1946 California Golden Bears football team

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1946 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record2–7 (1–6 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 UCLA $ 7 0 0 10 1 0
Oregon State 6 1 1 7 1 1
USC 5 2 0 6 4 0
Washington 5 3 0 5 4 0
Stanford 3 3 1 6 3 1
Oregon
3 4 1 4 4 1
Montana 1 3 0 4 4 0
Washington State 1 5 1 1 6 1
California 1 6 0 2 7 0
Idaho 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1946 college football season. In their only season under head coach Frank Wickhorst, the Golden Bears compiled a 2–7 record (1–6 in PCC, eighth) and were outscored 169 to 112.[1][2] Seven games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

California was ranked at No. 79 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Wisconsin*L 7–2850,000[4]
October 5
Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 13–1425,000[5]
October 12No. 16 Saint Mary's*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 20–13[6]
October 19No. 4 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 6–1365,000[7]
October 26at WashingtonL 6–2035,000[8]
November 2Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 47–1430,000[9]
November 9at No. 14 USCL 0–1460,398[10][11]
November 16Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 7–2825,000[12]
November 23Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
L 6–2581,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Golden Bears were selected.[15]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
14 125 Jim Turner Tackle Chicago Bears
23 211 Ron Sockolov Tackle Green Bay Packers
25 233 Bob Dal Porto Back Los Angeles Rams
25 235 John Cunningham End Chicago Bears

References

  1. ^ "1946 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
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  12. ^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 165.
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  14. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
  15. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.