1946 California Golden Bears football team

The 1946 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1946 college football season. Under head coach Frank Wickhorst, the team compiled an overall record of 2–7 and 1–6 in conference.[1][2]

1946 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1946 record2–7 (1–6 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1946 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 28Wisconsin*L 7–28
October 5Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 13–14
October 12No. 16 Saint Mary's*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 20–13
October 19No. 4 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 6–1365,000
October 26at WashingtonL 6–2038,000[3]
November 2Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 47–1430,000[4]
November 9at No. 14 USCL 0–1460,398[5]
November 16Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 7–2825,000[6]
November 23Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
L 6–25
  • *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.[8]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
14125Jim TurnerTackleChicago Bears
23211Ron SockolovTackleGreen Bay Packers
25233Bob Dal PortoBackLos Angeles Rams
25235John CunninghamEndChicago 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. 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 190.
  4. '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  5. USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
  6. "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 165.
  7. 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
  8. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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