1946 Wiley Wildcats football team
The 1946 Wiley Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Wiley College in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 24th season under head coach Fred T. Long, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2 against SWAC opponents), finished in second place in the SWAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 234 to 65.[1]
| 1946 Wiley Wildcats football | |
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Angel Bowl, T 6–6 vs. Florida A&M | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (4–2 SWAC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Huston | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | ? | – | ? | – | ? | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Dickinson System rated Wiley in a tie for No. 12 among the black college football teams for 1946.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | at Philander Smith* | Little Rock, AR | W 105–0 | ||||
| October 4 | Arkansas AM&N | Marshall, TX | W 32–7 | ||||
| October 14 | vs. Prairie View | W 19–0 | 22,000 | [3] | |||
| October 28 | Tuskegee* |
| L 6–21 | 17,000 | [4] | ||
| November 9 | at Langston | Langston, OK | W 6–0 | ||||
| November 15 | Southern | Marshall, TX | L 7–19 | ||||
| November 21 | Samuel Huston | Marshall, TX | W 26–0 | ||||
| November 28 | at Texas College | Tyler, TX | L 0–6 | ||||
| December 7 | Clark (GA)* | Marshall, TX | W 27–0 | ||||
| December 28 | vs. Florida A&M* |
| T 6–6 | 20,000 | [5][6] | ||
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References
- "1946 - Wiley (TX)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennesssee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wiley Defeats Prairie View By 19-0 Score". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. Associated Press. October 15, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved December 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Tuskegee Ends Wiley Streak At 18 Games, 21-6". The Marshall News Messenger. October 29, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wiley-Florida in Angel Bowl". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 28, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rattlers and Wiley Scrap to 6-6 Tie In Angel Bowl Game". Tallahassee Democrat. December 30, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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