| Year: | 1946 |
| Team: | Bethune–Cookman Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southeastern Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEAC |
| Record: | 8–1–1 |
| Conf Record: | 1–1–1 |
| Head Coach: | Bunky Matthews |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Bowl: | Coconut Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 13-0 vs. Columbia Sporting Club |
The 1946 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Bethune Cookman College as a member of the Southeastern Athletic Conference (SEAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bunky Matthews, the team compiled an 8–1–1 record, held opponent to an average of 4.5 points per game, and outscored all opponents by a total of 283 to 45.[1]
The Dickinson System rated Bethune-Cookman in a tie for No. 12 among the black college football teams for 1946.[2]
The team played its home games in Daytona Beach, Florida.