1948 City College of San Francisco Rams football team

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1948 City College of San Francisco Rams football
Junior college national championship
NCJCC champion
NCJCC A Division champion
NCJCC championship game, W 24–9 vs. Menlo
Gold Dust Bowl, W 22–7 vs. Chaffey
Conference Northern California Junior College Conference
DivisionA Division
Record12–0 (8–0 NCJCC)
Head coach
Seasons
←  1947
1949 →
1948 Northern California Junior College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
A Division
CC of San Francisco xy$ 8 –0 –012 –0 –0
Hartnell 7 –1 –08 –2 –0
Stockton 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Sacramento City 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Modesto 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
San Mateo 2 –5 –03 –5 –0
B Division
Menlo xy 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
Santa Rosa 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Marin 4 –4 –05 –4 –1
Napa 3 –3 –06 –4 –1
Vallejo 4 –4 –06 –4 –1
Grant Tech 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Monterey 0 –4 –1 ? – ? – ?
Yuba 0 –6 –1 ? – ? – ?
NCJCC championship: CC of San Francisco 24, Menlo 9
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 1948 City College of San Francisco Rams football team was an American football team that represented City College of San Francisco (CCSF) as a member of the A Division of the Northern California Junior College Conference (NCJCC) during the 1948 junior college football season. In their third year under head coach Grover Klemmer, the Rams compiled a perfect 12–0 record, outscored opponents by a total of 291 to 62, won the NCJCC championship, and defeated Chaffey in the Gold Dust Bowl. CCSF claims the season as the second of 11 junior college national championships for its football program. [1]

College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Ollie Matson made his college football debut with the 1948 Rams. Matson scored 117 points on the season. At the end of the season, Matson and center Burl Toler were named to the National Junior College Athletic Association's first official junior college all-American football team. CCSF was the only school to earn more than one spot on the all-American team. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Monterey State StadiumW 37–02,000 [3]
October 2at Vallejo Vallejo, CA W 18–0 [4]
October 8at Sacramento City
W 25–75,500 [5]
October 16 Marin W 13–0
October 22 San Mateo San Francisco, CAW 26–0
October 29 East Los Angeles *
  • David J. Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 48–6 [6]
November 6at Los Angeles City *
W 13–0
November 11at Hartnell Salinas, CA W 20–7 [7]
November 19 Stockton
W 22–7 [8]
November 27at Modesto Modesto, CA W 25–19
December 4 Menlo *
  • George Washington High Field
  • San Francisco, CA (NCJCC championship game)
W 24–9 [9]
December 11vs. Chaffey *
W 20–79,500 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "A Tradition of Winning". CCSF Athletics. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Rams' Matson Toler Win National JC All-Star Posts". San Mateo Times. December 10, 1948. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "City College Wins Opener". The San Francisco Examiner. September 25, 1948. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Vallejo Downed By SF City College". The Press Democrat . Santa Rosa, California. United Press. October 3, 1948. p. 8. Retrieved May 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. ↑ Wilbur Adams (October 9, 1948). "SF City College Trims JC, 25-7, Before 5,500". The Sacramento Bee. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Rams Ramble To 48-6 Win". The San Francisco Examiner. October 31, 1948. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "S.F. City College Clips Hartnell of Salinas, 20-7". The Press Democrat. November 12, 1948. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "SF City College Beats Stockton JC, 22 To 7". The Sacramento Bee. November 20, 1948. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Rams Top Menlo 24-9 For JC Title: Matson Leads Bowl-Bound San Francisco". Vallejo Times-Herald. December 5, 1948. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Don Selby (December 12, 1948). "Rams Win In Vallejo SFCC Turns Back Chaffey JC, 20-7". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
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