1946 Pepperdine Waves football team

1946 Pepperdine Waves football
Will Rogers Bowl, W 38–13 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan
Conference	Independent
Record	8–1
Head coach	Warren Gaer (1st season)
Home stadium	Sentinel Field
Seasons 1947  →

1946 Western non-major college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Southern Oregon			–					8	–	0	–	0
Pepperdine			–					8	–	1	–	0
Hawaii			–					8	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly			–					6	–	2	–	1
Loyola (CA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Idaho Southern Branch			–					4	–	3	–	1
San Francisco State			–					3	–	3	–	0
Boise State			–					3	–	4	–	2
Eastern Oregon			–					2	–	5	–	0
La Verne			–					0	–	5	–	0

The 1946 Pepperdine Waves football team was a college football team that represented George Pepperdine College (later renamed Pepperdine University) as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its first year of competition in college football, Pepperdine was led by head coach Warren Gaer, compiling an 8–1 record, including a victory over Nebraska Wesleyan in the 1947 Will Rogers Bowl. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Whittier	Hadley Field Whittier, CA	W 13–0		[3]
October 5	at Arizona State	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)	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 21–6	7,000	[6]
October 26	at Pomona [note 1]	Claremont Alumni Field Claremont, CA	W 19–6		[7]
November 9	Cal Poly	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	W 28–18	7,000	[8]
November 16	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 19–6		[9]
November 27	Caltech	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	[11]
Homecoming

Notes

1. 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.
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.
11. "Plainsmen Fall 38-13". Lincoln Star . January 2, 1947. p. 10. Retrieved January 2, 2016– via Newspapers.com.