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1948 California Golden Bears football
1948 California Golden Bears football
PCC co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 14–20 vs. Northwestern
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 4
Record	10–1 (6–0 PCC)
Head coach	Pappy Waldorf (2nd season);
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1947 1949 →

1948 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 California ^ +	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Oregon +	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
USC	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	1
Washington State	4	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Stanford	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	3	–	2	5	–	4	–	3
Washington	2	–	5	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
UCLA	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Idaho	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Montana	0	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1948 college football season. In their second year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Golden Bears compiled a 10–1 record (6–0 in PCC, first), tied for the PCC championship, lost to Northwestern in the Rose Bowl, and outscored its opponents 291 to 100.^[1]^[2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

California was granted the Rose Bowl berth by a conference vote,^[3]^[4]^[5] but the PCC allowed a second bowl bid this season.^[6] Co-champion Oregon played SMU in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on New Year's Day, and also lost.^[7]^[8]^[9]

A controversial moment in the Rose Bowl game is now known as the "phantom touchdown," when Northwestern's player was given a touchdown even though he fumbled the ball as while he was crossing the line, California disputed the touchdown arguing that the ball was fumbled prior to its crossing the line. California's claim is supported by a photograph taken at that moment.^[10]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Santa Clara*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 41–19	45,000	^[11]
September 25	at Navy*		Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 21–7
October 2	Saint Mary's*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 20–0	54,000	^[12]^[13]
October 9	Wisconsin*	No. 9	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 40–14	66,000	^[14]
October 16	Oregon State	No. 6	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 42–0	55,000	^[15]
October 23	at Washington	No. 4	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 21–0	38,000	^[16]
October 30	at USC	No. 4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 13–7	90,890	^[17]
November 6	UCLA	No. 5	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	W 28–13	65,000
November 13	Washington State	No. 4	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 44–14	40,000	^[18]
November 20	Stanford	No. 4	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	W 7–6
January 1, 1949	vs. No. 7 Northwestern*	No. 4	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	L 14–20	93,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	9 (3)	6 (10)	4 (14)	4 (13)	5 (16)	4 (11)	4 (16)	5 (3)	4 (5)

References

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^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^ "California Bears get Rose Bowl bid". Eugene Register-Guard. United Press. November 22, 1948. p. 1.
^ "California, Northwestern to meet in Rose Bowl". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 22, 1948. p. 14.
^ "Northwestern, California get nominations to Rose Bowl". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 23, 1948. p. 4, part 2.
^ "Oregon to play in Cotton Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. November 27, 1948. p. 1.
^ "SMU beats Ducks, 21-13". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. January 1, 1949. p. 1.
^ Strite, Dick (January 2, 1949). "Oregon, Cal both drop bowl games". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1.
^ Smits, Ted (January 2, 1949). "Oregon handed 21 to 13 defeat by Southern Methodist in Cotton Bowl". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 3, sports.
^ CalBear81 (June 29, 2011). "Cal's Greatest Football Coaches: #2 Pappy Waldorf". California Golden Blogs. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link).
^ Emmons Byrne (September 19, 1948). "Cal 41, S.C. 19: Jensen Proves Key To Bear Offense". Oakland Tribune. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Prescott Sullivan (October 3, 1948). "Cal Quells Gaels, 20-0: Bears' Power Tells After Close 1st Half". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 23–24 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ray Haywood (October 3, 1948). "Bears Wear Down Game Gaels, 20-0". Oakland Tribune. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
^ Russ Newland (October 10, 1948). "Bears Bowl Over Badgers, 40 to 14". Los Angeles Times. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bruins thump Oregon State Beavers, 42–0". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 17, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 191.
^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.