The 1946 Pacific Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1946 college football season. They had previously competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC) from 1925 to 1942 and as an independent from 1943 to 1945. In their 14th and final season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Tigers compiled a record of 4–7 with mark of 2–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the CCAA. At the end of the season, the Tigers were invited to the first, and only Optimist Bowl in Houston, where they lost to North Texas State Teachers.^[1] The Tigers played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Oregon*	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	L 6–7	10,000	[2]
October 4	Williams Field*	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 31–0
October 11	Santa Barbara	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 21–0
October 19	at Arizona*	Varsity Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 13–47	12,500	[3][4]
October 26	at No. 8 Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 13–26	35,000	[5]
November 1	Hawaii*	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	L 13–19	7,000
November 8	San Jose State	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	L 0–32
November 16	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 12–13	6,809	[6]
November 23	Cal Aggies*	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 31–6	3,000	[7]
November 30	at San Diego State	Balboa Stadium San Diego CA	W 19–13	6,000	[8]
December 21	North Texas State Teachers*	Public School Stadium Houston, TX (Optimist Bowl)	L 13–14		[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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