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California

PAC · 1948 Season · Final

Developing
Record
10–1
0.909 Win %
Conference
1st
6–0 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
111
1916–2026
All-Time Record
610–557–31
0.522 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1920, 1937, 1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 24
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare California head-to-head · History & Eras

1948 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 21Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)H2HIND FBSI7–2–1W 41–19
5Week 5 · Sep 28Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI0–8–1W 21–7
6Week 6 · Oct 5ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 20–0
7Week 7 · Oct 12Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB102–7W 40–14
8Week 8 · Oct 19Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC5–4–3W 42–0
9Week 9 · Oct 26Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC2–7–1W 21–0
10Week 10 · Nov 2USCH2HPAC6–3–1W 13–7
11Week 11 · Nov 9UCLAH2HPAC3–7W 28–13
12Week 12 · Nov 16Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC4–5–1W 44–14
13Week 13 · Nov 23Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC4–6W 7–6
16Final · Jan 4Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB108–2L 14–20

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.407
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+35
-2+37
  • Santa Clara +7
  • USC +6
  • Oregon State +5
  • ST. Mary's +4
  • Washington State +4
  • Stanford +4
  • UCLA +3
  • Wisconsin +2
  • Washington +2
  • Navy 0
  • Northwestern -2

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #10Better than 93%
Win % Place 5thBetter than 97%

0.909 Win % · Change -3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#8W14#7Regular Season Final#7Post-Season W1#7Post-Season W2#10Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+22
+14
+20
+26
+42
+21
+6
+15
+30
+1
-6

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#421943#721944#671945#971946#91947

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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