1946 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1946 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College as a memeber 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.

1946 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record7–1–1 (6–1–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBell Field
Multnomah Stadium
1946 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 UCLA $ 7 –0 –010 –1 –0
Oregon State 6 –1 –17 –1 –1
USC 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Washington 5 –3 –05 –4 –0
Stanford 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Oregon 3 –4 –14 –4 –1
Montana 1 –3 –04 –4 –0
Washington State 1 –5 –11 –6 –1
California 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Idaho 0 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Oregon State was ranked at No. 62 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at UCLA
L 7–5048,650[3]
October 5Portland
W 35–0[4]
October 12USC
W 6–029,504 or 31,000[5][6][7]
October 26at Washington State
W 13–1215,000[8]
November 2Stanford
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
T 0–017,000[9]
November 9Idaho
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
W 34–0  4,000[10]
November 16at California
W 28–725,000[11]
November 23Oregon
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
W 13–020,000[12]
November 30Washington
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 21–1226,808[13]
Source:[14]

Conference opponent not played this season: Montana

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]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
643Paul EvansonTackleLos Angeles Rams
748Bill GrayGuardWashington Redskins

References
  1. "1946 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 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.
  4. "Beavers Smash Pilots, 35-0". The Statesman. October 6, 1946. p. 12. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Braven Dyer. "Beavers Bury Trojan Hopes Under 6-0 Loss". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. "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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. "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.
  14. "2016 Football media guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. 2016. p. 153. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  15. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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