1948 Pacific Tigers football team

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1948 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1948 record7–1–2 (4–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumBaxter Stadium
Grape Bowl
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Pacific 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 2
Santa Barbara 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Fresno State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
San Diego State 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Cal Poly 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 Pacific Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Pacific (COP)[note 1] during the 1948 college football season.

Pacific competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). In their second season under head coach Larry Siemering, the Tigers had seven wins, one loss, and two ties (7–1–2, 4–1 CCAA) and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 356 to 147. At the end of the season, the Tigers were invited to the Grape Bowl in Lodi, California, where they tied Hardin–Simmons, 35–35.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 25Cal Poly[note 2]
W 33–14
October 2Loyola (CA)[note 3]*
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
T 14–14
October 9at San Diego State[note 4]
W 41–149,000[1][2]
October 16Portland*
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 61–15
October 30San Jose State[note 5]dagger
L 7–14
November 6at Montana*
W 32–14
November 13at San Francisco*
W 32–14
November 20Santa Barbara[note 7]
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 46–14
November 25at Fresno State[note 8]
W 55–06,487[3]
December 11Hardin–Simmons*
T 35–35
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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Team players in the NFL[]

No College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1949 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

Notes[]

  1. ^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  2. ^ The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  3. ^ Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles from 1930 to 1973.
  4. ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. ^ There were two stadiums named Dornblaser Field built to host Montana football games. This is the original stadium, built in 1912 and replaced in 1978.
  7. ^ University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1958.
  8. ^ California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948

References[]

  1. ^ Howard Hagen (October 10, 1948). "LeBaron Leads Pacific Into Lead Over San Diego". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 2-B.
  2. ^ Howard Hagen (October 11, 1948). "Aztecs Can Cheer Today -- Le Baron Leaves Town". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 4-B.
  3. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "1948 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "1949 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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