1948 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1948 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1948 college football season. In their fourteenth season under head coach Lon Stiner, the Beavers compiled a 5–4–3 record (2–3–2 in PCC, sixth), defeated Hawaii in the Pineapple Bowl on New Year's Day, and outscored their opponents 249 to 236.[1]

1948 Oregon State Beavers football
Pineapple Bowl, W 47–27 vs. Hawaii
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–4–3 (2–3–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBell Field
Multnomah Stadium
1948 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 California ^ + 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 9 Oregon + 7 –0 –09 –2 –0
USC 4 –2 –06 –3 –1
Washington State 4 –3 –14 –5 –1
Stanford 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Oregon State 2 –3 –25 –4 –3
Washington 2 –5 –12 –7 –1
UCLA 2 –6 –03 –7 –0
Idaho 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Montana 0 –3 –03 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

Oregon State was ranked at No. 54 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

The team played its home games on campus at Bell Field in Corvallis and at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

The following spring at age 45, Stiner resigned as head coach on March 7.[3][4] He said at the time, "A football coach must have full support in his job. I have had excellent support in the past but when the full support no longer exists, a change is for the best for all parties concerned."[5] With 16 years of service, he was the dean of the PCC football coaches.[5] He compiled a record of 74–49–17 (49–42–13 in PCC) as head coach.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Idaho
W 27–12  8,500[6][7]
September 24at USC
L 6–2150,237[8]
October 2Washington
T 14–1425,000[9]
October 9Portland*
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
W 26–3  6,500[10]
October 16at No. 6 California
L 0–4255,000[11]
October 23at UCLA
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–030,933[12]
October 30 No. 17 Michigan State*
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
L 21–4612,000[13]
November 6at Washington State
T 26–2612,000[14]
November 13Utah*
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
T 20–20  8,000[15]
November 20 No. 13 Oregon
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
L 0–1022,000[16]
November 27Nebraska*
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 28–1213,000[17]
January 1, 1949at Hawaii*
W 47–2714,000[18]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Conference opponents not played this season: Montana, Stanford

Coaching staff
  • Jim Dixon, line
  • Bob Dethman, backs
  • Lee Gustafson, backs
  • Al Cox, freshmen
  • Jack Begelman, freshman

References
  1. "1948 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Lon Stiner quits grid post at State". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 8, 1949. p. 10.
  4. "Stiner resigns post as coach of OSC eleven". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 8, 1949. p. 15.
  5. "Lon Stiner Quits Football Post With Beavers; no Future Plans". Corvallis Gazette-Times. March 8, 1949. p. 1.
  6. "OSC Beaver reserves trump stumbling Vandals 27–12". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. September 19, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  7. "Beavers whip Idaho, 27–12". Eugene Register-Guard. United Press. September 19, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  8. "Trojans beat tough OSC football squad, 21 to 6". The Fresno Bee. September 25, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "U.W. ties Beavers in fray". The Tacoma News Tribune. October 3, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "OSC 32–6 winner over Pilots". The Statesman. October 10, 1948. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Bruins thump Oregon State Beavers, 42–0". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 17, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Favored UCLA trounced by Oregon State, 28 to 0". The Nebraska State Journal. October 24, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "State cracks Oregon 46–21". The Times Herald. October 31, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Cougars, Beavers tie it up, 26-all in gridiron score fest". Long Beach Press-Telegram. November 7, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Parkinson, Hafen star as Indians battle Beavers to 20–20 standstill". Deseret News. November 14, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Webfoots rack up 7th win in seeking Rose Bowl bid". Great Falls Tribune. November 21, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Oregon State's power shreds Nebraska Cornhuskers, 28–12". The Spokesman-Review. November 28, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. "Oregon State beats Hawaii, 47–27". The Honolulu Advertiser. January 2, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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