1946 Wiley Wildcats football team

American college football season

1946 Wiley Wildcats football
Angel Bowl, T 6–6 vs. Florida A&M
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–3–1 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Fred T. Long (24th season)
Seasons← 1945 1947 →

1946 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Southern $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
No. 12 Wiley	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	1
No. 6 Arkansas AM&N	3	–	2	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
No. 9 Prairie View A&M	2	–	2	–	2	7	–	2	–	2
No. 13 Texas College	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	1
No. 22 Langston	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
No. 23 Samuel Huston	0	–	5	–	2	3	–	5	–	2
No. 25 Bishop	?	–	?	–	?	4	–	3	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

The 1946 Wiley Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Wiley College in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 24th season under head coach Fred T. Long, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2 against SWAC opponents), finished in second place in the SWAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 234 to 65.

The Dickinson System rated Wiley in a tie for No. 12 among the black college football teams for 1946.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	at Philander Smith*	Little Rock, AR	W 105–0
October 4	Arkansas AM&N	Marshall, TX	W 32–7
October 14	vs. Prairie View	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 19–0	22,000
October 28	Tuskegee*	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	L 6–21	17,000
November 9	at Langston	Langston, OK	W 6–0
November 15	Southern	Marshall, TX	L 7–19
November 21	Samuel Huston	Marshall, TX	W 26–0
November 28	at Texas College	Tyler, TX	L 0–6
December 7	Clark (GA)*	Marshall, TX	W 27–0
December 28	vs. Florida A&M*	Wrigley Field Los Angeles, CA (Angel Bowl)	T 6–6	20,000
*Non-conference game

"1946 - Wiley (TX)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
"Wiley Defeats Prairie View By 19-0 Score". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. Associated Press. October 15, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved December 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Tuskegee Ends Wiley Streak At 18 Games, 21-6". The Marshall News Messenger. October 29, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
"Wiley-Florida in Angel Bowl". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 28, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
"Rattlers and Wiley Scrap to 6-6 Tie In Angel Bowl Game". Tallahassee Democrat. December 30, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Wiley Wildcats football
Venues	Wiley Field
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
National championship seasons in bold