1946 San Francisco Dons football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 3–6 |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Kezar Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1946 San Francisco Dons football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Francisco as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, the Dons compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 172 to 162. [1]
Forrest Hall led San Francisco's ground attack and ranked 19th nationally with 579 rushing yards and averaged 6.51 yards per carry. [2]
San Francisco was ranked at No. 86 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946. [3]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 29 | Nevada | W 26–14 | 30,000 | [4] | |
October 5 | at Stanford | L 7–33 | 40,000 | [5] | |
October 13 | Detroit |
| L 6–18 | 20,000 | [6] |
October 19 | vs. Mississippi State | L 20–48 | 15,000 | [7] | |
November 3 | Santa Clara |
| L 13–19 | 30,000 | [8] |
November 9 | Kansas State |
| W 38–6 | < 4,000 | [9] |
November 16 | Utah |
| L 13–21 | 5,000 | [10] |
November 24 | Wyoming |
| W 39–7 | 10,000 | [11] |
December 1 | Saint Mary's |
| L 0–6 | 50,000 | [12] |
The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Don was selected. [13]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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5 | 27 | Carroll Vogelaar | Tackle | Boston Yanks |
1946 San Francisco Dons football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 3–6 |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Kezar Stadium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1946 San Francisco Dons football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Francisco as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, the Dons compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 172 to 162. [1]
Forrest Hall led San Francisco's ground attack and ranked 19th nationally with 579 rushing yards and averaged 6.51 yards per carry. [2]
San Francisco was ranked at No. 86 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946. [3]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 29 | Nevada | W 26–14 | 30,000 | [4] | |
October 5 | at Stanford | L 7–33 | 40,000 | [5] | |
October 13 | Detroit |
| L 6–18 | 20,000 | [6] |
October 19 | vs. Mississippi State | L 20–48 | 15,000 | [7] | |
November 3 | Santa Clara |
| L 13–19 | 30,000 | [8] |
November 9 | Kansas State |
| W 38–6 | < 4,000 | [9] |
November 16 | Utah |
| L 13–21 | 5,000 | [10] |
November 24 | Wyoming |
| W 39–7 | 10,000 | [11] |
December 1 | Saint Mary's |
| L 0–6 | 50,000 | [12] |
The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Don was selected. [13]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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5 | 27 | Carroll Vogelaar | Tackle | Boston Yanks |