1946 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1946 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College[note 1] during the 1946 college football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1946. They played home games at Chico High School in Chico, California. This was the first team Chico State fielded in four years. They had no team during the war years of 1943–1945.

1946 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1946 record2–7 (1–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumChico High School Stadium
1946 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Humboldt State 1 –0 –1  5 –3 –1
Chico State 1 –1 –0  2 –7 –0
Cal Aggies 0 –1 –1  0 –5 –2
Southern Oregon 0 –0 –0  8 –0 –0
San Francisco State 0 –0 –0  3 –3 –0
  • No conference champion was named in 1946.
    Games played by Southern Oregon & San Francisco State did not count in the standings in 1946.

The 1946 Wildcats were led by fifth-year head coach Roy Bohler. Chico State finished the season with a record of two wins and seven losses (2–7, 1–1 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 61–109 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26at California JV[note 2]*
L 0–6
October 3at Southern Oregon[note 3]*
L 0–20[1]
October 12?Hamilton Field[note 4]*?W 33–6
October 19Humboldt State[note 5]
L 2–6[2]
October 26at Cal Aggies[note 6]
W 13–0[3]
November 2at San Francisco State[note 7]*
L 0–26[4]
November 9Saint Mary's Gaels JV*
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, California
L 6–19[5]
November 16Sacramento City College*
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, California
L 0–6
November 23at Cal Poly[note 8]*
L 7–20[6]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1947 NFL Draft.[8][9][10]

Notes
  1. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. The University of California JV team was commonly known as the “Cal Ramblers”.
  3. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1955.
  4. Hamilton Army Airfield was a United States Air Force Base from 1934 to 1974.
  5. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1972.
  6. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  7. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  8. California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.

References
  1. "SOCE Scores 20-0 Win Over Chico State". Eugene Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon). October 7, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Football". Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 21, 1946. p. 17 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  3. "Chico State Spoils Aggie Homecoming". Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 28, 1946. p. 11 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  4. "San Francisco Will Play Here". Medford Mail Tribune (Medford, Oregon). November 4, 1946. p. 4. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Grid Results, Standings". Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 11, 1946. p. 17 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  6. "Chico Defeated". The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii). November 25, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "1946 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  8. "1947 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  9. "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  10. "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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