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1948 California Golden Bears football team

1948 California Golden Bears football
PCC co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 14–20 vs. Northwestern
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
AP No. 4
1948 record 10–1 (6–0 PCC)
Head coach Pappy Waldorf (2nd year)
Seasons
« 1947 1949 »
1948 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 California * + 6 0 0     10 1 0
#9 Oregon + 7 0 0     9 2 0
USC 4 2 0     6 3 1
Washington State 4 3 1     4 5 1
Stanford 3 4 0     4 6 0
Oregon State 2 3 2     5 4 3
Washington 2 5 1     2 7 1
UCLA 2 6 0     3 7 0
Idaho 1 5 0     3 6 0
Montana 0 3 0     3 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1948 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1948 college football season. In their second year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the team compiled a 10–1 record (6–0 against PCC opponents), finished in a tie for the PCC championship, lost to Northwestern in the 1949 Rose Bowl, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 291 to 100.

A controversial moment in the Rose Bowl game is now known as the "phantom touchdown," when Northwestern's player was given a touchdown even though he fumbled the ball as while he was crossing the line, California disputed the touchdown arguing that the ball was fumbled prior to its crossing the line. California's claim is supported by a photograph taken at that moment.


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