1946 Virginia State Trojans football team

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1946 Virginia State Trojans football
Conference Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2 (5–2 CIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947  →
1946 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Morgan State $ 7 –0 –08 –0 –0
West Virginia State 5 –2 –06 –3 –1
Virginia State 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Howard 6 –2 –06 –3 –0
Lincoln (PA) 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
North Carolina College 5 –3 –07 –3 –0
North Carolina A&T 3 –4 –04 –4 –0
Shaw 3 –3 –15 –3 –1
Hampton 4 –4 –04 –4 –0
Delaware State 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Bluefield State 3 –4 –14 –4 –1
Winston-Salem State 1 –4 –13 –5 –1
Virginia Union 1 –5 –13 –5 –1
Johnson C. Smith 0 –5 –20 –6 –2
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 –6 –00 –6 –0
St. Augustine's 1 –0 –03 –1 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 Virginia State Trojans football team was an American football team that represented Virginia State College as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1946 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Harry R. Jefferson, the team compiled a 7–2 record (5–2 against CIAA opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 134 to 59. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Allen * Petersburg, VA W 12–6
October 3at Brown Bombers* Norfolk, VA W 33–0
October 12at Johnson C. Smith Charlotte, NC W 20–0
October 19 Hampton Petersburg, VAW 14–9
November 2at Virginia Union Richmond, VA W 13–6
November 11at West Virginia State Institute, WV L 14–19
November 16at North Carolina A&T Greensboro, NC W 14–7
November 23 North Carolina College Peterburg, VAW 14–6 [2]
November 28 Morgan State Petersburg, VAL 0–612,000 [3]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Virginia State University Football All-Time Results" (PDF). Virginia State University. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Virginia State Beats Eagles". The Herald-Sun. November 24, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Morgan Beats Virginia State: Wins Negro Grid Championship With 6-0 Victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 29, 1946. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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