1948 Oregon Ducks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1948 Oregon Ducks football Pacific Coast Conference PCC 9 9–2 7–0 Jim Aiken 2nd Brad Ecklund Dan Garza Don Stanton Hayward Field PCC co-champion Cotton Bowl 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 the PCC.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4-tXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6046%2C5692583 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Strite Dick Rose Bowl choice still undecided November 21, 1948 1 They did not play Montana or #4 California; the Golden Bears won all ten games during the regular season. Denied a Rose Bowl berth by a conference vote,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5OtXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6013%2C5895061 Eugene Register-Guard United Press California Bears get Rose Bowl bid November 22, 1948 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4vJXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XPYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7064%2C2809380 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press California, Northwestern to meet in Rose Bowl November 22, 1948 14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=abcVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Cw4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7044%2C229811 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Northwestern, California get nominations to Rose Bowl November 23, 1948 4, part 2 the PCC allowed a second bowl bid this season;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5-tXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6028%2C6533503 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon to play in Cotton Bowl November 27, 1948 1 Oregon played SMU in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on New Year's Day.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gbRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6285%2C3797854 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon United Press SMU beats Ducks, 21-13 January 1, 1949 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=erFhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6372%2C3839592 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Strite Dick Oregon, Cal both drop bowl games January 2, 1949 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wy1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j-UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6750%2C477385 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Smits Ted Oregon handed 21 to 13 defeat by Southern Methodist in Cotton Bowl January 2, 1949 3, sports Schedule 1948 AP September 18 w y Santa Barbara Hayward Field Eugene, OR 55–7 10,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1RdZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6645%2C4646057 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Webfoots open 1948 grid campaign Saturday afternoon September 17, 1948 14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1xdZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6191%2C4734873 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Strite Dick Is this Rose Bowl stuff at U.O., 55-7? September 19, 1948 1 September 25 w y Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 20–12 32,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3RdZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6005%2C5597650 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Strite Dick Webfoots look 'not very good,' but win, 20-12 September 26, 1948 1 October 2 l y y Michigan 7 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI 30–14 65,800 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5RdZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4736%2C6469256 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Strite Dick Oregon suffers 14-0 loss, but team shows real class October 3, 1948 1 October 9 w y Idaho Neale Stadium Moscow, ID 15–8 12,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a7heAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1418%2C3279555 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Oregon edges Idaho 15-8 in close homecoming tussle October 10, 1948 9https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v-tXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2212%2C531923 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Lichtman Art A bad Oregon day, despite 15-8 win October 10, 1948 1 October 16 w USC Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR 28–7 33,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bLFhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6366%2C1359227 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Strite Dick Score is close, but Troy falls to U.O. October 17, 1948 1 October 23 w y Washington State Hayward Field Eugene, OR 33–7 19,500 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y-tXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6339%2C2211604 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Strite Dick Webfoots show real stuff in topping Cougars, 33-7 October 24, 1948 1 October 30 w y 14 Saint Mary's Hayward Field Eugene, OR Governors' Trophy Game 14–13 10,000 Close Call As Webfoots Win, 14-13 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Strite Dick October 31, 1948 1, 16 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0etXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6132%2C3100525 November 6 w y 16 Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA rivalry 13–7 33,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1-tXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4829%2C4015225 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Strite Dick Oregon still on top by slim 13-7 win November 7, 1948 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5lopAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c-UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4311%2C2507809 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Webfoots humble Huskies, 13 to 7 November 7, 1948 1, sports November 12, 1948 w y 15 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 26–7 42,700 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3OtXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6254%2C4782825 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Strite Dick Bruins knuckle under to bowl bound Oregon November 13, 1948 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QM8zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v_UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4918%2C5507154 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Oregon crushes UCLAns, 26 to 7 November 13, 1948 8 November 20 w y 13 Oregon State Bell Field Corvallis, OR Civil War 10–0 22,000 January 1, 1949 l y 9 SMU 10 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Cotton Bowl 13–21 69,000 1948 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon/1948-schedule.html College Football @ Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference September 3, 2023 1948 Football Schedule https://goducks.com/sports/football/schedule/1948 University of Oregon Athletics September 3, 2023 2023 Oregon Football Record Book https://goducks.com/documents/2023/8/24/2023_Oregon_Football_Record_Book.pdf University of Oregon Athletics 50 September 3, 2023 Rankings 1948 college football rankings AP 1 9 NR NR NR 14 16 15 13 10 9 Personnel Notable players included quarterback Norm Van Brocklin, center Brad Ecklund, and halfback John McKay.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1RdZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5476%2C4645950 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Probable starting lineups September 17, 1948 14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gLRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6720%2C3765062 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Starting lineups for Cotton Bowl December 31, 1948 8 References Further reading Michael C. McCann, Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp, 1995. External links Washington State at Oregon, October 23, 1948, Washington State University Library Manuscripts and Archives Division, via YouTube.com, July 8, 2013. (Silent video.) Oregon Category:Oregon Ducks football seasons Category:Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons Oregon Ducks football