1948 Chico State Wildcats football team

1948 Chico State Wildcats football
FWC co-champion
Conference Far Western Conference
1948 record 5–3 (3–1 FWC)
Head coach Roy Bohler (7th season)
Home stadium Chico High School Stadium
1948 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1948 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College[note 1] during the 1948 college football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1948. They played home games at Chico High School in Chico, California.

The 1948 Wildcats were led by seventh-year head coach Roy Bohler. Chico State finished the season as co-champion of the FWC, with a record of five wins and three losses (5–3, 3–1 FWC). The Wildcats outscored their opponents 101–79 for the season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 25 Naval Air Station Alameda[note 2]* Chico High School Stadium • Chico, CA L 0–7  
October 1 at Oregon College[note 3]* McArthur Field • Monmouth, OR W 20–7[1]  
October 9 Saint Martin’s* Chico High School Stadium • Chico, CA W 28–0  
October 16 Cal Aggies[note 4] Chico High School Stadium • Chico, CA W 19–7  
October 22 at San Francisco State[note 5] Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 6–0  
October 30 Southern Oregon[note 6] Chico High School Stadium • Chico, CA L 7–32  
November 6 at Humboldt State[note 7] Redwood Bowl • Arcata, CA W 7–0  
November 13 at California JV[note 8]* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 14–26[2]  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1949 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes

  1. ↑ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ↑ Naval Air Station Alameda was an Naval Air Station from 1940 to 1997. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.
  3. ↑ Western Oregon University was known as Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1980.
  4. ↑ University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  5. ↑ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. ↑ Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1955.
  7. ↑ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1972.
  8. ↑ The University of California JV team was commonly known as the “Cal Ramblers”.

References

  1. ↑ "Monmouth Drops Grid Meeting to Chico Staters". Daily Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon). October 2, 1948. p. 7. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Cal Ramblers Beat Chico State". Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California). November 14, 1948. p. 30. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "1948 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ "1949 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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