1946 Pacific Tigers football team

1946 Pacific Tigers football
Optimist Bowl, L 13–14 vs. North Texas State
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
1946 record	4–7 (2–2 CCAA)
Head coach	Amos Alonzo Stagg (14th season)
Home stadium	Baxter Stadium

1946 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
San Jose State $	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
Fresno State	2	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Pacific	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
San Diego State	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly	1	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Santa Barbara	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Pacific Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Pacific (COP)^{[note 1]} during the 1946 college football season.

COP competed for the first time in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). They had previously competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC) from 1925–1942, and as an independent from 1943–1945 . In their fourteenth (and last) season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Tigers had four wins and seven losses (4–7, 2–2 CCAA). At the end of the season, the Tigers were invited to the first, and only Optimist Bowl in Houston, Texas. The game was played against the North Texas State Eagles.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	at Oregon*	Hayward Field • Eugene, OR	L 6–7
October 4	Williams AAB (AZ)*	Baxter Stadium • Stockton, CA	W 31–0
October 11	Santa Barbara^{[note 2]}	Baxter Stadium • Stockton, CA	W 21–0
October 19	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 13–47
October 26	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	L 13–26
November 1	Hawaii*	Baxter Stadium • Stockton, CA	L 13–19
November 8	San Jose State	Baxter Stadium • Stockton, CA	L 0–32
November 16	at Fresno State^{[note 3]}	Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA	L 12–13	6,809^[1]
November 23	Northern Branch^{[note 4]}*	Baxter Stadium • Stockton, CA	W 31–6
November 30	at San Diego State	Balboa Stadium • San Diego, CA	W 19–13	6,000^[2]
December 21	North Texas State*	Public School Stadium • Houston, TX (Optimist Bowl)	L 13–14
*Non-conference game.

No College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1947 NFL Draft.^[4]^[5]^[6]

↑ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911–1961. See: University of the Pacific
↑ UC Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944–1956. See: UC Santa Barbara
↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911–1948. See: Fresno State
↑ UC Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922–1959. See: UC Davis

↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
↑ Howard Hagen (December 1, 1946). "Aztecs 19-13 Victims Of LeBaron's Passing". The San Diego Union. p. 4-B. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "1946 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
↑ "1947 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
↑ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
↑ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.

Pacific Tigers football
Venues	College Field (????–1928) Baxter Stadium (1929–1949) Stagg Memorial Stadium (1950–1995)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

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