1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

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1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
Vulcan Bowl, W 32–0 vs. Louisville Municipal
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
1946 record10–1 (– MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSulphur Dell
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →

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 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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27vs. Texas College
W 20–137,000[3][4]
October 5Langston
  • Tennessee State Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–0[5]
October 12Clark
  • Tennessee State Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–05,000[6]
October 26at WilberforceWilberforce, OHW 25–7
November 2vs. North Carolina Central
L 6–1422,000[7]
November 9at SouthernScotlandville, LAW 21–20
November 16Lincoln (MO)Nashville, TNW 12–0[8]
November 23at Kentucky StateFrankfort, KYW 19–0
November 28KnoxvilleNashville, TNW 32–0
December 7vs. West Virginia State
  • Maxwell Field
  • Louisville, KY (Derby Bowl)
W 27–7[9]
January 1, 1947vs. Louisville MunicipalBirmingham, AL (Vulcan Bowl)W 32–04,000[10]

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. ^ "The Sports Beat". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 30, 1946. p. 16.
  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. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Tennessee State Stops Lincoln In Muddy Game". The Nashville Tennessean. November 17, 1946. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tennessee State Wins Derby Bowl Game 27-6". The Courier-Journal. December 8, 1946. p. IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Municipal Loses 32 to 0 In Vulcan Bowl". The Courier-Journal. January 2, 1947. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
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