1947 Cal Aggies football team

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1947 Cal Aggies football
FWC co-champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1947 record4–5 (3–1 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainLee Bloxham
Home stadiumA Street field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southern Oregon + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Cal Aggies + 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Humboldt State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Chico State 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
San Francisco State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1947 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture[note 1] in the 1947 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]

The Aggies were led by eighth-year head coach Vern Hickey. They played home games at A Street Field on campus in Davis, California. The Aggies finished the season as co-champion of the FWC, with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5, 3–1 FWC). They were outscored by their opponents 116–123 for the 1947 season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27California JV[note 3]*
L 0–20
October 4at Occidental*
L 14–26
October 11at San Francisco State[note 4]
W 20–0
October 18at Whittier*
W 14–0
October 25Santa Barbara[note 5]*
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
L 14–26[1]
November 1at Humboldt State[note 6]
W 12–7
November 8at Chico State[note 7]
L 7–12[2]
November 15Stanford JV*
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
L 14–26
November 21Southern Oregon[note 8]
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
W 21–6
  • *Non-conference game

[3][4]

NFL Draft[]

No Cal Aggies players were selected in the 1948 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. ^ The University of California JV team was commonly known as the “Cal Ramblers”.
  4. ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. ^ University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
  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. ^ "Cathcart Sparks Gaucho Triumph". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 26, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "Chico State Wins, 12 To 7". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. November 9, 1947. p. 21. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  5. ^ "1948 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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