1946 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1946 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1946 college football season.

1946 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1946 record3–3 (0–0 FWC)
Head coachDick Boyle (4th season)
Home stadiumCox Stadium
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

San Francisco State and Southern Oregon joined the Far Western Conference (FWC)[note 2] in 1946, but their games did not count in the conference standings. The Gators were led by head coach Dick Boyle. Boyle was in the first year of his second stint as head coach of the team. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished with a record of three wins and three losses (3–3, 0–0 FWC). For the season the team outscored its opponents 71–60.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 28Placer JC[note 3]*
W 13–7
October 12at Cal Aggies[note 4]*
W 13–6
October 19at Cal Poly[note 5]*
L 6–7
October 26Humboldt State[note 6]*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 7–14
November 2Chico State[note 7]*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 26–0[1]
November 11at Southern Oregon[note 8]*
L 6–26[2]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1947 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes
  1. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. Sierra College was known as Placer Junior College from 1936 to 1953.
  4. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  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.
  7. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  8. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1955.

References
  1. "San Francisco Will Play Here". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. November 4, 1946. p. 4. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Is Grid Winner". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Honolulu, Hawaii. November 12, 1946. p. 13. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1946 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. "1947 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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