1948 Cal Aggies football team
| 1948 Cal Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (1–3 FWC) |
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| Captain | Evert Schlinger |
| Home stadium | A Street field |
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| Chico State + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Oregon + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 Cal Aggies football team represented the College of Agriculture at Davis—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1948 college football season. Led by Vern Hickey in his ninth and final season as head coach, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 175 to 98 for the season. The Cal Aggies played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California.
In nine years under Hickey, the Cal Aggies compiled an overall record of 23–42–8, for a winning percentage of .370. The Aggies shared one conference title under Hickey, 1947.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 25 | Fairfield-Suisun AAF[note 1]* |
| W 37–6 | |
| October 2 | Occidental* |
| L 0–28 | |
| October 9 | at Southern Oregon |
| L 26–49 | |
| October 16 | at Chico State | L 7–19 | ||
| October 23 | Humboldt State |
| W 15–7 | |
| October 30 | San Francisco State |
| L 0–25 | |
| November 6 | vs. Santa Barbara[note 2]* | L 6–27 | [1] | |
| November 13 | at Whittier* |
| L 7–14 | |
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Travis Air Force Base was known as Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Force Base from 1947 to 1951.
- ^ The game against Santa Barbara was part of an "All-UC Doubleheader" that was held annually from 1948 to 1963. The other game of the double-header was California vs. UCLA. The games were always held at the home stadium of either Cal or UCLA.
References
[edit]- ^ "Compton College Takes Lead as Little Rose Bowl Selectee". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. November 8, 1948. p. 22. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
