1946 Fayetteville State Broncos football team

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1946 Fayetteville State Broncos football
Piedmont Tobacco Bowl, L 6–40 vs. Allen
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southern non-major college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma City  – 10 –1 –0
Maryville  – 9 –1 –0
East Tennessee State  – 7 –1 –0
Millsaps  – 5 –1 –0
Middle Tennessee  – 6 –2 –1
Mississippi College  – 6 –2 –0
Trinity (TX)  – 6 –2 –0
Louisville Municipal  – 5 –2 –0
Fayetteville State  – 7 –3 –0
Mississippi Southern  – 7 –3 –0
East Carolina  – 5 –3 –1
Princess Anne  – 5 –3 –1
Austin Peay  – 5 –4 –0
Arkansas State  – 4 –3 –3
Sewanee  – 4 –3 –0
Livingston State  – 4 –3 –0
Tennessee Tech  – 5 –5 –0
Troy State  – 4 –4 –0
Grambling  – 2 –5 –0
Marshall  – 2 –7 –1
Texas A&I  – 2 –7 –0
CCUNC  – 2 –4 –0
Centre  – 0 –7 –0

The 1946 Fayetteville State Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Fayetteville State Teachers College (now known as Fayetteville State University) as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its second season under head coach William A. Gaines, the team compiled a 7–3 record, lost to Allen in the Piedmont Tobacco Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 110 to 102.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Shaw
L 0–252,500 [1]
October 12at Livingstone Salisbury, NC W 6–0 [2]
October 19 Saint Paul's (VA) Fayetteville, NCW 14–0
November 9 St. Augustine's W 6–0 [3]
Princess Anne W 20–6
Norfolk State W 13–0
Elizabeth City State L 7–25
November 23at Cheyney West Chester, PA W 14–6 [4]
LivingstoneW 24–0
December 7 Allen
L 6–40 [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Shaw Bears Register Win At Chavis Park". The News & Observer . Raleigh, North Carolina. September 29, 1946. p. 2, section II. Retrieved May 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. ↑ "Livingstone Is Back On Field". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, North Carolina. October 11, 1946. p. 24. Retrieved May 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ "Saints Suffer Defeat to Fayetteville Club". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 11, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Cheyney Defeated By N.C. Eleven". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 24, 1946. p. 3S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Allen To Play In Bowl Clash This Saturday". The Columbia Record. December 2, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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