1948 California Golden Bears football team
American college football season
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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.
| 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) |
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| Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 California ^ + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Oregon + | 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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California was granted the Rose Bowl berth by a conference vote,[3][4][5] but the PCC allowed a second bowl bid this season.[6] Co-champion Oregon played SMU in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on New Year's Day, and also lost.[7][8][9]
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 Navy* | W 21–7 | 30,000 | [12] | ||
| October 2 | Saint Mary's* |
| W 20–0 | 54,000 | [13][14] | |
| October 9 | Wisconsin* | No. 9 |
| W 40–14 | 66,000 | [15] |
| October 16 | Oregon State | No. 6 |
| W 42–0 | 55,000 | [16] |
| October 23 | at Washington | No. 4 | W 21–0 | 38,000 | [17] | |
| October 30 | at USC | No. 4 | W 13–7 | 90,890 | [18] | |
| November 6 | UCLA | No. 5 |
| W 28–13 | 65,000 | [19] |
| November 13 | Washington State | No. 4 |
| W 44–14 | 52,000 | [20] |
| November 20 | Stanford | No. 4 |
| W 7–6 | 80,000 | [21] |
| January 1, 1949 | vs. No. 7 Northwestern* | No. 4 | L 14–20 | 92,000 | [22] | |
Rankings
| Week | |||||||||
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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) |
