1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record10–1 (3–0 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSulphur Dell, Tennessee State Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Wilberforce 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
No. 7 Lincoln (MO) 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
No. 19 Kentucky State 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

The 1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1946 college football season. In their third season under head coach Henry Kean, the Tigers compiled a 10–1 record, won the MAA championship, shut out six of eleven opponents, defeated West Virginia State in the Derby Bowl and Louisville Municipal in the Vulcan Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 247 to 61.[1] The team played its home games at Tennessee State Stadium and Sulphur Dell in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Dickinson System rated Tennessee A&I as the No. 1 black college football team for 1946 with a score of 27.27, ahead of No. 2 Morgan State with a score of 26.0, No. 3 Tuskegee with a score of 25.0, and No. 4 Wilberforce with a score of 23.57.[2] The Pittsburgh Courier recognized Tennessee A&I and Morgan State as the 1946 black college national co-champions.

Key players included fullback Ralph Pulley.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Texas College*
W 20–137,000[3][4]
October 5Langston*
  • Tennessee State Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–0[5]
October 12Clark (GA)*
  • Tennessee State Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–05,000[6]
October 26at WilberforceXenia, OHW 25–78,000[7]
November 2vs. North Carolina Central*
L 6–1422,000[8]
November 9at Southern*Scotlandville, LAW 21–20
November 16Lincoln (MO)*Nashville, TNW 12–0[9]
November 23at Kentucky StateFrankfort, KYW 19–0
November 28Knoxville*Nashville, TNW 32–0
December 7vs. West Virginia State*
W 27–7[10]
January 1, 1947vs. Louisville Municipal*Birmingham, AL (Vulcan Bowl)W 32–04,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Tennessee State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "State College Eleven Defeats Texas Combine". The Nashville Tennessean. September 28, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pulley in Hero Role As Texas Tumbles". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 5, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "State Eleven Avenges 1945 Langston Loss". The Nashville Tennessean. October 6, 1946. p. 12C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tenn. State Sinks Clark: Tennessee State Tops Clark By 26-0 Margin". Alabama Tribune. October 18, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wilberforce Is Defeated". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. International News Service. October 27, 1946. p. 2, sports section. Retrieved December 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Tennessee State Stops Lincoln In Muddy Game". The Nashville Tennessean. November 17, 1946. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tennessee State Wins Derby Bowl Game 27-6". The Courier-Journal. December 8, 1946. p. IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Municipal Loses 32 to 0 In Vulcan Bowl". The Courier-Journal. January 2, 1947. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.