1948 Portland Pilots football team

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1948 Portland Pilots football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMultnomah Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nevada     9 2 0
Santa Clara     7 2 1
Hawaii     7 4 1
Idaho State     6 1 1
Cal Poly San Dimas     6 4 0
Pepperdine     4 5 0
Saint Mary's     4 6 0
Loyola (CA)     3 5 1
La Verne
    3 5 0
Portland     2 5 1
San Francisco     2 7 0

The 1948 Portland Pilots football team was an American football team that represented the University of Portland as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In its third and final year under head coach Hal Moe, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record. The team played its home games at Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.

Key players included quarterback Danny Christianson, left halfback John Freeman, right halfback Larry Wissbaum, and ends Joe Marshello, Ray Utz, and Bill Connell.

Portland was ranked at No. 197 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18
Willamette
L 6–9[2]
September 25Fresno State
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
T 6–6[3]
October 9at Oregon StateL 6–326,500[4]
October 16at Pacific (CA)
L 15–61[5]
October 23Montana State
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 7–0[6]
October 30PepperdinePortland, ORW 21–0[7]
November 6at Saint Mary'sL 0–193,500[8]
November 13at IdahoL 0–284,500[9]

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