1948 Occidental Tigers football team

Occidental Tigers football
1948 Occidental Tigers football
SCIAC champion
Raisin Bowl, W 21–20 vs. Colorado A&M
Conference	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1948 record	9–0 (4–0 SCIAC)
Head coach	Roy Dennis

The 1948 Occidental Tigers football team represented Occidental College in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) 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 SCIAC opponents), won the SCIAC 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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	at Cal Aggies*	A Street field Davis, CA	W 28–0		[5]
October 9	at Santa Barbara State*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 8–7		[6]
October 16	Cal Poly San Dimas*	Patterson Field Los Angeles, CA	W 40–0
October 23	at Whittier	Hadley Field Whittier, CA (rivalry)	W 21–0	6,500	[7]
October 29	vs. Caltech	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 25–13	5,000	[8]
November 6	at Redlands	Orange Bowl Stadium San Bernardino, CA	W 28–6	4,000	[9]
November 13	San Francisco State	Patterson Field Los Angeles, CA	W 21–0	4,000	[10]
November 20	Pomona	Patterson Field Los Angeles, CA	W 14–0	9,000	[11]
January 1, 1949	vs. Colorado A&M	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (Raisin Bowl)	W 21–20	10,000	[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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"Coach Roy Dennis Greets 53 Grid Candidates at Oxy". Los Angeles Times. September 14, 1948. p. IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
Omer Crane (January 2, 1949). "Oxy Upsets Colorado Aggies, 21-20". The Fresno Bee. pp. 1, 16 – via Newspapers.com.
"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.
"Tigers Spank Aggies". Los Angeles Times. October 3, 1948. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
"Blocked Punt Gives Oxy 8-7 Victory". San Bernardino Daily Sun. October 11, 1948. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
"Oxy Stays Unbeaten as Poets Bow". Los Angeles Times. October 24, 1948. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
Jack Geyer (October 30, 1948). "Oxy Nudges Caltech By 25 to 13". Los Angeles Times. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
"Unbeaten Oxy Overpowers Redlands, 28-6". Los Angeles Times. November 7, 1948. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
"Oxy Repels Alligator to Win, 21-0". Los Angeles Times. November 14, 1948. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
Jack Geyer (November 21, 1948). "Bengals Defeat Sagehens, 14-0". Los Angeles Times. pp. 23, 26 – via Newspapers.com.

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