1946 Xavier Gold Rush football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–2 (1–1 SIAC)
Home stadiumXavier Stadium
1946 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Florida A&M $ 6 0 06 4 1
No. 5 Lane 4 0 08 2 0
No. 3 Tuskegee 5 1 010 2 0
No. 12 Xavier (LA) 1 1 04 2 0
No. 18 Clark (GA) 2 2 12 4 1
No. 14 South Carolina State 2 3 15 3 1
No. 15 Fisk 0 3 03 4 1
No. 16 Morris Brown 3 3 14 3 1
No. 17 Benedict 3 4 05 5 0
No. 20 Alabama State 3 4 14 4 1
No. 22 Morehouse 1 4 31 4 3
Knoxville       
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

The 1946 Xavier Gold Rush football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University of Louisiana in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference during the 1946 college football season. the team compiled a 4–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 96 to 77.[1] They were ranked in a tie for No. 12 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 19BenedictW 34–12[3]
October 26at LaneJackson, TNL 6–24
November 2Bishop*New Orleans, LAW 9–0
November 16Houston College for Negroes*W 7–6
November 28Dillard*W 40–0
December 7Southern*New Orleans, LAL 0–35[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1946 - Xavier (LA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  3. de Lay, Charles L. (October 25, 1946). "Xavier Gold Rush Topples Benedict Tigers, 34-12". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 6. Retrieved May 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Southern Beats Xavier 35 to 7". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. B, p. 1). December 8, 1946.
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