1946 Virginia State Trojans football team

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1946 Virginia State Trojans football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2 (5–2 CIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Morgan State $ 7 0 0 8 0 0
No. 10 West Virginia State 5 2 0 6 3 1
Virginia State 5 2 0 7 2 0
No. 16 Howard 6 2 0 6 3 0
No. 20 Lincoln (PA) 4 2 0 6 3 0
No. 16 North Carolina College 5 3 0 7 3 0
No. 18 North Carolina A&T 3 4 0 4 4 0
No. 19 Shaw 3 3 1 5 3 1
No. 22 Hampton 4 4 0 4 4 0
Delaware State 3 4 0 5 4 0
No. 18 Bluefield State 3 4 1 4 4 1
Winston-Salem State 1 4 1 3 5 1
No. 22 Virginia Union 1 5 1 3 5 1
Johnson C. Smith 0 5 2 0 6 2
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 6 0 0 6 0
St. Augustine's 1 0 0 3 1 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Allen*Petersburg, VAW 12–6
October 3at Brown Bombers*Norfolk, VAW 33–0
October 12at Johnson C. SmithCharlotte, NCW 20–0
October 19HamptonPetersburg, VAW 14–9
November 2at Virginia UnionRichmond, VAW 13–6
November 11at West Virginia StateInstitute, WVL 14–19
November 16at North Carolina A&TGreensboro, NCW 14–7
November 23North Carolina CollegePeterburg, VAW 14–6[2]
November 28Morgan StatePetersburg, VAL 0–612,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  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.