1946 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team

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

1946 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
	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

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.