1946 Pepperdine Waves football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1946 Pepperdine Waves football Independent 8–1 Warren Gaer 1st Sentinel Field Will Rogers Bowl W 38–13 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan none The 1946 Pepperdine Waves football team was a college football team that represented George Pepperdine College (later renamed Pepperdine University) as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its first year of competition in college football, Pepperdine was led by head coach Warren Gaer, compiling an 8–1 record, including a victory over Nebraska Wesleyan in the 1947 Will Rogers Bowl.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pepp/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FootballRecords.pdf Pepperdine Football All-Time Results Pepperdine Waves January 3, 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160103184556/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pepp/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FootballRecords.pdf January 3, 2016 http://www.pepperdinesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/060310aaa.html The History of Pepperdine Football Pepperdine Waves June 3, 2010 January 2, 2016 Grenley, Dave https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231609/http://www.pepperdinesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/060310aaa.html March 3, 2016 dead Schedule September 28 w y Whittier Hadley Field Whittier, CA 13–0 Pepperdine Defeats Whittier in Debut The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino, California September 29, 1946 26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18262061/pepperdine_defeats_whittier_in_debut/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 October 5 l y Arizona State Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ 13–12 Pepperdine Nudged by Tempe The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California October 6, 1946 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18262026/pepperdine_nudged_by_tempe/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 October 12 w y Redlands National Orange Show Stadium San Bernardino, CA 20–7 5,000 Redlands Loses To Pepperdine The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino, California October 13, 1946 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18261969/redlands_loses_to_pepperdine/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 October 18 w y Loyola (CA) Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA 21–6 7,000 Loyola Falls To Pepperdine Arizona Republic Phoenix, Arizona October 20, 1946 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18261926/loyola_falls_to_pepperdine/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 October 26 w y PomonaWhat is now known as the Pomona-Pitzer football team played using just the Pomona College name from 1893 to 1949. Pitzer College did not exist until 1963. Claremont Alumni Field Claremont, CA 19–6 Scrappy Pepperdine Waves Nudge Pomona The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino, California October 27, 1946 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18261884/scrappy_pepperdine_waves_nudge_pomona/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 November 9 w Cal Poly Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA 28–18 7,000 Pepperdine Waves Win Over Cal Poly The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino, California November 10, 1946 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18250014/pepperdine_waves_win_over_cal_poly/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 November 16 w y Humboldt State Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA 19–6 Pepperdine Trips Humboldt State Gridders 19 to 6 The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino, California November 17, 1946 27 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18214067/pepperdine_trips_humboldt_state_gridders/ Newspapers.com March 11, 2018 November 27 w y Caltech Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA 32–0 Pepperdine Receives Bid to Bowl Game The Bakersfield Californian Bakersfield, California November 28, 1946 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18261725/pepperdine_receives_bid_to_bowl_game/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 January 1 w y Nebraska Wesleyan Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK Will Rogers Bowl 38–13 800 Plainsmen Fall 38-13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3952790/will_rogers_bowl_box_score/ Lincoln Star January 2, 1947 10 Newspapers.com January 2, 2016 Notes note References Pepperdine Category:Pepperdine Waves football seasons Pepperdine Waves football