1946 Pepperdine Waves football team

1946 Pepperdine Waves football
Conference Independent
1946 record 8–1
Head coach Warren Gaer (1st season)
Home stadium Sentinel Field

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

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 28 at Whittier Hadley Field • Whittier, CA W 13–0   [3]
October 5 at Arizona State[note 2] Goodwin Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 13–12   [4]
October 12 at Redlands National Orange Show Stadium • San Bernardino, CA W 20–7   5,000[5]
October 18 at Loyola (CA)[note 3] Gilmore Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 21–6   7,000[6]
October 26 at Pomona[note 4] Claremont Alumni Field • Claremont, CA W 19–6   [7]
November 9 Cal Poly[note 5] Sentinel Field • Inglewood, CA W 28–18   [8]
November 16 at Humboldt State[note 6] Redwood Bowl • Arcata, CA W 19–6   [9]
November 27 Caltechdagger Sentinel Field • Inglewood, CA W 32–0   [10]
January 1 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan Taft Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK (Will Rogers Bowl) W 38–13   800
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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. 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.
  4. ↑ "Pepperdine Nudged by Tempe". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 6, 1946. p. 22. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  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.
  6. ↑ "Loyola Falls To Pepperdine". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 20, 1946. p. 22. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  10. ↑ "Pepperdine Receives Bid to Bowl Game". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. November 28, 1946. p. 11. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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