1946 Pepperdine Waves football team

The 1946 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] during the 1946 college football season. Pepperdine competed as an independent. It was Pepperdine's first year of playing football. The Waves were led by first-year head coach Warren Gaer. Pepperdine finished the regular season 7–1 and defeated Nebraska Wesleyan in the 1947 Will Rogers Bowl.[1][2]

1946 Pepperdine Waves football
Will Rogers Bowl, W 38–13 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan
Conference	Independent
1946 record	8–1
Head coach	Warren Gaer (1st season)
Home stadium	Sentinel Field

1946 Western college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Pepperdine			–					8	–	1	–	0
Hawaii			–					8	–	2	–	0
Nevada			–					7	–	2	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					6	–	3	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Idaho Southern Branch			–					4	–	3	–	1
San Francisco			–					3	–	6	–	0
Santa Clara			–					2	–	5	–	1
Portland			–					1	–	4	–	1
La Verne			–					0	–	5	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	at Whittier	Hadley Field Whittier, CA	W 13–0	[3]
October 5	at Arizona State[note 2]	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 13–12	[4]
October 12	at Redlands	National Orange Show Stadium San Bernardino, CA	W 20–7	5,000[5]
October 18	at Loyola (CA)[note 3]	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 21–6	7,000[6]
October 26	at Pomona[note 4]	Claremont Alumni Field Claremont, CA	W 19–6	[7]
November 9	Cal Poly[note 5]	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	W 28–18	[8]
November 16	at Humboldt State[note 6]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 19–6	[9]
November 27	Caltech	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	W 32–0	[10]
January 1	vs. Nebraska Wesleyan	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK (Will Rogers Bowl)	W 38–13	800
Homecoming

Notes

1. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
2. Arizona State University was known as Arizona State College from 1945 to 1957.
3. Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles from 1930 to 1973.
4. What 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.
5. California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
6. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

1. "Pepperdine Football All-Time Results" (PDF). Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
2. Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
3. "Pepperdine Defeats Whittier in Debut". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 29, 1946. p. 26. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Pepperdine Nudged by Tempe". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 6, 1946. p. 22. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Redlands Loses To Pepperdine". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 13, 1946. p. 22. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Loyola Falls To Pepperdine". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 20, 1946. p. 22. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Scrappy Pepperdine Waves Nudge Pomona". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 27, 1946. p. 23. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Pepperdine Waves Win Over Cal Poly". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 10, 1946. p. 23. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Pepperdine Trips Humboldt State Gridders 19 to 6". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 17, 1946. p. 27. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Pepperdine Receives Bid to Bowl Game". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. November 28, 1946. p. 11. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.