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The 1946 Fisk Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Fisk University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Julian Bell, the Bulldogs compiled a 3–4–1 record (0–3–1 against SIAC opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 61 to 55.[1]

Record3–4–1 (0–3–1 SIAC)
Headcoach
  • Julian Bell (1st season)
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1946 Fisk Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–4–1 (0–3–1 SIAC)
Head coach
  • Julian Bell (1st season)
Seasons
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1946 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Florida A&M $6–0–06–4–1
No. 5 Lane6–0–08–2–0
No. 3 Tuskegee5–1–010–2–0
No. 14 South Carolina State4–3–15–3–1
No. 16 Morris Brown3–2–14–4–1
No. 12 Xavier (LA)1–1–04–2–0
Knoxville2–2–34–3–3
No. 17 Benedict3–3–05–5–0
No. 20 Alabama State3–4–14–4–1
No. 18 Clark (GA)2–3–03–5–0
No. 22 Morehouse1–4–31–4–3
Alabama A&M2–4–13–4–1
No. 15 Fisk0–3–13–4–1
LeMoyne0–3–12–3–1
Fort Valley State0–5–00–9–0
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System
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In December 1946, The Pittsburgh Courier applied the Dickinson System to the black college teams and rated Fisk at No. 15.[2]

The team played its home games at the Sulphur Dell in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Miles*W 12–0[3]
October 12at KnoxvilleKnoxville, TNL 0–6
October 19at TuskegeeTuskegee, ALL 6–135,000[4][5]
October 26LeMoyne
  • Sulphur Dell
  • Nashville, TN
T 6–6
November 2Philander Smith*
  • Sulphur Dell
  • Nashville, TN
W 19–6[6]
November 9Dillard*dagger
  • Sulphur Dell
  • Nashville, TN
W 13–0[7]
November 23Louisville Municipal*
L 0–6[8]
November 30at Florida A&M
  • Centennial Field
  • Tallahassee, Fl
L 0–183,000–4,000[9][10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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