1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football Midwest Athletic Association MWAA 10–1 3–0 Henry Kean 3rd Sulphur Dell, Tennessee State Stadium Black college national co-championMWAA champion Vulcan Bowl W 32–0 vs. Louisville Municipal The 1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MWAA) during the 1946 college football season. In their third season under head coach Henry Kean, the Tigers compiled a 10–1 record, won the MWAA 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. 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.Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops The Pittsburgh Courier Lucius Jones December 7, 1946 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102422096/morgan-wins-but-tennesssee-is-still-tops/ Newspapers.com 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 y y September 27 Texas College<ncg> Sulphur Dell Nashville, TN W 20-13 7,000 State College Eleven Defeats Texas Combine The Nashville Tennessean September 28, 1946 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39989006/state_college_eleven_defeats_texas/ Newspapers.comPulley in Hero Role As Texas Tumbles The Pittsburgh Courier October 5, 1946 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39989216/pulley_in_hero_role_as_texas_tumbles/ Newspapers.com October 5 1946 Langston Lions Langston<ncg> Tennessee State Stadium Nashville, TN W 27-0 State Eleven Avenges 1945 Langston Loss The Nashville Tennessean October 6, 1946 12C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39989535/state_eleven_avenges_1945_langston_loss/ Newspapers.com October 12 1946 Clark Panthers Clark (GA)<ncg> Tennessee State Stadium Nashville, TN W 26-0 5,000 Tenn. State Sinks Clark: Tennessee State Tops Clark By 26-0 Margin Alabama Tribune October 18, 1946 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39989802/tenn_state_sinks_clark_tennessee/ Newspapers.com October 26 at Wilberforce Xenia, OH W 25-7 8,000 Wilberforce Is Defeated https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114488037/tulsa-world/ Tulsa World Tulsa, Oklahoma International News Service October 27, 1946 2, sports section December 11, 2022 Newspapers.com November 2 vs 1946 North Carolina Central Eagles North Carolina Central<ncg> Griffith Stadium Washington, DC L 6-14 22,000 22,000 See N.C. College Upset Tenn. State, 14-6: Under-rated Tarheels Smash A. & I. Forwards Pittsburgh Courier November 9, 1946 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39987704/22000_see_nc_college_upset_tenn/ Newspapers.com November 9 at Southern<ncg> Scotlandville, LA W 21-20 November 16 Lincoln (MO)<ncg> Nashville, TN W 12-0 Tennessee State Stops Lincoln In Muddy Game The Nashville Tennessean November 17, 1946 3C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39989997/tennessee_state_stops_lincoln_in_muddy/ Newspapers.com November 23 at Kentucky State Frankfort, KY W 19-0 November 28 1946 Knoxville Bulldogs Knoxville<ncg> Nashville, TN W 32-0 December 7 vs West Virginia State<ncg> Maxwell Field Louisville, KY (Derby Bowl) W 27-7 Tennessee State Wins Derby Bowl Game 27-6 The Courier-Journal December 8, 1946 IV-4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39987983/tennessee_state_wins_derby_bowl_game/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1947 vs Louisville Municipal<ncg> Birmingham, AL (Vulcan Bowl) W 32-0 4,000 Municipal Loses 32 to 0 In Vulcan Bowl The Courier-Journal January 2, 1947 II-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39988371/municipal_loses_32_to_0_in_vulcan_bowl/ Newspapers.com Tennessee State Media Guide 2019 https://tsutigers.com/documents/2020/10/7/2019FootballMediaGuide.pdf Tennessee State University Athletics 115 May 7, 2026 References Tennessee AandI Category:Tennessee State Tigers football seasons Category:Black college football national champions Category:Midwest Athletic Association football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Tennessee AandI Tigers football