1948 Stanford Indians football team

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1948 Stanford Indians football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadium Stanford Stadium
Seasons
←  1947
1949  →
1948 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 California ^ + 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 9 Oregon + 7 –0 –09 –2 –0
USC 4 –2 –06 –3 –1
Washington State 4 –3 –14 –5 –1
Stanford 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Oregon State 2 –3 –25 –4 –3
Washington 2 –5 –12 –7 –1
UCLA 2 –6 –03 –7 –0
Idaho 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Montana 0 –3 –03 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1948 college football season. Stanford was led by fourth-year head coach Marchmont Schwartz. The team was a member of the Pacific Coast Conference and played its home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Stanford was ranked at No. 45 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 San Jose State *
W 26–20
September 25 Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 12–2032,000 [2]
October 2at Washington State
L 7–1417,300
October 9 Santa Clara *
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 14–2735,000 [3]
October 16at UCLA
W 34–1440,341
October 23 USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
L 6–740,000
October 30 Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 20–025,000
November 6No. 5 Army *
L 0–43
November 13 Montana
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 39–7
November 20at No. 4 California
L 6–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Strite, Dick (September 26, 1948). "Webfoots look 'not very good,' but win, 20-12". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1.
  3. ↑ Harry Borba (October 10, 1948). "Santa Clara Tops Cardinals, 27-14". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 23, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
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