1946 Cal Aggies football team

The 1946 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture[note 1] in the 1953 college football season. The team was known as either the Cal Aggies or California Aggies, and competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

1946 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1946 record0–5–2 (0–1–1 FWC)
Head coachVern Hickey (7th season)
Home stadiumA Street field
1946 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Humboldt State 1 –0 –1  5 –3 –1
Chico State 1 –1 –0  2 –7 –0
Cal Aggies 0 –1 –1  0 –5 –2
Southern Oregon 0 –0 –0  8 –0 –0
San Francisco State 0 –0 –0  3 –3 –0
  • No conference champion was named in 1946
    Games played by Southern Oregon & San Francisco State did not count in the standings in 1946

The Aggies did not play in the 1943 to 1945 seasons due to World War II. In this first post-war season, the Aggies were again led by head coach Vern Hickey in his seventh season. They played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California. The Aggies finished winless, with a record of zero wins, five losses and two ties (0–5–2, 0–1–1 FWC). They were outscored by their opponents 54–113 for the 1946 season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 12San Francisco State[note 3]
L 6–13
October 19at California JV[note 4]*
L 14–21
October 26Chico State[note 5]
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
L 0–13
November 2Humboldt State[note 6]
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
T 7–72,000[1]
November 9Stanford JV*
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
T 14–14
November 16at Santa Barbara[note 7]*
L 7–14
November 23at Pacific (CA)[note 8]*
L 6–313,000[2]
  • *Non-conference game

[3] [4]

NFL Draft

No Cal Aggies players were selected in the 1947 NFL Draft.[5][6]

Notes
  1. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. The University of California JV team was commonly known as the “Cal Ramblers”.
  5. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
  8. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.

References
  1. "Cal Aggies Tie Humboldt". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 3, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Bengals Defeat Cal Aggies 31-6". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 24, 1946. p. 11. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  5. "1947 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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