# 1946 Far Western Conference football season

The 1946 Far Western Conference football season was the season of college football played by the three member schools of the Far Western Conference (FWC) as part of the 1946 college football season.
The Humboldt State Lumberjacks won the FWC championship with a 5–3–1 record (1–0–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 84 to 70.

## Conference overview

| Conf. rank | Team | Head coach | Conf. record | Overall record | Points scored | Points against |
| 1 | Humboldt State | Joseph Forbes | 1–0–1 | 5–3–1 | 84 | 70 |
| 2 | Chico State | Roy Bohler | 1–1 | 2–7 | 61 | 109 |
| 3 | Cal Aggies | Boyd Bettencourt | 0–1–1 | 0–5–2 | 54 | 113 |

## Teams
### Humboldt State

The 1946 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. Led by first-year head coach Joseph Forbes, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 1–0–1 in conference play outscored their opponents 84 to 70 for the season. The team played home games at Albee Stadium in Eureka, California and the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

#### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 27 | Linfield* | Albee StadiumEureka, CA | W 14–0 | |
| October 5 | Stanford JV* | Redwood BowlArcata, CA | L 0–21 | |
| October 10 | at Southern Oregon* | Walter E. Phillips Field ?Ashland, OR | L 7–14 | |
| October 18 | at Chico State | Chico High School StadiumChico, CA | W 6–2 | |
| October 26 | at San Francisco State* | Cox StadiumSan Francisco, CA | W 14–7 | |
| November 2 | at Cal Aggies | A Street FieldDavis, CA | T 7–7 | 2,000 |
| November 11 | Lewis & Clark* | Redwood BowlArcata, CA | W 9–0 | |
| November 16 | Pepperdine* | Redwood BowlArcata, CA | L 14–19 | |
| November 23 | Oregon College* | Redwood BowlArcata, CA | W 13–0 | |
| *Non-conference game ||||||

### Chico State

The 1946 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College (now known as California State University, Chico) of Chico, California. Led by fifth-year head coach Roy Bohler, Chico State compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 109 to 61 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at Chico High School Stadium in Chico.
This was the first team Chico State fielded in four years. They had no team during the war years of 1943 to 1945.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 26 | at California JV* | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | L 0–6 | |
| October 3 | Southern Oregon* | Chico, CA | L 0–20 | 1,000 |
| October 12? | Hamilton Field* | ? | W 33–6 | |
| October 19 | Humboldt State | Chico High School StadiumChico, CA | L 2–6 | |
| October 26 | at Cal Aggies | A Street fieldDavis, CA | W 13–0 | |
| November 2 | at San Francisco State* | Cox StadiumSan Francisco, CA | L 0–26 | |
| November 9 | Saint Mary's JV* | Chico High School StadiumChico, CA | L 6–19 | |
| November 15 | Sacramento* | Chico High School StadiumChico, CA | L 0–6 | |
| November 23 | at Cal Poly* | Mustang StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | L 7–20 | |
| *Non-conference game ||||||

### Cal Aggies

The 1946 Cal Aggies football team represented the University of California College of Agriculture at Davis, California (now known as the University of California, Davis). Led by seventh-year head coach Vern Hickey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 0–5–2 with a mark of 0–1–1 in conference play, placing third in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 113 to 54 for the season. The Cal Aggies played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California.
The Aggies did not play in the 1943 to 1945 seasons due to World War II.

#### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 12 | San Francisco State | A Street fieldDavis, CA | L 6–13 | |
| October 19 | at California JV* | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | L 14–21 | |
| October 26 | Chico State | A Street fieldDavis, CA | L 0–13 | |
| November 2 | Humboldt State | A Street fieldDavis, CA | T 7–7 | 2,000 |
| November 9 | Stanford JV* | A Street fieldDavis, CA | T 14–14 | |
| November 16 | at Santa Barbara* | La Playa StadiumSanta Barbara, CA | L 7–14 | |
| November 23 | at Pacific (CA)* | Baxter StadiumStockton, CA | L 6–31 | 3,000 |
| *Non-conference game ||||||