| Year: | 1946 |
| Team: | Tuskegee Golden Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | SIAC |
| Record: | 10–2 |
| Conf Record: | 5–1 |
| Head Coach: | Cleveland Abbott |
| Hc Year: | 24th |
| Stadium: | Alumni Bowl |
| Bowl: | Yam Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 7–64 vs. Southern |
The 1946 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Tuskegee University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 24th season under head coach Cleveland Abbott, Tuskegee compiled a 10–2 record (5–1 against SIAC opponents), lost to Southern in the Yam Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 287 to 138.[1]
The Dickinson System rated Tuskegee as the No. 3 black college football team for 1946, behind No. 1 Tennessee A&I and No. 2 Morgan State.[2]
Two Tuskegee players were selected as first-team player on The Pittsburgh Couriers 1946 All-America team: freshman guard Herman Mabrie from Tulsa, Oklahoma; and junior back Whitney Van Cleve from Kokomo, Indiana. Two other were named to the second team: center Simmons and quarterback Robert Moore.[3]
The team played its home games at the Alumni Bowl in Tuskegee, Alabama.