1946 California Golden Bears football team
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Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
Record | 2–7 (1–6 PCC) |
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Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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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
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 28 | Wisconsin* | L 7–28 | 50,000 | [4] | |
October 5 | Oregon |
| L 13–14 | 25,000 | [5] |
October 12 | No. 16 Saint Mary's* |
| W 20–13 | [6] | |
October 19 | No. 4 UCLA |
| L 6–13 | 65,000 | [7] |
October 26 | at Washington | L 6–20 | 35,000 | [8] | |
November 2 | Washington State |
| W 47–14 | 30,000 | [9] |
November 9 | at No. 14 USC | L 0–14 | 60,398 | [10][11] | |
November 16 | Oregon State |
| L 7–28 | 25,000 | [12] |
November 23 | Stanford |
| L 6–25 | 81,000 | [13] |
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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 |
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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
- ^ "1946 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "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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- ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
- ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
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- ^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 165.
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- ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
- ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.