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1946 Southern Oregon Red Raiders football team

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1946 Southern Oregon Red Raiders football
Pear Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Head coach
Home stadiumWalter Phillips Field
Seasons
← 1938
1947 →
1946 Western non-major college football independents records
Conf Overall
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

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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at Chico StateChico, CAW 20–01,000[2][3]
October 12at Humboldt StateArcata, CAW 14–7[4]
October 19Oregon College
  • Walter Phillips Field
  • Ashland, OR
W 53–0[5][6]
October 24Oregon "B" teamMedford, ORW 12–7
October 26Oregon State junior varsitydagger
W 9–72,000[7]
November 11San Francisco StateMedford, OR (Armistice Day)W 26–6[8]
November 16vs. Portland junior varsityGrants Pass, ORW 31–7[9]
November 28Central WashingtonAshland, OR (Pear Bowl)W 13–04,500[10][11]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Southern Oregon Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "Southern Oregon Outclasses Chico In Upset Victory". The Chico Record. October 6, 1946. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SOCE Scores 20-0 Win Over Chico State". Eugene Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon). October 7, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southern Oregon Edges Humboldt". Medford Mail Tribune. October 13, 1946. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southern Oregon Ready for Home Clash Saturday". Medford Mail Tribune. October 18, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bulletin". Medford Mail Tribune. October 20, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "SONS Hang 9-7 Loss On Beavers Jayvees". Corvalis Gazette-Times. October 28, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "SOC Wins Over San Francisco by 26-6 Score". Medford Mail Tribune. November 12, 1946. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Raiders Top Portland JV". Herald and News. Klamath Falls, Oregon. November 18, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Seats Still Available For Pear Bowl Classic". Medford Mail Tribune. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Southern Oregon Wins Pear Bowl Tilt, 13-8". Medford Mail Tribune. November 29, 1946. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.