1946 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team

American college football season

1946 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football

Yam Bowl, L 7–64 vs. Southern

Conference| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record| 10–2 (5–1 SIAC)
Head coach|

* Cleveland Abbott (24th season)

Home stadium| Alumni Bowl

Seasons

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1947 ->

1946 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
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
Knoxville |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

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]

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

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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|

* Comiskey Park
* Chicago, IL

| 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|

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbus, GA

| W 15–0| 13,000| [9]
October 28| vs. Wiley|

* State Fair Stadium
* Shreveport, LA

| W 21–6| 17,000| [10]
November 9| at Florida A&M|

* Sampon-Bragg Field
* Tallahassee, FL

| L 12–21| 5,000| [11]
November 16| South Carolina State| Tuskegee, AL| W 30–14| | [12]
November 28| at Alabama State|

* Cramton Bowl
* Montgomery, AL (Turkey Day Classic)

| W 26–14| 13,000| [13]
December 25| vs. Southern|

* Dal-Hi Stadium
* Dallas, TX (Yam Bowl)

| L 7–64| 5,000| [14]

* Homecoming

## References

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1. ^ "Tuskegee Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
2. ^ Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "Tuskegee Defeat Grambling, 21-6". The Atlanta Constitution. September 29, 1946. p. 29 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ "Wilberforce Is Beaten, 14-7, By Tuskegee Team". Chicago Tribune. October 12, 1946. p. 23 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Tuskegee Tops Fisk". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 26, 1946. p. 13 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Tuskegee Golden Tiger Top Fisk Bulldogs, 13-0". Alabama Tribune. October 25, 1946. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Tom Kinney (November 2, 1946). "Tuskegee Runs Over Morehouse 15 to 0". The Weekly Review. Birmingham, Alabama. p. 5 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Tuskegee Ends Wiley Streak At 18 Games, 21-6". The Marshall News Messenger. October 29, 1946. p. 8 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Charles U Smith (November 10, 1946). "A&M Rattlers Hand Tuskegee First Defeat". Tallahassee Democrat. p. 19 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Tuskegee Wallops S. Carolina State Bulldogs, 30 To 14". The Birminghman News. November 17, 1946. p. 32 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ 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.
14. ^ Claude C. Tedford (January 4, 1947). "Mighty Southern Routs Tuskegee". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 13 - via Newspapers.com.

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