1946 Wilberforce Green Wave football team

The 1946 Wilberforce Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Wilberforce University in the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1946 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Gaston F. Lewis, the team compiled a 5–2–2 record. Wilberforce was invited to play in three bowl games (Angel Bowl, Cattle Bowl, and Tobacco Bowl), rejected the Cattle and Tobacco Bowl bids, and accepted the bid to play in the Angel Bowl, but its acceptance was made several days too late.

1946 Wilberforce State Green Wave football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record5–2–2 (– MAA)
Head coach
1946 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ 3 0 010 1 0
No. 4 Wilberforce 1 1 15 2 2
No. 7 Lincoln (MO) 1 1 15 3 1
No. 19 Kentucky State 0 3 05 4 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

The Dickinson System rated Wilberforce as the No. 4 black college football team for 1946, behind No. 1 Tennessee A&I, No. 2 Morgan State, and No. 3 Tuskegee.

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