The 1946 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Tuskegee University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 24th season under head coach Cleveland Abbott, Tuskegee compiled a 10–2 record (5–1 against SIAC opponents), lost to Southern in the Yam Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 287 to 138.^[1]

The Dickinson System rated Tuskegee as the No. 3 black college football team for 1946, behind No. 1 Tennessee A&I and No. 2 Morgan State.^[2]

Two Tuskegee players were selected as first-team player on The Pittsburgh Courier's 1946 All-America team: freshman guard Herman Mabrie from Tulsa, Oklahoma; and junior back Whitney Van Cleve from Kokomo, Indiana. Two other were named to the second team: center Simmons and quarterback Robert Moore.^[3]

The team played its home games at the Alumni Bowl in Tuskegee, Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
	Fort Benning		W 56–0
September 21	Philander Smith	Tuskegee, AL	W 59–0
September 28	Grambling	Tuskegee, AL	W 21–6		[4]
October 5	at Clark (GA)	Atlanta, GA	W 13–0
October 11	vs. Wilberforce	Comiskey Park Chicago, IL	W 14–7	15,000–20,000	[5][6]
October 19	Fisk	Tuskegee, AL	W 13–6	5,000	[7][8]
October 25	vs. Morehouse	Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA	W 15–0	13,000	[9]
October 28	vs. Wiley	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 21–6	17,000	[10]
November 9	at Florida A&M	Sampon-Bragg Field Tallahassee, FL	L 12–21	5,000	[11]
November 16	South Carolina State	Tuskegee, AL	W 30–14		[12]
November 28	at Alabama State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 26–14	13,000	[13]
December 25	vs. Southern	Dal-Hi Stadium Dallas, TX (Yam Bowl)	L 7–64	5,000	[14]
Homecoming