1946 Portland Pilots football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1946
| team = Portland Pilots
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 1–4–1
| head_coach = Hal Moe
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Multnomah Stadium
| prev_year = 1942
}}
{{1946 Western major college football independents records}}
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
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|October 5|at|Oregon State|Bell Field|Corvallis, OR|L 0-35||{{cite news|title=Beavers Smash Pilots, 35-0|newspaper=The Statesman|date=October 6, 1946|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35149355/beavers_smash_pilots_350/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 13||Santa Clara|Multnomah Stadium|Portland, OR|L 0-6|3,500–5,354|{{cite news|title=Broncs Make Poor Showing In 6-0 Win Over Portland|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|author=Phil Norman|date=October 14, 1946|pages=10–11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35149479/broncs_make_poor_showing_in_60_win/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Broncs Down Pilots For First Win, 6-0|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=Bill Mulligan|date=October 14, 1946|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99908686/broncs-down-pilots-for-first-win-6-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 19|at|Arizona State|Goodwin Stadium|Tempe, AZ|W 13-0||{{cite news|title=Battered Bulldogs Blanked By Portland Pilots, 13-0|newspaper=Arizona Republic|date=October 20, 1946|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35149589/battered_bulldogs_blanked_by_portland/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 1||Willamette|Multnomah Stadium|Portland, OR|T 6-6|5,000|{{cite news|title=WU Opens Story Book On 6-6 Tie With Pilots|newspaper=The Capital Journal|date=November 2, 1946|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35049563/wu_opens_story_book_on_66_tie_with/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 9|vs.|Montana State|Memorial Stadium|Great Falls, MT|L 6-19|6,000|{{cite news|title=Alert Bobcats Whip Pilots 19-6 Before 6,000 Fans|newspaper=Great Falls Tribune|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35149746/alert_bobcats_whip_pilots_196_before/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 16|at|Idaho|Neale Stadium|Moscow, ID|L 6-20|1,500–3,500|{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bChmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eS8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1420%2C3818521 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Vandals defeat Portland, 20-6, for first win |date=November 17, 1946 |page=10}}{{cite news|title=Idaho U. Whips Portland U., 20 to 6|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|date=November 17, 1946|page=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35149885/idaho_u_whips_portland_u_20_to_6/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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