1946 North Carolina College Eagles football team

The 1946 North Carolina College Eagles football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina College in the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1946 college football season. In their second season under head coach Herman Riddick, the Eagles compiled a 7–3 record (5–3 against CIAA opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 230 to 55.[1]

1946 North Carolina College Eagles football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–3 (5–3 CIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Morgan State $ 7 0 0 8 0 0
No. 10 West Virginia State 5 2 0 6 3 1
Virginia State 5 2 0 7 2 0
No. 16 Howard 6 2 0 6 3 0
No. 20 Lincoln (PA) 4 2 0 6 3 0
No. 16 North Carolina College 5 3 0 7 3 0
No. 18 North Carolina A&T 3 4 0 4 4 0
No. 19 Shaw 3 3 1 5 3 1
No. 22 Hampton 4 4 0 4 4 0
Delaware State 3 4 0 5 4 0
No. 18 Bluefield State 3 4 1 4 4 1
Winston-Salem State 1 4 1 3 5 1
No. 22 Virginia Union 1 5 1 3 5 1
Johnson C. Smith 0 5 2 0 6 2
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 6 0 0 6 0
St. Augustine's 1 0 0 3 1 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

The Dickinson System rated North Carolina College in a tie for No. 16 among the black college football teams for 1946.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Fort Jackson*Fort Jackson, SCW 85–0
September 28at Delaware StateDover, DEW 32–6
October 5Bluefield StateDurham, NCW 19–0
October 12at Winston-Salem StateWinston-Salem, NCW 26–0
October 19at North Carolina A&TGreensboro, NC (rivalry)L 0–17
October 26Virginia UnionDurham, NCW 13–0
November 2vs. Tennessee A&I*W 14–622,000[3]
November 9Johnson C. SmithDurham, NCW 29–0
November 23at Virginia StatePetersburg, VAL 6–14
November 28at ShawRaleigh, NCL 6–12
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "North Carolina Central Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "22,000 See N.C. College Upset Tenn. State, 14-6: Under-rated Tarheels Smash A. & I. Forwards". Pittsburgh Courier. November 9, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.