The 1946 Southern Oregon Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Southern Oregon College of Education (now known as Southern Oregon University) as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Al Simpson, the Red Raiders compiled a perfect 8–0 record, defeated Central Washington in the Pear Bowl, held opponents to an average of 5.2 points per game, and outscored opponents by a total of 176 to 42.[1] The team split its home game between Ashland and Medford, Oregon.
| 1946 Southern Oregon Red Raiders football | |
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Pear Bowl champion | |
Pear Bowl, W 13-8 vs. Central Washington | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 8–0 |
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| Home stadium | Walter Phillips Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 5 | at Chico State | Chico, CA | W 20–0 | 1,000 | [2][3] | ||
| October 12 | at Humboldt State | Arcata, CA | W 14–7 | [4] | |||
| October 19 | Oregon College |
| W 53–0 | [5][6] | |||
| October 24 | Oregon "B" team | Medford, OR | W 12–7 | ||||
| October 26 | Oregon State junior varsity |
| W 9–7 | 2,000 | [7] | ||
| November 11 | San Francisco State | Medford, OR (Armistice Day) | W 26–6 | [8] | |||
| November 16 | vs. Portland junior varsity | Grants Pass, OR | W 31–7 | [9] | |||
| November 28 | Central Washington | Ashland, OR (Pear Bowl) | W 13–0 | 4,500 | [10][11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Southern Oregon Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "Southern Oregon Outclasses Chico In Upset Victory". The Chico Record. October 6, 1946. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SOCE Scores 20-0 Win Over Chico State". Eugene Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon). October 7, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Oregon Edges Humboldt". Medford Mail Tribune. October 13, 1946. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Oregon Ready for Home Clash Saturday". Medford Mail Tribune. October 18, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulletin". Medford Mail Tribune. October 20, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SONS Hang 9-7 Loss On Beavers Jayvees". Corvalis Gazette-Times. October 28, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SOC Wins Over San Francisco by 26-6 Score". Medford Mail Tribune. November 12, 1946. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raiders Top Portland JV". Herald and News. Klamath Falls, Oregon. November 18, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seats Still Available For Pear Bowl Classic". Medford Mail Tribune. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Oregon Wins Pear Bowl Tilt, 13-8". Medford Mail Tribune. November 29, 1946. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.