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The 1946 Howard Bison football team was an American football team that represented Howard University as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1946 college football season. In their second season under head coach Edward L. Jackson, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 101 to 85.[1]

Record6–3 (6–2 CIAA)
Headcoach
HomestadiumBrooks Stadium, Griffith Stadium
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1946 Howard Bison football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (6–2 CIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumBrooks Stadium, Griffith Stadium
Seasons
 1945
1947 
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1946 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Morgan State $700800
No. 10 West Virginia State520631
Virginia State520720
No. 16 Howard620630
No. 20 Lincoln (PA)420630
No. 16 North Carolina College530730
No. 18 North Carolina A&T340440
No. 19 Shaw331531
Delaware State340540
No. 22 Hampton440440
No. 18 Bluefield State341441
Winston-Salem State141351
No. 22 Virginia Union151351
Johnson C. Smith062072
Saint Paul's (VA)060060
St. Augustine's100310
  • $ Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Dickinson System.
    St. Augustine's did not play the six conference games required to be eligible for the conference standings.
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The Dickinson System rated Howard in a tie for No. 16 among the black college football teams for 1946.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Bluefield State
W 13–0[3]
October 5West Virginia State
L 13–21[4]
October 122:00 p.m.Virginia Union
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 19–138,000[5][6]
October 192:30 p.m.Shawdagger
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 21–712,000[7][8]
October 262:30 p.m.at Johnson C. SmithW 12–6[9][10]
November 2vs. Delaware StateL 7–192,500[11]
November 9at HamptonW 9–66,000[12][13]
November 162:00 p.m.Allen*
  • Brooks Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–77,000[14][15]
November 282:00 p.m.Lincoln (PA)
W 7–618,000–25,000[16][17][18]
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