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The 1946 Oregon State Beavers football team represented
Oregon State College as a member of the
Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the
1946 college football season . Led by 12th-year head coach
Lon Stiner , the Beavers compiled an overall record of 7–1–1 record with a mark of 6–1–1 conference play, placing second in the PCC, and outscored their opponents 157 to 81.
[1] Oregon State played four home games on campus at
Bell Field in
Corvallis and two at
Multnomah Stadium in
Portland .
Oregon State was ranked at No. 62 in the final
Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.
[2]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 28 at
UCLA L 7–5048,650
[3]
October 5
Portland W 35–09,000
[4]
October 12
USC W 6–029,504
[5]
[6]
[7]
October 26 at
Washington State W 13–1215,000
[8]
November 2
Stanford T 0–017,000
[9]
November 9
Idaho W 34–04,000
[10]
November 16 at
California W 28–725,000
[11]
November 23
Oregon W 13–020,000
[12]
November 30
Washington Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR W 21–1226,808
[13]
[14]
Coaching staff
Jim Dixon , line
Bob Dethman, backs
Jim Kisselburgh
Al Cox, junior varsity
After the season
The
1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Beavers were selected.
[15]
References
^
"1946 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016 .
^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946).
"Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . p. B4 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Dave Lewis (September 29, 1946).
"Bruins in Smashing 50-7 Triumph Over OSC!" . The Independent . Long Beach, California. p. 53. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Beavers Smash Pilots, 35-0" . The Statesman . October 6, 1946. p. 12. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Braven Dyer.
"Beavers Bury Trojan Hopes Under 6-0 Loss" . Los Angeles Times . pp. II-5, II-7 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Beavers Tip Trojans, 6-0: Carpenter Run Sets Up Score; Two Thrusts by Orange" . The Statesman . Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. October 13, 1946. p. 14. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Gustafson Sparks Lone Scoring Drive of Game" . The Long Beach Independent . International News Service. October 13, 1946. pp. 27, 28. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ B.M. (October 27, 1946).
"Washington State Loses Closely Fought Battle to Oregon State Beavers: Cougars Edged by Score of 13-12; Early Fumble Costs Staters Possible Win" . The Spokesman Review . p. Sports 2. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Dewey Ray (November 3, 1946).
"Oregon State, Stanford Indians Fight To A Scoreless Tie: Many Goalward Thrustss Highlight Thrilling Contest" . The Eugene Guard . p. 22. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Idaho Suffers 34-0 Lacing From Oregon State Beavers" . The Gazette . Cedar Rapids, Iowa. International News Service. November 10, 1946. p. 15. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Emmons Byrne (November 17, 1946).
"O.S.C. Whips Bears, 28-7: Cal Handed Sixth Loss by Beavers; Early Drive Brings Victory for Invaders Before 25,000 Fans" . Oakland Tribune . pp. 20A, 22A. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Dick Strite (November 24, 1946).
"Beavers Beat U.O. And the Mud, 13-0: 20,000 in Corvallis See Season's and Oliver's Final Webfoot Game" . The Eugene Register-Guard . pp. 1, 22. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Beavers Whip Huskies, 21-12: Clinch Second Place on Coast; Division Top" . The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 1, 1946. p. II-1. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"2016 Football media guide" (PDF) . Oregon State University Athletics. 2016. p. 153. Retrieved October 24, 2020 .
^
"1947 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved November 29, 2020 .
External links
Hutchison Motion Picture Service (producer),
"Oregon State College vs. Washington State College, 1946," [Rogers Field, Pullman, WA] Washington State University Libraries: Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, via YouTube.com, 2013. (Video. OSC in white uniforms with black helmets.)
Game program: Oregon State at Washington State – October 26, 1946
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