1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football | |
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Black college national co-champion MAA champion | |
Vulcan Bowl, W 32–0 vs.
Louisville Municipal | |
Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
Record | 10–1 (3–0 MAA) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Sulphur Dell, Tennessee State Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 27 | Texas College* | W 20–13 | 7,000 | [3] [4] | |||
October 5 | Langston* |
| W 27–0 | [5] | |||
October 12 | Clark (GA)* |
| W 26–0 | 5,000 | [6] | ||
October 26 | at Wilberforce | Xenia, OH | W 25–7 | 8,000 | [7] | ||
November 2 | vs. North Carolina Central* | L 6–14 | 22,000 | [8] | |||
November 9 | at Southern* | Scotlandville, LA | W 21–20 | ||||
November 16 | Lincoln (MO)* | Nashville, TN | W 12–0 | [9] | |||
November 23 | at Kentucky State | Frankfort, KY | W 19–0 | ||||
November 28 | Knoxville* | Nashville, TN | W 32–0 | ||||
December 7 | vs. West Virginia State* |
| W 27–7 | [10] | |||
January 1, 1947 | vs. Louisville Municipal* | Birmingham, AL ( Vulcan Bowl) | W 32–0 | 4,000 | [11] | ||
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1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football | |
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Black college national co-champion MAA champion | |
Vulcan Bowl, W 32–0 vs.
Louisville Municipal | |
Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
Record | 10–1 (3–0 MAA) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Sulphur Dell, Tennessee State Stadium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 27 | Texas College* | W 20–13 | 7,000 | [3] [4] | |||
October 5 | Langston* |
| W 27–0 | [5] | |||
October 12 | Clark (GA)* |
| W 26–0 | 5,000 | [6] | ||
October 26 | at Wilberforce | Xenia, OH | W 25–7 | 8,000 | [7] | ||
November 2 | vs. North Carolina Central* | L 6–14 | 22,000 | [8] | |||
November 9 | at Southern* | Scotlandville, LA | W 21–20 | ||||
November 16 | Lincoln (MO)* | Nashville, TN | W 12–0 | [9] | |||
November 23 | at Kentucky State | Frankfort, KY | W 19–0 | ||||
November 28 | Knoxville* | Nashville, TN | W 32–0 | ||||
December 7 | vs. West Virginia State* |
| W 27–7 | [10] | |||
January 1, 1947 | vs. Louisville Municipal* | Birmingham, AL ( Vulcan Bowl) | W 32–0 | 4,000 | [11] | ||
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