| 1948 Occidental Tigers football | |
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SCC champion | |
Raisin Bowl, W 21–20 vs. Colorado A&M | |
| Conference | Southern California Conference |
| Record | 9–0 (4–0 SCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Patterson Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occidental $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pomona | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whittier | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Redlands | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caltech | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 Occidental Tigers football team represented Occidental College in the Southern California Conference (SCC) during the 1948 college football season.[1] In their fourth season under head coach Roy Dennis, the Tigers compiled a perfect 9–0 record (4–0 against SCC opponents), won the SCC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 206 to 46.
The team concluded its season with a victory over Colorado A&M in the 1949 Raisin Bowl.[2] Los Angeles Rams quarterback Bob Waterfield served as an advisory backfield coach as the team prepared for its bowl game.[3]
Occidental was led on offense by halfback Johnny Trump and quarterback Joe Johnson.[4]
- ^ "Coach Roy Dennis Greets 53 Grid Candidates at Oxy". Los Angeles Times. September 14, 1948. p. IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
RBwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Bob Waterfield Helps Occidental Get Ready". The Fresno Bee. December 22, 1948. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tiger Gridders Come Home to Battle Cal Poly". Los Angeles Times. October 16, 1948. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.