1948 California Golden Bears football team
1948 California Golden Bears football | |
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PCC co-champion | |
Rose Bowl, L 14–20 vs. Northwestern | |
Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 4 |
Record | 10–1 (6–0 PCC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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No. 4 California ^ + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Oregon +
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7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1948 college football season. In their second year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Golden Bears compiled a 10–1 record (6–0 in PCC, first), tied for the PCC championship, lost to Northwestern in the Rose Bowl, and outscored its opponents 291 to 100.[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.
California was granted the Rose Bowl berth by a conference vote,
A controversial moment in the Rose Bowl game is now known as the "phantom touchdown," when Northwestern's player was given a touchdown even though he fumbled the ball as while he was crossing the line, California disputed the touchdown arguing that the ball was fumbled prior to its crossing the line. California's claim is supported by a photograph taken at that moment.[10]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | Santa Clara* | W 41–19 | 45,000 | [11] | ||
September 25 | at Baltimore, MD | W 21–7 | ||||
October 2 | Saint Mary's* |
| W 20–0 | 54,000 | [12][13] | |
October 9 | Wisconsin* | No. 9 |
| W 40–14 | 66,000 | [14] |
October 16 | Oregon State | No. 6 |
| W 42–0 | 55,000 | [15] |
October 23 | at Washington | No. 4 | W 21–0 | 38,000 | [16] | |
October 30 | at USC | No. 4 | W 13–7 | 90,890 | [17] | |
November 6 | UCLA | No. 5 |
| W 28–13 | 65,000 | |
November 13 | Washington State | No. 4 |
| W 44–14 | 40,000 | [18] |
November 20 | Stanford | No. 4 |
| W 7–6 | ||
January 1, 1949 | vs. No. 7 Northwestern* | No. 4 | L 14–20 | 93,000 | ||
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Rankings
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | 9 (3) | 6 (10) | 4 (14) | 4 (13) | 5 (16) | 4 (11) | 4 (16) | 5 (3) | 4 (5) |
References
- ^ "1948 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "California Bears get Rose Bowl bid". Eugene Register-Guard. United Press. November 22, 1948. p. 1.
- ^ "California, Northwestern to meet in Rose Bowl". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 22, 1948. p. 14.
- ^ "Northwestern, California get nominations to Rose Bowl". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 23, 1948. p. 4, part 2.
- ^ "Oregon to play in Cotton Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. November 27, 1948. p. 1.
- ^ "SMU beats Ducks, 21-13". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. January 1, 1949. p. 1.
- ^ Strite, Dick (January 2, 1949). "Oregon, Cal both drop bowl games". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1.
- ^ Smits, Ted (January 2, 1949). "Oregon handed 21 to 13 defeat by Southern Methodist in Cotton Bowl". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 3, sports.
- ^ CalBear81 (June 29, 2011). "Cal's Greatest Football Coaches: #2 Pappy Waldorf". California Golden Blogs. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
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- ^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 191.
- ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
- ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
- ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.