The 1946 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented the Tuskegee Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 24th season under head coach Cleveland Abbott, Tuskegee compiled a 10–2 record (5–1 against SIAC opponents), lost to Southern in the Yam Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 287 to 138.[1]
| 1946 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football | |
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Yam Bowl, L 7–64 vs. Southern | |
| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 10–2 (5–1 SIAC) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Bowl |
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| No. 8 Florida A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Lane | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Tuskegee | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Xavier (LA) | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Clark (GA) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 South Carolina State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Fisk | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Morris Brown | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Benedict | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Alabama State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Morehouse | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Dickinson System rated Tuskegee as the No. 3 black college football team for 1946, behind No. 1 Tennessee A&I and No. 2 Morgan State.[2]
Two Tuskegee players were selected as first-team player on The Pittsburgh Courier's 1946 All-America team: freshman guard Herman Mabrie from Tulsa, Oklahoma; and junior back Whitney Van Cleve from Kokomo, Indiana. Two other were named to the second team: center Simmons and quarterback Robert Moore.[3]
The team played home games at the Alumni Bowl in Tuskegee, Alabama.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| Fort Benning | W 56–0 | ||||||
| September 21 | Philander Smith | Tuskegee, AL | W 59–0 | ||||
| September 28 | Grambling | Tuskegee, AL | W 21–6 | [4] | |||
| October 5 | at Clark (GA) | Atlanta, GA | W 13–0 | ||||
| October 11 | vs. Wilberforce | W 14–7 | 15,000–20,000 | [5][6] | |||
| October 19 | Fisk | Tuskegee, AL | W 13–6 | 5,000 | [7][8] | ||
| October 25 | vs. Morehouse |
| W 15–0 | 13,000 | [9] | ||
| October 28 | vs. Wiley |
| W 21–6 | 17,000 | [10] | ||
| November 9 | at Florida A&M |
| L 12–21 | 5,000 | [11] | ||
| November 16 | South Carolina State | Tuskegee, AL | W 30–14 | [12] | |||
| November 28 | at Alabama State | W 26–14 | 13,000 | [13] | |||
| December 25 | vs. Southern |
| L 7–64 | 5,000 | [14] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Tuskegee Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wendell Smith (December 14, 1946). "Here They Are! The All-Americans of 1946: Tennessee, Tuskegee Win Two Berths on 'Dream Team'". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tuskegee Defeat Grambling, 21-6". The Atlanta Constitution. September 29, 1946. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wendell Smith (October 19, 1946). "Tuskegee Upsets Wilberforce, 14 to 7: Robert Moore Sparkles As Tigers Triumph; 15,000 See Game". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wilberforce Is Beaten, 14-7, By Tuskegee Team". Chicago Tribune. October 12, 1946. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tuskegee Tops Fisk". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 26, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tuskegee Golden Tiger Top Fisk Bulldogs, 13-0". Alabama Tribune. October 25, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tom Kinney (November 2, 1946). "Tuskegee Runs Over Morehouse 15 to 0". The Weekly Review. Birmingham, Alabama. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tuskegee Ends Wiley Streak At 18 Games, 21-6". The Marshall News Messenger. October 29, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Charles U Smith (November 10, 1946). "A&M Rattlers Hand Tuskegee First Defeat". Tallahassee Democrat. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tuskegee Wallops S. Carolina State Bulldogs, 30 To 14". The Birminghman News. November 17, 1946. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Max Moseley (November 29, 1946). "Tuskegee Beats Ala. State: Tigers Score Twice Late To Lick Hornets In Thriller, 26-14". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Claude C. Tedford (January 4, 1947). "Mighty Southern Routs Tuskegee". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.