Wisconsin at California

Saturday, September 28, 1946

Wisconsin beat California 28–⁠7. It was their first meeting; after it, Wisconsin led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayWisconsin4–⁠5 in 1946
28
HomeCalifornia2–⁠7 in 1946
7

FinalHigh 89°F, low 60°FAttendance 50,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Late Wisconsin TaIIies Blast California, 28-7

    Evening star, September 29, 1946, page 27

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    Late Wisconsin TaIIies Blast California, 28–⁠7 BERKELEY, Calf. Sept. 28.-The University of Wisconsin unleashed q potent attack in the final period today, pushing across three touch downs to trounce the University of California Bears, % to 7, before a shirt-sleeved crowd estimated at close to $4,000. The Badgers exploded in the final Is minutes. Starting on their own % just before the third quarter ended, they put together a 72-yard advance for touchdown and lat lead just after switching sides for the last push.

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: WEST COAST GRID SEASON lS UNDERWAY

    The Daily Alaska empire, September 30, 1946, page 3 (results column)

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    WEST COAST GRID SEASON lS UNDERWAY West Coast football, somewhat groggy from the effects of last weekend’s shakedoWn cruise, levels off next Saturday for the long haul that will eventually produce con ference champions and sectional su- premacy Opening games Saturday, played before overflow crowds in some in- stances, combined into a l946 pig skin inaugural favored by slam bang battle, a few amazingly lop- sided scores and unlocked for mar row squeaks in others. More than 6800O fans saw the highly favored Southern California Trcjans break a deadlock and edge out Washington State 13–⁠7 in the last 70 seconds of play Dubious On TrojlnS The outcome left Trojan follow CTS lightly dubious as to the chan ces next Saturday when Southern California meets invading Ohio State in the Los Angeles Coliseum. Southern California, the defending Coast Conference champion, load ed with talent and the general fav- crite: had been expected to- chase the WSC Cougars clear out of the Los Angeles City limits, far piece. Conference clashes this week will see University of California at Los Angeles square off against the Washington Huskies at Seattle; Oregon and the California Bears face each other at Berkeley and Idaho tackles Washington State at Pullman Rugged Football Rugged football is forecast on these fronts The UCLA Bruins turned in the most spectacular performance of the opening Satur- day with their 50 to Walloping of Oregon States bulky bruising team. The Bruins, preseason choices be- hind use, were favored to out gallop Oregon State, but not by the boxcar figures they turned up on the scoreboard. The Northern eleven, manned by players from it’s l942 wining Rose Bowl team, was completely demoraliZed at the close to the dismay of supporters who had visualized a title in the offing |. w. Loses In Washington, however, UCLA will tackle big smashing team which undoubtedly will be smart ing from it’s defeat last week by the St. Marys Gaels. St. Mary’s came from behind in the last quart CT 10 win 24–⁠2O to make the sta tistical chart appear silly. Wash ington made IS first downs to 8 and rushed PAT yards against l65 yielded on the ground. Oregon and California also figure closely in spite Of California’s 28–⁠7 less to Wisconsin. Oregon, report eGly possessing one of the best starting backfields on the coast, just squeezed by College of the Pacific, ‘ to 6. Both beaten in their initial starts, Washington State should take the measure of Idaho in view Of the latters sorry showing against Stanford’s untried eleven Stan ford overwhelmed what was thought to be the best Idaho team in years, 45–⁠0

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Wisconsin 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

California leads 5–⁠1 in six meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
1990California 28, Wisconsin 12
1989California 20, Wisconsin 14
1949California 35, Wisconsin 20
1948California 40, Wisconsin 14
1947California 48, Wisconsin 7
1946Wisconsin 28, California 7

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