1946 Wilberforce Green Wave football team
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| conference = [[Midwest Athletic Association]] |
| conference = [[Midwest Athletic Association]] |
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| short_conf = MWAA |
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| record = 5–2–2 |
| record = 5–2–2 |
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| conf_record = 2–1–1 |
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| head_coach = [[Gaston F. Lewis]] |
| head_coach = [[Gaston F. Lewis]] |
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| hc_year = 11th |
| hc_year = 11th |
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{{1946 Midwest Athletic Association football standings}} |
{{1946 Midwest Athletic Association football standings}} |
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The '''1946 Wilberforce Green Wave football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Wilberforce University]] in the [[Midwest Athletic Association]] ( |
The '''1946 Wilberforce Green Wave football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Wilberforce University]] in the [[Midwest Athletic Association]] (MWAA) during the [[1946 college football season]]. In its 11th season under head coach [[Gaston F. Lewis]], the team compiled an overall record of 5–2–2 with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the MWAA.{{cite news |last=Richard |first=A. J. |title=Tennessee State College Cops Mid-Western Conference Football Crown |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/call-and-post/195987947/ |newspaper=[[Call and Post]] |location=[[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]] |date=December 7, 1946 |page=8B |access-date=April 20, 2026 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }} Wilberforce was invited to play in three bowl games (Angel Bowl, Cattle Bowl, and Tobacco Bowl), rejected the Cattle and Tobacco Bowl bids, and accepted the bid to play in the Angel Bowl, but its acceptance was made several days too late.{{cite news|title=Wilberforce Spurns Two Bids, Misses 3rd|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|date=December 8, 1946|page=24|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102388607/wilberforce-spurns-two-bids-misses-3rd/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} |
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The [[Dickinson System]] rated Wilberforce as the No. 4 black college football team for 1946, behind No. 1 [[1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team|Tennessee A&I]], No. 2 [[1946 Morgan State Bears football team|Morgan State]], and No. 3 [[1946 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team|Tuskegee]].{{cite news|title=Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|author=Lucius Jones|date=December 7, 1946|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102422096/morgan-wins-but-tennesssee-is-still-tops/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} |
The [[Dickinson System]] rated Wilberforce as the No. 4 black college football team for 1946, behind No. 1 [[1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team|Tennessee A&I]], No. 2 [[1946 Morgan State Bears football team|Morgan State]], and No. 3 [[1946 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team|Tuskegee]].{{cite news|title=Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|author=Lucius Jones|date=December 7, 1946|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102422096/morgan-wins-but-tennesssee-is-still-tops/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} |
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|September 28||[[Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base|Lockbourne Army Air Base]]|||W 71-0|| |
|September 28||[[Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base|Lockbourne Army Air Base]] |
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|October 5|vs|[[1946 Florida A&M Rattlers football team|Florida A&M]]|Tinker |
|October 5|vs|[[1946 Florida A&M Rattlers football team|Florida A&M]] |
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|October 11|vs|[[1946 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team|Tuskegee]]|[[Comiskey Park]]|[[Chicago|Chicago, IL]]|L 7-14|15,000–20,000|{{cite news|title=Tuskegee Upsets Wilberforce, 14 to 7: Robert Moore Sparkles As Tigers Triumph; 15,000 See Game|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|date=October 19, 1946|author=Wendell Smith|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102367177/tuskegee-upsets-wilberforce-14-to-7/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{cite news|title=Wilberforce Is Beaten, 14-7, By Tuskegee Team|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=October 12, 1946|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102369701/wilberforce-is-beaten-14-7-by/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} |
|October 11|vs|[[1946 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team|Tuskegee]] |
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|October 19||{{cfb link|year=1946|team=Philander Smith Panthers|title=Philander Smith}}|Wilberforce Stadium|[[Xenia, Ohio|Xenia, OH]]|W 32-0|| |
|October 19||{{cfb link|year=1946|team=Philander Smith Panthers|title=Philander Smith}}|Wilberforce Stadium|[[Xenia, Ohio|Xenia, OH]]|W 32-0|| |
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|November 9|at|[[1946 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team|Kentucky State]]|Alumni Field|[[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort, KY]]|W 7-6||{{cite news|title=Wilberforce Triumphs Over Kentucky State|newspaper=The Lexington Herald|date=November 10, 1946|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102729034/wilberforce-triumphs-over-kentucky/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} |
|November 9|at|[[1946 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team|Kentucky State]]|Alumni Field|[[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort, KY]]|W 7-6||{{cite news|title=Wilberforce Triumphs Over Kentucky State|newspaper=The Lexington Herald|date=November 10, 1946|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102729034/wilberforce-triumphs-over-kentucky/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} |
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|November 16|vs.|[[1946 Lincoln Lions football team|Lincoln (PA)]]|[[Shibe Park]]|[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]|W 26-19|4,000|{{cite news|title=Wilberforce Tops Lincoln In Thriller|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 17, 1946|page=6S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102386952/wilberforce-tops-lincoln-in-thriller/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} |
|November 16|vs.|[[1946 Lincoln Lions football team|Lincoln (PA)]] |
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| ⚫ | |November 28|at|[[1946 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team|West Virginia State]] |
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| ⚫ | |November 28|at|[[1946 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team|West Virginia State]]|Dunbar Stadium|[[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston, WV]] |
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