1946 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

The 1946 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented South Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Oliver C. Dawson, the Bulldogs compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 146 to 82.[1]

1946 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–3–1 (– SIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumState College Stadium
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 South Carolina State at No. 14.[2]

The team played its home games in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5KnoxvilleOrangeburg, SCT 7–7
October 12at LaneJackson, TNL 3–13
October 19at Fort Valley State*Fort Valley, GAW 41–0
October 26Alabama A&M*Orangeburg, SCW 26–0
November 2Morris BrownOrangeburg, SCW 7–0
November 9MorehouseOrangeburg, SCL 13–26
November 16at TuskegeeTuskegee, ALL 14–30
November 28BenedictOrangeburg, SCW 22–0
December 7Johnson C. Smith*Orangeburg, SCW 13–6
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "South Carolina State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  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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