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1948 Occidental Tigers football
SCC champion
Raisin Bowl, W 21–20 vs. Colorado A&M
ConferenceSouthern California Conference
Record9–0 (4–0 SCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPatterson Field
Seasons← 19471949 →
1948 Southern California Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Occidental $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Pomona 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Whittier 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Redlands 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Caltech 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 Occidental Tigers football team represented Occidental College in the Southern California Conference (SCC) during the 1948 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Roy Dennis, the Tigers compiled a perfect 9–0 record (4–0 against SCC opponents), won the SCC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 206 to 46.

The team concluded its season with a victory over Colorado A&M in the 1949 Raisin Bowl. Los Angeles Rams quarterback Bob Waterfield served as an advisory backfield coach as the team prepared for its bowl game.

Occidental was led on offense by halfback Johnny Trump and quarterback Joe Johnson.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Cal Aggies*W 28–0
October 9at Santa Barbara State*W 8–7
October 16Cal Poly San Dimas*W 40–0
October 23at WhittierW 21–06,500
October 29vs. CaltechW 25–135,000
November 6at RedlandsW 28–64,000
November 13San Francisco State
  • Patterson Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 21–04,000
November 20Pomona
  • Patterson Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 14–09,000
January 1, 1949vs. Colorado A&MW 21–2010,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "Coach Roy Dennis Greets 53 Grid Candidates at Oxy". Los Angeles Times. September 14, 1948. p. IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Omer Crane (January 2, 1949). "Oxy Upsets Colorado Aggies, 21-20". The Fresno Bee. pp. 1, 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bob Waterfield Helps Occidental Get Ready". The Fresno Bee. December 22, 1948. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tiger Gridders Come Home to Battle Cal Poly". Los Angeles Times. October 16, 1948. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tigers Spank Aggies". Los Angeles Times. October 3, 1948. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Blocked Punt Gives Oxy 8-7 Victory". San Bernardino Daily Sun. October 11, 1948. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Oxy Stays Unbeaten as Poets Bow". Los Angeles Times. October 24, 1948. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Jack Geyer (October 30, 1948). "Oxy Nudges Caltech By 25 to 13". Los Angeles Times. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Unbeaten Oxy Overpowers Redlands, 28-6". Los Angeles Times. November 7, 1948. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Oxy Repels Alligator to Win, 21-0". Los Angeles Times. November 14, 1948. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Jack Geyer (November 21, 1948). "Bengals Defeat Sagehens, 14-0". Los Angeles Times. pp. 23, 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
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