1946 California
2–7 (1–6 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Frank Wickhorst. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 16 Saint Mary’s (CA) 20–13Oct 12
Saint Mary’s (CA) was ranked No. 16, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs Wisconsin | L 7–28 | 47% |
| Oct 5 | vs Oregon | L 13–14 | 52% |
| Oct 12 | vs16Saint Mary’s (CA) | W 20–13 | 44% |
| Oct 19 | vs 4UCLA | L 6–13 | 37% |
| Oct 26 | at Washington | L 6–20 | 34% |
| Nov 2 | vs Washington State | W 47–14 | 44% |
| Nov 9 | at 14USC | L 0–14 | 24% |
| Nov 16 | vs Oregon State | L 7–28 | 50% |
| Nov 23 | vs Stanford | L 6–25 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Stanford 25–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1946.
- Record
- 2–7
- Conference
- 1–6 9th in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 112–169
- Coach
- Frank Wickhorst
- Elo
- 1368 −69 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.2 No. 76 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Pacific Coast
1 second teamSecond team
Jim TurnerOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1946 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 7–0 | 10–1 | 4 |
| Oregon State | 6–1–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| USC | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Washington | 5–3 | 5–4 | |
| Stanford | 3–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Oregon | 3–4–1 | 4–4–1 | |
 Montana | 1–3 | 4–4 | |
| Washington State | 1–5–1 | 1–6–1 | |
| California | 1–6 | 2–7 | |
 Idaho | 0–5 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.