The 1946 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Ace Mumford, the Jaguars compiled a 9–2–1 record, won the SWAC championship, shut out four of 12 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 390 to 95.[1][2]
| 1946 Southern Jaguars football | |
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SWAC champion | |
Yam Bowl, W 64–7 vs. Tuskegee | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–2–1 (6–0 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Dickinson System rated Southern in a tie with Lincoln (MO) as the No. 7 black college football team for 1946.[3] Southern ranked first in scoring offense among the black college teams with an average of 30.75 point per game.[3]
Southern tackle Robert Smith was selected as a first-team player on The Pittsburgh Courier's 1946 All-America team. In addition, Fontenberry was named to the second team as a guard, and back Keyes was named to the third team as a back.[4]
The team played its home games at University Stadium in Scotlandville, Louisiana (which has since been annexed into the Baton Rouge city limits).
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | at Houston College for Negroes* | Houston, TX | T 0–0 | ||||
| October 5 | Grambling* | Scotlandville, LA (rivalry) | W 38–0 | ||||
| October 12 | Samuel Huston | Scotlandville, LA | W 65–0 | ||||
| October 19 | at Arkansas AM&N | Pine Bluff, AR | L 7–9 | ||||
| October 26 | Langston | Scotlandville, LA | W 50–7 | ||||
| November 2 | at Texas College | Tyler, TX | W 19–18 | ||||
| November 9 | Tennessee A&I* | Scotlandville, LA | L 20–21 | ||||
| November 15 | at Wiley | Marshall, TX | W 19–7 | ||||
| November 23 | Florida A&M* | Scotlandville, LA | W 38–19 | ||||
| November 30 | at Prairie View A&M | Prairie View, TX | W 35–0 | ||||
| December 7 | at Xavier (LA)* | New Orleans, LA | W 35–7 | [2] | |||
| December 25 | vs. Tuskegee* | Dallas, TX (Yam Bowl) | W 64–7 | ||||
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References edit
- ^ "Southern Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "Southern Beats Xavier 35 to 7". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. B, p. 1). December 8, 1946.
- ^ a b Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennesssee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wendell Smith (December 14, 1946). "Here They Are! The All-Americans of 1946: Tennessee, Tuskegee Win Two Berths on 'Dream Team'". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.