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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma City     10 1 0
Maryville (TN)     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
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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at ShawL 0–252,500[1]
October 12at LivingstoneSalisbury, NCW 6–0[2]
October 19Saint Paul's (VA)Fayetteville, NCW 14–0
November 9St. Augustine'sW 6–0[3]
Princess AnneW 20–6
Norfolk StateW 13–0
Elizabeth City StateL 7–25
November 23at CheyneyWest Chester, PAW 14–6[4]
LivingstoneW 24–0
December 7Allen
L 6–40[5]

References[edit]

  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 icon.
  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 icon.
  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.