1948 Occidental Tigers football
SCC champion
Raisin Bowl, W 21–20 vs. Colorado A&M
ConferenceSouthern California Conference
Record9–0 (4–0 SCIAC)
Head coach
1948 Southern California Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Occidental $ 4 –0 –09 –0 –0
Pomona 3 –1 –06 –2 –0
Whittier 2 –2 –06 –4 –0
Redlands 1 –3 –01 –7 –0
Caltech 0 –4 –01 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 Occidental Tigers football team represented Occidental College in the Southern California Conference (SCC) during the 1948 college football season.[1] 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.[2] Los Angeles Rams quarterback Bob Waterfield served as an advisory backfield coach as the team prepared for its bowl game.[3]

Occidental was led on offense by halfback Johnny Trump and quarterback Joe Johnson.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Cal Aggies*
W 28–0[5]
October 9at Santa Barbara State*
W 8–7[6]
October 16Cal Poly San Dimas*
W 40–0
October 23at Whittier
W 21–06,500[7]
October 29vs. Caltech
W 25–135,000[8]
November 6at Redlands
W 28–64,000[9]
November 13San Francisco State
  • Patterson Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 21–04,000[10]
November 20Pomonadagger
  • Patterson Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 14–09,000[11]
January 1, 1949vs. Colorado A&M
W 21–2010,000[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "Coach Roy Dennis Greets 53 Grid Candidates at Oxy". Los Angeles Times. September 14, 1948. p. IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 Omer Crane (January 2, 1949). "Oxy Upsets Colorado Aggies, 21-20". The Fresno Bee. pp. 1, 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Bob Waterfield Helps Occidental Get Ready". The Fresno Bee. December 22, 1948. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tiger Gridders Come Home to Battle Cal Poly". Los Angeles Times. October 16, 1948. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tigers Spank Aggies". Los Angeles Times. October 3, 1948. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Blocked Punt Gives Oxy 8-7 Victory". San Bernardino Daily Sun. October 11, 1948. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Oxy Stays Unbeaten as Poets Bow". Los Angeles Times. October 24, 1948. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Jack Geyer (October 30, 1948). "Oxy Nudges Caltech By 25 to 13". Los Angeles Times. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Unbeaten Oxy Overpowers Redlands, 28-6". Los Angeles Times. November 7, 1948. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Oxy Repels Alligator to Win, 21-0". Los Angeles Times. November 14, 1948. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Jack Geyer (November 21, 1948). "Bengals Defeat Sagehens, 14-0". Los Angeles Times. pp. 23, 26 – via Newspapers.com.
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