1946 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team
The 1946 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team was an American football team that represented Kentucky State Industrial College (now known as Kentucky State University) as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1946 college football season. Led by Robert White in his first and only season as head coach, the Thorobreds compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 111 to 77.[1]
| 1946 Kentucky State Thorobreds football | |
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| Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–4 (0–3 MAA) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Wilberforce | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Lincoln (MO) | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Kentucky State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In December 1946, The Pittsburgh Courier applied the Dickinson System to the black college teams and rated Kentucky State at No. 19.[2]
The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | North Carolina A&T |
| W 7–0 | ||
| October 5 | at Winston-Salem State | Winston-Salem, NC | W 27–6 | ||
| October 12 | Lockbourne AFB | W 37–6 | |||
| October 19 | Lincoln (MO) |
| L 0–7 | ||
| October 26 | vs. Texas College | Louisville, KY | L 7–26 | ||
| November 2 | at Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL | W 14–6 | ||
| November 9 | Wilberforce |
| L 6–7 | [3] | |
| November 16 | at Morris Brown | Atlanta, GA | W 13–0 | ||
| November 23 | Tennessee A&I |
| L 0–19 |
References
- "Kentucky State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennesssee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wilberforce Triumphs Over Kentucky State". The Lexington Herald. November 10, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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