1946 San Francisco Dons football team

1946 San Francisco Dons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
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 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]

  1. ^ "1946 San Francisco Dons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  2. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 80.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.