1946 Portland Pilots football team

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1946 Portland Pilots football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMultnomah Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1947 →
1946 Western major college football independents records
Conf Overall
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 Portland Pilots football team was an American football team that represented the University of Portland as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its first year under head coach Hal Moe, the team compiled a 1–4–1 record. The team played its home games at Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at Oregon StateL 0–35[1]
October 13Santa ClaraL 0–63,500–5,354[2][3]
October 19at Arizona StateW 13–0[4]
November 1Willamette
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
T 6–65,000[5]
November 9vs. Montana State
L 6–196,000[6]
November 16at IdahoL 6–201,500–3,500[7][8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Beavers Smash Pilots, 35-0". The Statesman. October 6, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Phil Norman (October 14, 1946). "Broncs Make Poor Showing In 6-0 Win Over Portland". Oakland Tribune. pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bill Mulligan (October 14, 1946). "Broncs Down Pilots For First Win, 6-0". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Battered Bulldogs Blanked By Portland Pilots, 13-0". Arizona Republic. October 20, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "WU Opens Story Book On 6-6 Tie With Pilots". The Capital Journal. November 2, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Alert Bobcats Whip Pilots 19-6 Before 6,000 Fans". Great Falls Tribune. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vandals defeat Portland, 20-6, for first win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 17, 1946. p. 10.
  8. ^ "Idaho U. Whips Portland U., 20 to 6". The Spokesman-Review. November 17, 1946. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.