1946 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

1946 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
Coconut Bowl, W 13-0 vs. Columbia Sporting Club
ConferenceSoutheastern Athletic Conference
Record8–1–1 (1–1–1 SEAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southeastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

The 1946 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Bethune Cookman College as a member of the Southeastern Athletic Conference (SEAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bunky Matthews, the team compiled an 8–1–1 record, held opponent to an average of 4.5 points per game, and outscored all opponents by a total of 283 to 45.[1]

The Dickinson System rated Bethune-Cookman in a tie for No. 12 among the black college football teams for 1946.[2]

The team played its home games in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12Albany StateDaytona Beach, FLW 68–6[3]
VoorheesW 18–0
October 19at PaineAugusta, GAW 13–6
October 26BenedictdaggerDaytona Beach, FLW 18–0
Savannah StateW 68–6
November 2at Allen (SC)Columbia, SCL 6–7
November 9MorrisDaytona Beach, FLW 47–7
November 16vs. Leland
W 25–65,000[4]
November 28Florida N&IDaytona Beach, FLT 7–7
January 1, 1947vs. Columbia Sporting ClubMiami, FL (Coconut Bowl)W 13–0
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Bethune-Cookman Yearly Results (1945-1949)". 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. ^ Grady James (October 26, 1946). "Wildcats Romp Over Georgia State 68-6". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bethune-Cookman Rolls Leland". Tampa Bay Times. November 17, 1946. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.