1946 Howard Bison football team

The 1946 Howard Bison football team was an American football team that represented Howard University as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1946 college football season. In their second season under head coach Edward Jackson, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 101 to 85.[1]

1946 Howard Bison football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (6–2 CIAA)
Head coach
1946 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Morgan State $ 7 0 08 0 0
West Virginia State 5 2 06 3 1
Virginia State 5 2 07 2 0
Howard 6 2 06 3 0
Lincoln (PA) 4 2 06 3 0
North Carolina College 5 3 07 3 0
North Carolina A&T 3 4 04 4 0
Shaw 3 3 15 3 1
Hampton 4 4 04 4 0
Delaware State 3 4 05 4 0
Bluefield State 3 4 14 4 1
Winston-Salem State 1 4 13 5 1
Virginia Union 1 5 13 5 1
Johnson C. Smith 0 5 20 6 2
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 6 00 6 0
St. Augustine's 1 0 03 1 0
  • $ Conference champion

The Dickinson System rated Howard in a tie for No. 16 among the black college football teams for 1946.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Bluefield StateBluefield, WVW 13–0
October 5West Virginia StateWashington, DCL 13–21
October 12Virginia UnionWashington, DCW 19–13
October 19Shaw (NC)Washington, DCW 21–7
October 26Johnson C. SmithWashington, DCW 12–6
Delaware StateL 7–19
November 9at HamptonHampton, VAW 9–6
Allen (SC)L 0–7
November 28Lincoln (PA)Washington, DCW 7–6

References

  1. "Howard Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  2. Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennesssee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
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