1948 Oregon Ducks football team explained

Year:1948
Team:Oregon Ducks
Sport:football
Conference:Pacific Coast Conference
Short Conf:PCC
Aprank:9
Record:9–2
Conf Record:7–0
Head Coach:Jim Aiken
Hc Year:2nd
Captain:Brad Ecklund
Captain2:Dan Garza
Captain3:Don Stanton
Stadium:Hayward Field
Champion:PCC co-champion
Bowl:Cotton Bowl
Bowl Result:L 13–21 vs. SMU

The 1948 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1948 college football season. The Ducks competed as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The team was led by head coach Jim Aiken, in his second year, and played their home games at Hayward Field in Eugene and at Multnomah Field in Portland. Oregon finished the regular season ranked ninth, with nine wins and one loss, and won all seven conference games in They did not play Montana or #4 California; the Golden Bears won all ten games during the

Denied a Rose Bowl berth by a conference the PCC allowed a second bowl bid this season;[1] Oregon played SMU in the in Dallas on

Schedule

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Rankings

See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings.

Personnel

Notable players included quarterback Norm Van Brocklin, center Brad Ecklund, and halfback

References

Additional sources

Notes and References

  1. News: Oregon to play in Cotton Bowl . Eugene Register-Guard . November 27, 1948 . 1 .
  2. Web site: . 1948 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results . College Football @ Sports-Reference.com . . September 3, 2023 .
  3. Web site: . 1948 Football Schedule . University of Oregon Athletics . September 3, 2023 .
  4. Web site: . 2023 Oregon Football Record Book . University of Oregon Athletics . 50 . September 3, 2023 .