1948 Pepperdine Waves football team

1948 Pepperdine Waves football
Conference	Independent
1948 record	4–5
Head coach	Warren Gaer (3rd season)
Home stadium	Wrigley Field
Seasons ←  1947 1949  →

1948 Western college football independents records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Nevada			–					9	–	2	–	0
Santa Clara			–					7	–	2	–	1
Hawaii			–					7	–	4	–	1
Idaho State			–					6	–	1	–	1
Cal Poly San Dimas			–					6	–	4	–	0
Pepperdine			–					4	–	5	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					4	–	6	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					3	–	5	–	1
La Verne			–					3	–	5	–	0
Portland			–					2	–	5	–	1
San Francisco			–					2	–	7	–	0

The 1948 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College ^{[note 1]} as an independent during the 1948 college football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Warren Gaer. For the 1948 season only, the Waves played home games at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. Pepperdine finished the season with a record of 4–5.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at BYU	Cougar Stadium [note 2] Provo, UT	L 0–13		[1]
October 2	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 7–33		[2]
October 9	San Jose State	Wrigley Field Los Angeles, CA	L 6–61	5,100	[3]
October 16	at San Diego State	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	L 6–7	18,000	[4] [5]
October 23	Fresno State	Wrigley Field Los Angeles, CA	W 14–13	5,000	[6]
October 30	at Portland	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 0–21		[7]
November 13	Arizona State–Flagstaff	Wrigley Field Los Angeles, CA	W 34–20	3,700	[8]
November 20	Caltech	Wrigley Field Los Angeles, CA	W 14–12
November 27	at Loyola (CA)	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 14–13	7,500	[9] [10]

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Team players in the NFL

No Pepperdine players were selected in the 1949 NFL Draft. ^{[13] [14]}

The following player finished his collegiate playing career in 1948 at Pepperdine. He had played in the NFL during World War II, at age 19, and prior to playing football at Pepperdine.

Player	Position	NFL team
Tom Bedore	Guard – Linebacker	1944 Washington Redskins

Notes

1. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
2. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season

References

1. "BYU Outscores Devil Foe, 13-0". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. September 25, 1948. p. 4. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Sun Devils Sail Through Waves". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 3, 1948. p. 5. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Spartans Bury Wave Under 61-6 Score". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 10, 1948. p. 26. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
4. Howard Hagen (October 17, 1948). "Radovich's Kick Wins for State". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 22-A.
5. "Ventura Ties West Loop". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. October 18, 1948. p. 23. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Pepperdine Edges Fresno State". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 25, 1948. p. 11. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Waves Beaten by Portland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 31, 1948. p. 29. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Waves Defeat Jacks, 34-20". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. November 15, 1948. p. 15. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
9. Jack Geyer (November 28, 1948). "Waves Hand Lions 14-13 Grid Upset". Los Angeles Times. p. I-31 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Terry Bell Paces Pepperdine With Two Touchdowns". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. November 29, 1948. p. 26. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
11. "1949 - Pepperdine" . Retrieved February 2, 2017.
12. Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
13. "1949 NFL Draft" . Retrieved February 15, 2017.
14. "Pepperdine Players/Alumni" . Retrieved February 15, 2017.