1948 Occidental Tigers football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1948

| team = Occidental Tigers

| sport = football

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| conference = Southern California Conference

| short_conf = SCC

| record = 9–0

| conf_record = 4–0

| head_coach = Roy Dennis

| hc_year = 4th

| captain =

| stadium = Patterson Field

| champion = SCC champion

| bowl = Raisin Bowl

| bowl_result = W 21–20 vs. Colorado A&M

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The 1948 Occidental Tigers football team represented Occidental College in the Southern California Conference (SCC) during the 1948 college football season.{{cite news|title=Coach Roy Dennis Greets 53 Grid Candidates at Oxy|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 14, 1948|page=IV-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24548087/coach_roy_dennis_greets_53_grid/|via=Newspapers.com}} 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.{{cite news|title=Bob Waterfield Helps Occidental Get Ready|newspaper=The Fresno Bee|date=December 22, 1948|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24547940/bob_waterfield_helps_occidental_get/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Occidental was led on offense by halfback Johnny Trump and quarterback Joe Johnson.{{cite news|title=Tiger Gridders Come Home to Battle Cal Poly|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 16, 1948|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24547293/tiger_gridders_come_home_to_battle_cal/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

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|October 2|at|Cal Aggies|A Street field|Davis, CA|W 28-0||{{cite news|title=Tigers Spank Aggies|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 3, 1948|page=26|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18270357/tigers_spank_aggies/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 9|at|Santa Barbara State|La Playa Stadium|Santa Barbara, CA|W 8-7||{{cite news|title=Blocked Punt Gives Oxy 8-7 Victory|newspaper=San Bernardino Daily Sun|date=October 11, 1948|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24546662/blocked_punt_gives_oxy_87_victory/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 16||Cal Poly San Dimas|Patterson Field|Los Angeles, CA|W 40-0||

|October 23|at|{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Whittier Poets|title=Whittier}}|Hadley Field|Whittier, CA (rivalry)|W 21-0|6,500|{{cite news|title=Oxy Stays Unbeaten as Poets Bow|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 24, 1948|page=29|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24546828/oxy_stays_unbeaten_as_poets_bow/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 29|vs|{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Caltech Beavers|title=Caltech}}|Rose Bowl|Pasadena, CA|W 25-13|5,000|{{cite news|title=Oxy Nudges Caltech By 25 to 13|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Jack Geyer|date=October 30, 1948|page=29|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24547115/oxy_nudges_caltech_by_25_to_13/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 6|at|{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Redlands Bulldogs|title=Redlands}}|Orange Bowl Stadium|San Bernardino, CA|W 28-6|4,000|{{cite news|title=Unbeaten Oxy Overpowers Redlands, 28-6|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 7, 1948|page=27|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24546434/unbeaten_oxy_overpowers_redlands_286/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 13||San Francisco State|Patterson Field|Los Angeles, CA|W 21-0|4,000|{{cite news|title=Oxy Repels Alligator to Win, 21-0|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 14, 1948|page=26|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24546994/oxy_repels_alligator_to_win_210/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 20||{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Pomona Sagehens|title=Pomona}}|Patterson Field|Los Angeles, CA|W 14-0|9,000|{{cite news|title=Bengals Defeat Sagehens, 14-0|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Jack Geyer|date=November 21, 1948|pages=23, 26|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24546224/bengals_defeat_sagehens_140/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|January 1, 1949|vs|Colorado A&M|Ratcliffe Stadium|Fresno, CA (Raisin Bowl)|W 21-20|10,000|{{cite news|title=Oxy Upsets Colorado Aggies, 21-20|newspaper=The Fresno Bee|author=Omer Crane|date=January 2, 1949|pages=1, 16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24522414/oxy_upsets_colorado_aggies_2120/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/516/stats/13491 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=February 28, 2024 }}

References

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