The 1948 Pacific Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1948 college football season. In their second season under head coach Larry Siemering, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–1–2 with a mark 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the CCAA. They outscored all opponents by a combined total of 356 to 147. At the end of the season, the Tigers were invited to the Grape Bowl in Lodi, California, where they tied Hardin–Simmons, 35–35.

Pacific was ranked at No. 67 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Cal Poly	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 33–13	10,000	[2]
October 2	Loyola (CA)*	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	T 14–14	10,500	[3]
October 9	at San Diego State	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 41–14	9,000	[4][5]
October 16	Portland*	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 61–15		[6]
October 30	San Jose State	Grape Bowl Lodi, CA	L 7–14
November 6	at Montana*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 32–14
November 13	at San Francisco*	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 32–14	10,000	[7]
November 20	Santa Barbara	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 46–14
November 25	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 55–0	6,487	[8]
December 11	Hardin–Simmons*	Grape Bowl Lodi, CA (Grape Bowl)	T 35–35	12,000	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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