1946 Santa Clara

2–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Len Casanova.

Schedule and results

Santa Clara in 1946, game by game: lost at Fresno State 7–20; lost at Nevada 7–33; won vs. Portland 6–0; lost at Stanford 26–33; lost at No. 5 UCLA 7–33; won vs. San Francisco 19–13; tied at Arizona 21–21; lost vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 19–28+7−26Lost 7–20 at Fresno State-13Fresno StateLost 7–33 at Nevada-26NevadaWon 6–0 vs. Portland+6PortlandLost 26–33 at Stanford-7StanfordLost 7–33 at No. 5 UCLA-26No. 5 UCLAWon 19–13 vs. San Francisco+6San FranciscoTied 21–21 at Arizona0ArizonaLost 19–28 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)-9Saint Mary’s (C…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Saint Mary’s (CA) 28–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
2–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
112–⁠181
Coach
Len Casanova
Elo
1447 −144 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−12.6 No. 95 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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