1946 Grambling Tigers football team

1946 Grambling Tigers football
Lions Bowl, W 69–12 vs. Mississippi Industrial
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Eddie Robinson (4th season)

1946 Southern non-major college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Oklahoma City			–					10	–	1	–	0
Maryville (TN)			–					9	–	1	–	0
East Tennessee State			–					7	–	1	–	0
Millsaps			–					5	–	1	–	0
Middle Tennessee			–					6	–	2	–	1
Mississippi College			–					6	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					6	–	2	–	0
Louisville Municipal			–					5	–	2	–	0
Fayetteville State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					7	–	3	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	3	–	1
Princess Anne			–					5	–	3	–	1
Austin Peay			–					5	–	4	–	0
Arkansas State			–					4	–	3	–	3
Sewanee			–					4	–	3	–	0
Livingston State			–					4	–	3	–	0
Tennessee Tech			–					5	–	5	–	0
Troy State			–					4	–	4	–	0
Grambling			–					5	–	6	–	0
Texas A&I			–					2	–	7	–	0
CCUNC			–					2	–	4	–	0
Centre			–					0	–	7	–	0

The 1946 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College—now known as Grambling State University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled a 5–6 record. Grambling was invited to the Lions Bowl in Ruston, Louisiana, where the Tigers defeated Mississippi Industrial.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28		at Tuskegee	Tuskegee, AL	W 6–21
October 5		at Southern	Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 0–38
October 12	2:30 p.m.	at Butler (TX)	Steer Stadium Tyler, TX	W 46–0
October 19		at Morgan State	Morgan Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 0–35
October 26		Bishop (TX)	Grambling, LA	W 19–7
November 2		at Arkansas AM&N	Pine Bluff, AR	L 6–7
November 16		vs. Prairie View A&M	Ruston, LA	L 6–16
November 28		Alcorn A&M		W 42–0
December 7	8:00 p.m.	vs. Mississippi Industrial	Ruston, LA (Lions Bowl)	W 69–12	5,000
		Texas Southern		L 8–9
		Camp Polk (LA)		W 45–0
All times are in Central time