1946 Pacific Tigers football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1946 Pacific Tigers football California Collegiate Athletic Association CCAA 4–7 2–2 Amos Alonzo Stagg 14th Don Hall Baxter Stadium Optimist Bowl L 13–14 vs. North Texas State Teachers The 1946 Pacific Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1946 college football season. They had previously competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC) from 1925 to 1942 and as an independent from 1943 to 1945. In their 14th and final season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Tigers compiled a record of 4–7 with mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the CCAA. San Diego Aztecs End Successful Grid Season https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-times-advocate/163938242/ Daily Times-Advocate Escondido, California December 5, 1946 2 January 25, 2025 Newspapers.com At the end of the season, the Tigers were invited to the first, and only Optimist Bowl in Houston, where they lost to North Texas State Teachers.Marvin Joe May 2001 Stagg at Pacific (1943-1946) https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll10/id/8334/rec/1 College Football Historical Society Newsletter LA84 Foundation 14 3 8–10 May 2, 2022 The Tigers played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton. Schedule 1946 AP September 28 l y y Oregon Hayward Field Eugene, OR 6–7 10,000 Oregon Defeats Pacific, 7-6, in 46 Grid Opener: Leicht's Dropkick Winning Margin Eugene Register-Guard Dewey Ray September 29, 1946 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101904490/oregon-defeats-pacific-7-6-in-46-grid/ Newspapers.com October 4 w y 1946 Williams Field Fliers Williams Field Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA 31–0 October 11 w Santa Barbara Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA 21–0 October 19 l y y Arizona Varsity Stadium Tucson, AZ 13–47 12,500 Pacific Favored To Trip Wildcats Tonight Arizona Daily Star October 19, 1946 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102017289/pacific-favored-to-trip-wildcats-tonight/ Newspapers.comWildcats Overwhelm Pacific Tigers, 47-13: Record Crowd of 12,500 Sees Arizona Run Over Favored Californians; Seven UA Players score Touchdowns Arizona Daily Star Abe Chanin October 20, 1946 I-1, II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102017094/wildcats-overwhelm-pacific-tigers/ Newspapers.com October 26 l y y Northwestern 8 Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 13–26 35,000 52 Wildcats Parade in 26-13 Triumph Over Pacific Eleven Chicago Tribune Irving Vaughan October 27, 1946 II-1, II-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101649455/52-wildcats-parade-in-26-13-triumph/ Newspapers.com November 1 l y Hawaii Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA 13–19 7,000 November 8 l San Jose State Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA rivalry 0–32 November 16 l y Fresno State Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA 12–13 6,809 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 Fresno State 2016 Media Guide December 8, 2016 December 20, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220192819/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 dead November 23 w y y Cal Aggies Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA 31–6 3,000 Bengals Defeat Cal Aggies 31-6 Nevada State Journal Reno, Nevada November 24, 1946 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18269790/bengals_defeat_cal_aggies/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 November 30 w y San Diego State Balboa Stadium San Diego CA 19–13 6,000 Aztecs 19-13 Victims Of LeBaron's Passing The San Diego Union San Diego, California Howard Hagen December 1, 1946 4-B December 21 l y y North Texas State Teachers Public School Stadium Houston, TX Optimist Bowl 13–14 Last-second pass whips Staggmen The Los Angeles Times December 22, 1946 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88442299/last-second-pass-whips-staggmen/ November 6, 2021 Newspapers.com http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2453&year=1946 1946 - Pacific (CA) College Football Data Warehouse January 30, 2017 September 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910061702/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2453&year=1946 dead References Pacific Category:Pacific Tigers football seasons Pacific Tigers football