1946 Fisk Bulldogs football team

The 1946 Fisk Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Fisk University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Julian Bell, the Bulldogs compiled a 3–4–1 record (0–3 against SIAC opponents) and outcored all opponents by a total of 61 to 55.[1]

1946 Fisk Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–4–1 (0–3 SIAC)
Head coach
  • Julian Bell (1st season)
1946 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Florida A&M $ 6 –0 –06 –4 –1
No. 5 Lane 4 –0 –08 –2 –0
No. 3 Tuskegee 5 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 12 Xavier (LA) 1 –1 –04 –2 –0
No. 14 South Carolina State 2 –3 –15 –3 –1
No. 15 Fisk 0 –3 –03 –4 –1
No. 16 Morris Brown   –    –  
No. 17 Benedict   –    –  
No. 18 Clark (GA)   –    –  
No. 20 Alabama State   –    –  
No. 22 Morehouse   –    –  
Knoxville   –    –  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

In December 1946, The Pittsburgh Courier applied the Dickinson System to the black college teams and rated Fisk at No. 15.[2]

The team played its home games at the Sulphur Dell in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Miles*
W 12–0[3]
October 12at KnoxvilleKnoxville, TNL 0–6
October 19at TuskegeeTuskegee, ALL 6–135,000[4][5]
October 26LeMoyne*
  • Sulphur Dell
  • Nashville, TN
T 6–6
November 2Philander Smith*
  • Sulphur Dell
  • Nashville, TN
W 19–6[6]
November 9Dillard*dagger
  • Sulphur Dell
  • Nashville, TN
W 13–0[7]
November 23Louisville Municipal*
L 0–6[8]
November 30at Florida A&M
  • Centennial Field
  • Tallahassee, Fl
L 0–183,000-4,000[9][10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References
  1. "1946 - Fisk (TN)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  2. Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennesssee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Fisk Defeats Miles 12 to 0". The Nashville Tennessean. October 8, 1946. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tuskegee Tops Fisk". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 26, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tuskegee Golden Tiger Top Fisk Bulldogs, 13-0". Alabama Tribune. October 25, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Fisk Gallops To 18-6 Win". The Nashville Tennessean. November 3, 1946. p. 11C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Fisk Wins 13-0 Over Dillard '11' At Homecoming". The Nashville Tennessean. November 10, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Municipal Wins 6-0". The Courier Journal. November 24, 1946. p. IV-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Calvin E. Adams (December 7, 1946). "Florida Tops Fisk". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Charles U Smithdate=December 1, 1946. "A&M Rattlers Trounce Fisk Easily, 18-0". Tallahasseee News-Democrat. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
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