1948 Cal Aggies football team

The 1948 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture[note 1] in the 1948 college football season. The team was known as either the Cal Aggies or California Aggies, and competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

1948 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1948 record5–4 (1–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumA Street field
1948 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

The Aggies were led by head coach Vern Hickey in his ninth and final season. They played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California. The Aggies finished the season with a record of two wins and six losses (2–6, 1–3 FWC). They were outscored by their opponents 98–175 for the 1948 season.

In nine years under coach Hickey, Northern Branch compiled a record of 23–42–8 (13–12–1 FWC). That's an overall winning percentage of .370. The Aggies shared the conference title in one season under coach Hichey (1947) but did not play in the postseason in any of his seasons.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 25Fairfield-Suisun AAF[note 3]*
W 37–6
October 2Occidental*
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
L 0–28
October 9at Southern Oregon[note 4]
L 26–49
October 16at Chico State[note 5]
L 7–19
October 23Humboldt State[note 6]
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
W 15–7
October 30San Francisco State[note 7]
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
L 0–25
November 6vs. Santa Barbara[note 8][note 9]*
L 6–27[1]
November 13at Whittier*
L 7–14
  • *Non-conference game

[2] [3]

NFL Draft

No Cal Aggies players were selected in the 1949 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Notes
  1. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. Travis Air Force Base was known as Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Force Base from 1947 to 1951.
  4. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1955.
  5. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  8. The game against Santa Barbara was part of an "All-UC Doubleheader" that was held annually from 1948 to 1963. The other game of the double-header was California vs. UCLA. The games were always held at the home stadium of either Cal or UCLA.
  9. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.

References
  1. "Compton College Takes Lead as Little Rose Bowl Selectee". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. November 8, 1948. p. 22. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  4. "1949 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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