football | |
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SEAC champion | |
Piedmont Tobacco Bowl, W 40–6 vs. Fayetteville State | |
| Conference | Southeastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (– SEAC) |
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| No. 11 Allen $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Bethune–Cookman | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida N&I | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paine | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Claflin | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Dickinson System rated Allen as the No. 11 black college football team for 1946.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | at Virginia State* | Petersburg, VA | L 6–12 | |||||
| October 5 | Morris Brown* | Columbia, SC | L 9–12 | |||||
| October 18 | at Paine | Augusta, GA | W 19–0 | [4] | ||||
| October 26 | at Florida N&I | W 12–7 | ||||||
| October 31 | Benedict* | Columbia, SC (Negro State Fair) | W 14–0 | 10,000 | [5] | |||
| November 2 | Bethune–Cookman | Columbia, SC | W 7–6 | |||||
| November 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Savannah State* |
| W 60–0 | [6] | |||
| November 17 | at Howard* | Washington, DC | W 7–0 | [7] | ||||
| November 28 | Claflin |
| W 70–0 | [8] | ||||
| December 7 | at Fayetteville State* |
| W 40–6 | [9] | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "Allen Jackets Open Practice". The Columbia Record. September 4, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1946 – Allen (SC)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Allen Defeats Paine, 19 to 0, For First Win". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. October 20, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Allen Beats Benedict at Negro Fair". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 1, 1946. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Allen Plays Georgia State Here Saturday". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 7, 1946. p. 11. Retrieved May 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ H. W. Baumgardner (November 14, 1946). "Allen To Play In Washington". The Columbia Record. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Allen Defeats Claflin By Score Of 70-0". The Columbia Record. November 29, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Allen To Play In Bowl Clash This Saturday". The Columbia Record. December 2, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
