1946 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team

1946 Kentucky State Thorobreds football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record5–4 (0–3 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ 3 0 0 10 1 0
No. 4 Wilberforce 1 1 1 5 2 2
No. 7 Lincoln (MO) 1 1 1 5 3 1
No. 19 Kentucky State 0 3 0 5 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

The 1946 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team was an American football team that represented Kentucky State Industrial College (now known as Kentucky State University) as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1946 college football season. Led by Robert White in his first and only season as head coach, the Thorobreds compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 111 to 77.[1]

In December 1946, The Pittsburgh Courier applied the Dickinson System to the black college teams and rated Kentucky State at No. 19.[2]

The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Frankfort, Kentucky.

  1. ^ "Kentucky State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.