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1946 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team
| 1946 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football |
|---|
| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| 10–2 (5–1 SIAC) |
| Cleve Abbott (24th season) |
| Alumni Bowl |
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 Cleve Abbott, Tuskegee compiled a 10–2 record (5–1 against SIAC opponents), lost to Southern in the Yam Bowl.
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.
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.
The team played home games at the Alumni Bowl in Tuskegee, Alabama.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 14 | Fort Benning* | Alumni BowlTuskegee, AL | W 56–0 | 5,000 | ||
| September 21 | Philander Smith* | Tuskegee, AL | W 59–0 | |||
| September 28 | Grambling* | Tuskegee, AL | W 21–6 | |||
| October 4 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Clark (GA) | Rickwood FieldBirmingham, AL | W 33–0 | 6,500 | |
| October 11 | 8:30 p.m. | vs. Wilberforce* | Comiskey ParkChicago, IL | W 14–7 | 15,000–20,000 | |
| October 19 | Fisk | Tuskegee, AL | W 13–6 | 5,000 | ||
| October 25 | vs. Morehouse | Memorial StadiumColumbus, GA | W 15–0 | 13,000 | ||
| October 28 | vs. Wiley* | State Fair StadiumShreveport, LA | W 21–6 | 17,000 | ||
| November 9 | at Florida A&M | Sampon-Bragg FieldTallahassee, FL | L 12–21 | 5,000 | ||
| November 16 | South Carolina State | Alumni BowlTuskegee, AL | W 30–14 | |||
| November 28 | at Alabama State | Cramton BowlMontgomery, AL (Turkey Day Classic) | W 26–14 | 13,000 | ||
| December 25 | vs. Southern* | Dal-Hi StadiumDallas, TX (Yam Bowl) | L 7–64 | 5,000 | ||
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time |
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