1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team
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.
1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football | |
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Black college national champion MAA champion | |
Vulcan Bowl, W 32–0 vs. Louisville Municipal | |
Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
1946 record | 10–1 (– MAA) |
Head coach | Henry Kean (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Sulphur Dell |
The Dickinson System rated Tennessee State as the No. 1 black college football team for 1946 with a score of 27.0, ahead of Morgan State with a score of 26.0 and Tuskegee with a score of 25.0.[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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 27 | vs. Texas College |
| W 20–13 | 7,000 | [3][4] |
October 5 | Langston |
| W 27–0 | [5] | |
October 12 | Clark |
| W 26–0 | 5,000 | [6] |
October 26 | at Wilberforce | Wilberforce, OH | W 25–7 | ||
November 2 | vs. North Carolina Central |
| L 6–14 | 22,000 | [7] |
November 9 | at Southern | Scotlandville, LA | W 21–20 | ||
November 16 | Lincoln (MO) | Nashville, TN | W 12–0 | [8] | |
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 | [9] | |
January 1, 1947 | vs. Louisville Municipal | Birmingham, AL (Vulcan Bowl) | W 32–0 | 4,000 | [10] |
References
- "Tennessee State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- "The Sports Beat". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 30, 1946. p. 16.
- "State College Eleven Defeats Texas Combine". The Nashville Tennessean. September 28, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Pulley in Hero Role As Texas Tumbles". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 5, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- "State Eleven Avenges 1945 Langston Loss". The Nashville Tennessean. October 6, 1946. p. 12C – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tenn. State Sinks Clark: Tennessee State Tops Clark By 26-0 Margin". Alabama Tribune. October 18, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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.
- "Tennessee State Stops Lincoln In Muddy Game". The Nashville Tennessean. November 17, 1946. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tennessee State Wins Derby Bowl Game 27-6". The Courier-Journal. December 8, 1946. p. IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Municipal Loses 32 to 0 In Vulcan Bowl". The Courier-Journal. January 2, 1947. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.