1948 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1948 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1948 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Roy Bohler, Chico State compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with Southern Oregon. The team outscored its opponents 101 to 79 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at Chico High School Stadium in Chico, California.

1948 Chico State Wildcats football
FWC co-champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–3 (3–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumChico High School Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chico State + 3 1 0 5 3 0
Southern Oregon + 3 1 0 5 5 0
San Francisco State 2 2 0 3 5 0
Humboldt State 1 3 0 6 3 0
Cal Aggies 1 3 0 2 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Naval Air Station Alameda[note 1]*L 0–7
October 1at Oregon College*
W 20–7[1]
October 9Saint Martin's*
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 28–0
October 16Cal Aggies
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 19–7
October 22at San Francisco StateW 6–0
October 30Southern Oregon
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 7–32
November 6at Humboldt StateW 7–0
November 13at California JV[note 2]*L 14–26[2]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

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  1. ^ Naval Air Station Alameda was an Naval Air Station from 1940 to 1997. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.
  2. ^ The University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers".

References

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  1. ^ "Monmouth Drops Grid Meeting to Chico Staters". Daily Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon). October 2, 1948. p. 7. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ "Cal Ramblers Beat Chico State". Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California). November 14, 1948. p. 30. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "1948 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.