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1946 Pepperdine Waves football team

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1946 Pepperdine Waves football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSentinel Field
Seasons
1947 →
1946 Western major college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nevada     7 2 0
Saint Mary's     6 3 0
San Francisco     3 6 0
Santa Clara     2 5 1
Portland     1 4 1

The 1946 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] during the 1946 college football season. Pepperdine competed as an independent. It was Pepperdine's first year of playing football. The Waves were led by first-year head coach Warren Gaer. Pepperdine finished the regular season 7–1 and defeated Nebraska Wesleyan in the 1947 Will Rogers Bowl.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 28at WhittierW 13–0[3]
October 5at Arizona State[note 2]L 13–12[4]
October 12at RedlandsW 20–75,000[5]
October 18at Loyola (CA)[note 3]W 21–67,000[6]
October 26at Pomona[note 4]
W 19–6[7]
November 9Cal Poly[note 5]W 28–18[8]
November 16at Humboldt State[note 6]W 19–6[9]
November 27Caltechdagger
  • Sentinel Field
  • Inglewood, CA
W 32–0[10]
January 1vs. Nebraska WesleyanW 38–13800
  • daggerHomecoming

Notes

  1. ^ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  2. ^ Arizona State University was known as Arizona State College from 1945 to 1957.
  3. ^ Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles from 1930 to 1973.
  4. ^ What is now known as the Pomona-Pitzer football team played using just the Pomona College name from 1893 to 1949. Pitzer College did not exist until 1963.
  5. ^ California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
  6. ^ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

  1. ^ "Pepperdine Football All-Time Results" (PDF). Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  2. ^ Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "Pepperdine Defeats Whittier in Debut". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 29, 1946. p. 26. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Pepperdine Nudged by Tempe". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 6, 1946. p. 22. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Redlands Loses To Pepperdine". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 13, 1946. p. 22. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Loyola Falls To Pepperdine". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 20, 1946. p. 22. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Scrappy Pepperdine Waves Nudge Pomona". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 27, 1946. p. 23. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Pepperdine Waves Win Over Cal Poly". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 10, 1946. p. 23. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Pepperdine Trips Humboldt State Gridders 19 to 6". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 17, 1946. p. 27. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "Pepperdine Receives Bid to Bowl Game". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. November 28, 1946. p. 11. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon