1946 California Golden Bears football team

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 5Oregon
  • 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 Washington
L 6–2035,000[8]
November 2Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 47–1430,000[9]
November 9at No. 14 USC
L 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

[14]

After the season

Main article: 1947 NFL draft

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.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Prescott Sullivan (September 29, 1946). "Cal Crushed: Badgers Erupt in 4th Stanza to Win, 28-7; Jensen Tallies On 56-Yd. Run". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Emmons Byrne (November 17, 1946). "O.S.C. Whips Bears, 28-7: Cal Handed Sixth Loss by Beavers; Early Drive Brings Victory for Invaders Before 25,000 Fans". Oakland Tribune. pp. 20A, 22A – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Harry Borba (October 13, 1946). "Cal Spills Gaels: Bears Astonish in 20-13 Upset". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 23, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Paul Zimmerman (October 20, 1946). "Bruins Squeeze Past Bears; Cal Rossi Hurt". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Huskies Down Bears, 20-6: Cal Held to Net Gain of 1-Yard". The Bellingham Herald. Associated Press. October 27, 1946. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  10. ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
  11. ^ Braven Dyer (November 10, 1946). "Troy Clips Weak Bears, Clears Deck for Bruins". Los Angeles Times. pp. II–V, II–VI – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 165.
  13. ^ Prescott Sllivan (November 24, 1946). "Irate Cal Rooters Rip Up Stadium! Students Ired by Loss, On Rampage; Wreak $1,500 Damage After Bears Fall, 25-6, to End Worst Season". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 27, 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  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.


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