1948 Stanford Indians football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
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 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1948 college football season. Stanford was led by fourth-year head coach Marchmont Schwartz. The team was a member of the Pacific Coast Conference and played its home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Stanford was ranked at No. 45 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18San Jose State*
W 26–20
September 25Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 12–2032,000[2]
October 2at Washington State
L 7–1417,300
October 9Santa Clara*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 14–2735,000[3]
October 16at UCLA
W 34–1440,341
October 23USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
L 6–740,000
October 30Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 20–025,000
November 6No. 5 Army*
L 0–43
November 13Montana
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 39–7
November 20at No. 4 California
L 6–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Strite, Dick (September 26, 1948). "Webfoots look 'not very good,' but win, 20-12". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1.
  3. ^ Harry Borba (October 10, 1948). "Santa Clara Tops Cardinals, 27-14". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 23, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
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