1946 Pepperdine Waves football team

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1946 Pepperdine Waves football
Will Rogers Bowl, W 38–13 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan
ConferenceIndependent
1946 record8–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSentinel Field
Seasons
1947 →
1946 Western college football independents records
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pepperdine   –   8 – 1 – 0
Hawaii   –   8 – 2 – 0
Nevada   –   7 – 2 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   6 – 3 – 0
Loyola (CA)   –   5 – 4 – 0
Idaho Southern Branch   –   4 – 3 – 1
San Francisco   –   3 – 6 – 0
Santa Clara   –   2 – 5 – 1
Portland   –   1 – 4 – 1
La Verne   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1946 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] as an independent during the 1946 college football season. 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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Whittier
W 13–0[3]
October 5at Arizona State
L 13–12[4]
October 12at Redlands
W 20–75,000[5]
October 18at Loyola (CA)
W 21–67,000[6]
October 26at Pomona[note 2]
W 19–6[7]
November 9Cal Poly
W 28–18[8]
November 16at Humboldt State
W 19–6[9]
November 27Caltechdagger
  • Sentinel Field
  • Inglewood, CA
W 32–0[10]
January 1vs. Nebraska Wesleyan
W 38–13800[11]
  • daggerHomecoming

Notes[]

  1. ^ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  2. ^ 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.

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
  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
  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
  6. ^ "Loyola Falls To Pepperdine". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 20, 1946. p. 22. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  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
  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
  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
  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
  11. ^ "Plainsmen Fall 38-13". Lincoln Star. January 2, 1947. p. 10. Retrieved January 2, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
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