| 1946 Pepperdine Waves football | |
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| Will Rogers Bowl, W 38–13 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 8–1 |
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| Home stadium | Sentinel Field |
| Seasons1947 → | |
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| Southern Oregon | – | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (CA) | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho Southern Branch | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Oregon | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1946 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College as an independent during the 1946 college football season. 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.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | at Whittier | W 13–0 | |||
| October 5 | at Arizona State | L 13–12 | |||
| October 12 | at Redlands | W 20–7 | 5,000 | ||
| October 18 | at Loyola (CA) | W 21–6 | 7,000 | ||
| October 26 | at Pomona |
| W 19–6 | ||
| November 9 | Cal Poly | W 28–18 | 7,000 | ||
| November 16 | at Humboldt State | W 19–6 | |||
| November 27 | Caltech |
| W 32–0 | ||
| January 1 | vs. Nebraska Wesleyan | W 38–13 | 800 | ||
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Notes
- Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
- 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.
References
- "Pepperdine Football All-Time Results" (PDF). Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- "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.
- "Pepperdine Nudged by Tempe". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 6, 1946. p. 22. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Redlands Loses To Pepperdine". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 13, 1946. p. 22. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Loyola Falls To Pepperdine". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 20, 1946. p. 22. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Pepperdine Receives Bid to Bowl Game". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. November 28, 1946. p. 11. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Plainsmen Fall 38-13". Lincoln Star. January 2, 1947. p. 10. Retrieved January 2, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
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