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1946 Arkansas AM&N Lions football team

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The 1946 Arkansas AM&N Lions football team represented Arkansas AM&N (now known as University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff) in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first year under head coach Lamar Allen, the Lions compiled an 8–2–1 record (3–2–1 against SWAC opponents), defeated Lane in the Cattle Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 130 to 85.[1]

Record8–2–1 (3–2–1 SWAC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumAthletic Field
Quick facts Arkansas AM&N Lions football, Cattle Bowl, W 7–0 vs. Lane ...
1946 Arkansas AM&N Lions football
Cattle Bowl, W 7–0 vs. Lane
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–2–1 (3–2–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAthletic Field
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1946 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Southern $5–1–09–2–1
No. 12 Wiley4–2–06–3–1
No. 6 Arkansas AM&N3–2–18–2–1
No. 9 Prairie View A&M2–2–27–2–2
No. 13 Texas College3–3–05–4–1
No. 22 Langston2–4–02–6–1
No. 23 Samuel Huston0–5–13–5–2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System
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The Dickinson System rated Arkansas AM&N as the No. 6 black college football team for 1946.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Tillotson*Austin, TXW 13–0
October 4at Wiley
L 7–32[3]
October 12Texas College
L 0–26[4]
October 19Southern
  • Athletic Field
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 9–7[5]
October 26at Prairie View A&M
T 7–7[6]
November 2Grambling*Pine Bluff, ARW 7–6[7]
November 9at Samuel HustonAustin, TXW 13–0
November 16Langston
  • Athletic Field
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 26–0
November 23at Lincoln (MO)*Jefferson City, MOW 13–7300[8]
November 30Philander Smith*
  • Athletic Field
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 26–0
January 1, 19472:30 p.m.vs. Lane*W 7–0[9][10]
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