The 1946 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Bethune Cookman College as a member of the Southeastern Athletic Conference (SEAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bunky Matthews, the team compiled an 8–1–1 record, held opponent to an average of 4.5 points per game, and outscored all opponents by a total of 283 to 45.[1]
| 1946 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football | |
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Coconut Bowl, W 13-0 vs. Columbia Sporting Club | |
| Conference | Southeastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–1–1 (1–1–1 SEAC) |
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| No. 11 Allen $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Bethune–Cookman | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida N&I | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paine | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Claflin | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Dickinson System rated Bethune-Cookman in a tie for No. 12 among the black college football teams for 1946.[2]
The team played its home games in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 12 | Albany State | Daytona Beach, FL | W 68–6 | [3] | |||
| Voorhees | W 18–0 | ||||||
| October 19 | at Paine | Augusta, GA | W 13–6 | ||||
| October 26 | Benedict | Daytona Beach, FL | W 18–0 | ||||
| Savannah State | W 68–6 | ||||||
| November 2 | at Allen (SC) | Columbia, SC | L 6–7 | ||||
| November 9 | Morris | Daytona Beach, FL | W 47–7 | ||||
| November 16 | vs. Leland |
| W 25–6 | 5,000 | [4] | ||
| November 28 | Florida N&I | Daytona Beach, FL | T 7–7 | ||||
| January 1, 1947 | vs. Columbia Sporting Club | Miami, FL (Coconut Bowl) | W 13–0 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "Bethune-Cookman Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Grady James (October 26, 1946). "Wildcats Romp Over Georgia State 68-6". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bethune-Cookman Rolls Leland". Tampa Bay Times. November 17, 1946. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.