1948 Portland Pilots football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1948
| team = Portland Pilots
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 2–5–1
| head_coach = Hal Moe
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Multnomah Stadium
}}
{{1948 Western college football independents records}}
The 1948 Portland Pilots football team was an American football team that represented the University of Portland as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In its third and final year under head coach Hal Moe, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record. The team played its home games at Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.
Key players included quarterback Danny Christianson, left halfback John Freeman, right halfback Larry Wissbaum, and ends Joe Marshello, Ray Utz, and Bill Connell.
Portland was ranked at No. 197 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.{{cite news|title=Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Wilmington Morning News|date=December 15, 1948|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
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|September 18||{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Willamette Bearcats|title=Willamette}}|Multnomah Stadium|Portland, OR|L 6-9||{{cite news|title=Bearcats Surprise Pilot Eleven, 9-6|newspaper=The Statesman|date=September 19, 1948|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16547612/willamette_university_bearcat/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 25||Fresno State|Multnomah Stadium|Portland, OR|T 6-6||{{cite news|title=Pilots, Fresno Battle to Tie|newspaper=The Statesman|date=September 26, 1948|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8682474/pilots_fresno_battle_to_tie/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 9|at|Oregon State|Bell Field|Corvallis, OR|L 6-32|6,500|{{cite news|title=OSC 32-6 Winner Over Pilots|newspaper=The Statesman|date=October 10, 1948|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35148555/osc_326_winner_over_pilots/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 16|at|Pacific (CA)|Baxter Stadium|Stockton, CA|L 15-61||{{cite news|title=College Of Pacific Submerges Portland|newspaper=Arizona Republic|date=October 17, 1948|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35148950/college_of_pacific_submerges_portland/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 23||Montana State|Multnomah Stadium|Portland, OR|W 7-0||{{cite news|title=Portland Defeats Montana State For First Victory|newspaper=The Independent-Record|date=October 24, 1948|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35148818/portland_defeats_montana_state_for/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 30||Pepperdine||Portland, OR|W 21-0||{{cite news|title=Waves Beaten By Portland|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 31, 1948|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18262895/waves_beaten_by_portland/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 6|at|Saint Mary's|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 0-19|3,500|{{cite news|title=Sub Hero as Gaels Rebuff Pilots, 19-0|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|author=Harry M. Hayward|date=November 7, 1948|pages=23, 27|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35148745/sub_hero_as_gaels_rebuff_pilots_190/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 13|at|Idaho|Neale Stadium|Moscow, ID|L 0-28|4,500|{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7VopAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c-UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4301%2C5222147|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Idaho romps over Portland, 28-0 |date=November 14, 1948 |page=1, sports}}
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