1946 Wiley Wildcats football
Angel Bowl, T 6–6 vs. Florida A&M
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Southern $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 12 Wiley 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
No. 6 Arkansas AM&N 3 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 9 Prairie View A&M 2 – 2 – 2 7 – 2 – 2
No. 13 Texas College 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
No. 22 Langston 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
No. 23 Samuel Huston 0 – 5 – 2 3 – 5 – 2
No. 25 Bishop ? – ? – ? 4 – 3 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

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]

The Dickinson System rated Wiley in a tie for No. 12 among the black college football teams for 1946.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 at Philander Smith* Little Rock, AR W 105–0
October 4Arkansas AM&NMarshall, TXW 32–7
October 14vs. Prairie View
W 19–022,000[3]
October 28Tuskegee*
L 6–2117,000[4]
November 9at LangstonLangston, OKW 6–0
November 15SouthernMarshall, TXL 7–19
November 21Samuel HustonMarshall, TXW 26–0
November 28at Texas CollegeTyler, TXL 0–6
December 7Clark (GA)*Marshall, TXW 27–0
December 28vs. Florida A&M*
T 6–620,000[5][6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1946 - Wiley (TX)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 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.
  3. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Tuskegee Ends Wiley Streak At 18 Games, 21-6". The Marshall News Messenger. October 29, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wiley-Florida in Angel Bowl". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 28, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "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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