The 1946 Arkansas AM&N Lions football team represented Arkansas AM&N (now known as University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff) in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first year under head coach Lamar Allen, the Lions compiled an 8–2–1 record (3–2–1 against SWAC opponents), defeated Lane in the Cattle Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 130 to 85.[1]
| 1946 Arkansas AM&N Lions football | |
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Cattle Bowl, W 7–0 vs. Lane | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–2–1 (3–2–1 SWAC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Southern $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Wiley | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Arkansas AM&N | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Texas College | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Langston | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Samuel Huston | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Bishop | ? | – | ? | – | ? | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Dickinson System rated Arkansas AM&N as the No. 6 black college football team for 1946.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | at Tillotson* | Austin, TX | W 13–0 | |||||
| October 4 | at Wiley | Marshall, TX | L 7–32 | |||||
| October 12 | Texas College | Pine Bluff, AR | L 0–26 | |||||
| October 19 | Southern | Pine Bluff, AR | W 9–7 | |||||
| October 26 | at Prairie View A&M | Prairie View, TX | T 7–7 | |||||
| November 2 | Grambling* | Pine Bluff, AR | W 7–6 | [3] | ||||
| November 9 | at Samuel Huston | Austin, TX | W 13-0 | |||||
| November 16 | Langston | Pine Bluff, AR | W 26–0 | |||||
| November 23 | at Lincoln (MO)* | Jefferson City, MO | W 13–7 | 300 | [4] | |||
| November 30 | Philander Smith* | Pine Bluff, AR | W 26–0 | |||||
| January 1, 1947 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Lane |
| W 7–0 | [5][6] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Arkansas-Pine Bluff Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 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.
- ^ "Grambling to Play in Pine Bluff Today". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 2, 1946. p. 10. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Arkansas Spills Lincoln 13-7 In Final Game". The Sunday News and Tribune. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 24, 1946. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crack Negro Elevens Clash In Ft. Worth Cattle Bowl Game". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. Associated Press. January 1, 1947. p. 10. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Arkansas A M & N Wins Cattle Bowl". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. January 2, 1947. p. 14. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
