1948 Stanford Indians football team

1948 Stanford Indians football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	4–6 (3–4 PCC)
Head coach	Marchmont Schwartz (4th season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
Seasons ← 1947 1949 →

1948 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 California ^ +	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 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 Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1948 college football season. Stanford was led by fourth-year head coach Marchmont Schwartz. The team was a member of the Pacific Coast Conference and played its home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Stanford was ranked at No. 45 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 26–20
September 25	Oregon	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 12–20	32,000	^[2]
October 2	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 7–14	17,300
October 9	Santa Clara*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 14–27	35,000	^[3]
October 16	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 34–14	40,341
October 23	USC	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 6–7	40,000
October 30	Washington	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 20–0	25,000
November 6	No. 5 Army*	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 0–43
November 13	Montana	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 39–7
November 20	at No. 4 California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	L 6–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Strite, Dick (September 26, 1948). "Webfoots look 'not very good,' but win, 20-12". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1.
^ Harry Borba (October 10, 1948). "Santa Clara Tops Cardinals, 27-14". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 23, 25 – via Newspapers.com.

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