1948 Pacific Tigers football team

1948 Pacific Tigers football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
1948 record 7–1–2 (4–1 CCAA)
Head coach Larry Siemering (2nd season)
Home stadium Baxter Stadium
Grape Bowl
1948 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
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
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

COP 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 vs. Hardin–Simmons of Texas.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 25 Cal Poly Baxter Stadium • Stockton, CA W 33–14  
October 2 Loyola[note 2]* Baxter Stadium • Stockton, CA T 14–14  
October 9 at San Diego State Aztec Bowl • San Diego, CA W 41–14   9,000[1][2]
October 16 Portland* Baxter Stadium • Stockton, CA W 61–15  
October 30 San Jose Statedagger Grape Bowl • Lodi, CA L 7–14  
November 6 at Montana* Dornblaser Field [note 3] • Missoula, MT W 32–14  
November 13 at San Francisco* Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 32–14  
November 20 Santa Barbara[note 4] Baxter Stadium • Stockton, CA W 46–14  
November 25 at Fresno State[note 5] Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA W 55–0   6,487[3]
December 11 Hardin–Simmons* Grape Bowl • Lodi, CA (Grape Bowl) 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 1911–1961. See: University of the Pacific
  2. ↑ Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles from 1930–1973. See: Loyola Marymount
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ UC Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944–1956. See: UC Santa Barbara
  5. ↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911–1948. See: Fresno State

References

  1. ↑ Howard Hagen (October 10, 1948). "LeBaron Leads Pacific Into Lead Over San Diego". The San Diego Union. p. 2-B.
  2. ↑ Howard Hagen (October 11, 1948). "Aztecs Can Cheer Today -- Le Baron Leaves Town". The San Diego Union. p. 4-B.
  3. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "1948 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. 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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