1946 Xavier Gold Rush football team

1946 Xavier Gold Rush football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	4–2 (1–1 SIAC)
Home stadium	Xavier Stadium

1946 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Florida A&M $	6	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
No. 5 Lane	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Tuskegee	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Xavier (LA)	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
No. 18 Clark (GA)	2	–	2	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
No. 14 South Carolina State	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
No. 15 Fisk	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
No. 16 Morris Brown	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
No. 17 Benedict	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
No. 20 Alabama State	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
No. 22 Morehouse	1	–	4	–	3			1	–	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. 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 19	Benedict	Xavier Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 34–12
October 26	at Lane	Jackson, TN	L 6–24
November 2	Bishop*	New Orleans, LA	W 9–0
November 16	Houston College for Negroes*		W 7–6
November 28	Dillard*		W 40–0
December 7	Southern*	New Orleans, LA	L 0–35
*Non-conference game