1946 Compton Tartars football team

American college football season August 2023 1946 Compton Tartars football Metropolitan Conference Metropolitan 10–1 6–1 Tay Brown 7th Ramsaur Stadium Metropolitan championLittle Rose Bowl champion Little Rose Bowl W 19–0 vs. 1946 Kilgore Rangers Kilgore The 1946 Compton Tartars football team was an American football team that represented Compton College as a member of the Metropolitan Conference during the 1946 junior college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Tay Brown, the team compiled a 10–1 record (6–1 against conference opponents), won the Metropolitan Conference championship, defeated 1946 Kilgore Rangers Kilgore in the Little Rose Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 284 to 94.The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947 A.S. Barnes and Company W.J. Bingham 1947 171 The team ranked sixth nationally among small college teams in total offense with an average of 331.1 yards per game.The Official NCAA Football Guide, p. 87. The offense was led by fullback John Finney and quarterback Bev Wallace. Finney averaged 6.3 yards per carry and was named "Player of the Year" by the All-Southern California board of football.The Official NCAA Football Guide, p. 88.Compton's Finney Honored; Mustang Stars Gain Place Pasadena Independent December 6, 1946 37 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103870103/comptons-finney-honored-mustang-stars/ Newspapers.com In the Little Rose Bowl game, Wallace completed 11 of 16 passes for 176 yards and three touchdowns. Wallace later played three seasons for the San Francisco 49ers. Compton took five of eleven spots on the 1946 All-Metropolitan Conference football team. The honorees were Bev Wallace and John Finney at back; Robert Boyd and Gene Nordyke at end; and Fred (Floyd) Hopper at guard.Aguirre on All-Southern California 11 The Bakersfield Californian December 5, 1946 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103753257/aguirre-on-all-southern-california-11/ Newspapers.com Coach Tay Brown led Compton to four Little Rose Bowl games, compiled a 140–33–9 record at the school, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980.Tay Brown National Football Foundation June 13, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1572 The team played its home games at Ramsaur Stadium in Compton, California. Schedule y y September 29 1946 San Diego Naval Training Station Bluejackets San Diego Navy<ncg> Ramsaur Stadium Compton, CA W 39-7 Compton Wallops Bluejackets, 39-7 News-Pilot San Pedro, California September 30, 1946 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103750667/compton-wallops-bluejackets-39-7/ Newspapers.com October 4 at 1946 Ventura Pirates Ventura Ventura, CA W 13-0 Compton Spoils Pirates' Conference Opener 13 to 0: Tartars Erase Memory of '41 Loss in Brutal Game Ventura County Star-Free Press Bill Britton October 5, 1946 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103745147/compton-spoils-pirates-conference/ Newspapers.com October 11 Idaho Southern Branch<ncg> Ramsaur Stadium Compton, CA W 38-0 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100912871/compton-cops-3rd-grid-triumph-38-0/ Compton Cops 3rd Grid Triumph, 38-0 Los Angeles Evening Citizen Hollywood, Los Angeles 14 October 12, 1946 May 2, 2022 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/100912378/bengals-beaten/ Bengals Beaten AP Post Register Idaho Falls, Idaho 10 October 13, 1946 May 2, 2022 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/100912600/compton-college-nips-idaho-southern-38/ Compton College Nips Idaho Southern, 38-0 AP Visalia Times-Delta Visalia, California 4 October 12, 1946 May 2, 2022 newspapers.com October 18 1946 Long Beach Vikings Long Beach Ramsaur Stadium Compton, CA W 20-18 City College '11' Plays at Compton Tonight! Seating Is Boosted to 13,000 for Important Struggle The Independent Long Beach, California October 18, 1946 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103751014/city-college-11-plays-at-compton/ Newspapers.comCompton Edges Vikings 20-18 The Ventura County Star-Free Press United Press October 19, 1946 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103751186/compton-edges-vikings-20-18/ October 25 1946 Santa Monica Corsairs Santa Monica Ramsaur Stadium Compton, CA W 26-0 12,000 Tartars Outscore Santa Monica, 26-0 Los Angeles Times October 26, 1946 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103745545/tartars-outscore-santa-monica-26-0/ Newspapers.com November 1 at 1946 Bakersfield Renegades Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA W 40-25 Tartars Come Back to Whip Renegades Los Angeles Times November 2, 1946 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103745960/tartars-come-back-to-whip-renegades/ Newspapers.com November 8 at 1946 Branch Agricultural College Broncos Branch Agricultural College<ncg> Cedar City, UT W 26-18 Tartars Swat Utah https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/165282142/ Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California November 9, 1946 7, part I February 12, 2025 Newspapers.com November 18 1946 Glendale Vaqueros Glendale (CA) Ramsaur Stadium Compton, CA W 19-0 10,000 Tartars Roll On as Fog Rolls In Los Angeles Times November 19, 1946 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103746347/tartars-roll-on-as-fog-rolls-in/ Newspapers.com November 22 1946 Pasadena Bulldogs Pasadena Ramsaur Stadium Compton, CA W 38-7 Tartars Roll Over Pasadena, 38-7: Locals Trail 13-0 at Half Pasadena Star-News Hank Ives November 23, 1946 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103744027/tartars-roll-over-pasadena-38-7/ Newspapers.com November 27 1946 Los Angeles City Cubs Los Angeles City Ramsaur Stadium Compton, CA L 6-19 12,000 L.A. Snaps Compton Win Streak, 19-6 News-Pilot San Pedro, California November 28, 1946 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103744573/la-snaps-compton-win-streak-19-6/ Newspapers.com December 7 vs 1946 Kilgore Rangers Kilgore<ncg> Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Little Rose Bowl) W 19-0 51,000 Compton's Passes Defeat Kilgore, 19 to 0: Wallace Tosses for 3 Tallies Los Angeles Times John de la Vega December 8, 1946 II-5, II-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103743325/comptons-passes-defeat-kilgore-19-to/ Newspapers.comWest Wins First Little Rose Bowl Game: 51,000 See Compton Beat Kilgore by 19-0 Score; Junior College Classic Proves Huge Success; Wallace Stars (part 1) Pasadena Star-News December 8, 1946 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103743179/west-wins-first-little-rose-bowl-game/ Newspapers.comWest Wins First Little Rose Bowl Game: 51,000 See Compton Beat Kilgore by 19-0 Score; Junior College Classic Proves Huge Success; Wallace Stars (part 2) Pasadena Star-News December 8, 1946 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103751600/inaugural-little-bowl-game-success/ Newspapers.com References Compton Category:Compton Tartars football seasons Compton Tartars football