1948 All-Pacific Coast football team
The 1948 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1948 college football season. The organizations selecting these teams included the conference coaches,[1] the Associated Press (AP),[2] and the United Press (UP).[3]
All-Pacific Coast selections
Quarterback
- Norm Van Brocklin, Oregon (Coaches-1; AP-1; UP-1) (College and Pro Football Halls of Fame)
Halfbacks
- Jack Swaner, California (Coaches-1; AP-1; UP-1)
- Don Doll, UCLA (AP-1; UP-1)
- Jerry Williams, Washington State (Coaches-1)
Fullback
- Jackie Jensen, California (Coaches-1; AP-1; UP-1)
Ends
- Dick Wilkins, Oregon (AP-1; UP-1)
- Dan Garza, Oregon (Coaches-1)
- Frank Van Deran, California (Coaches-1)
- Ellery Williams, Santa Clara (AP-1)
- Van Deren, California (UP-1)
Tackles
- Lauri Niemi, Washington State (Coaches-1; AP-1; UP-1)
- Jim Turner, California (Coaches-1; AP-1)
- Austin, Oregon (UP-1)
Guards
- Rod Franz, California (Coaches-1; AP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
- Alf Hemstead, Washington (Coaches-1; AP-1)
- Bob Levenhagen, Washington (UP-1)
- Baker, California (UP-1)
Centers
- Brad Ecklund, Oregon (Coaches-1 [center/linebacker]; AP-1; UP-1)
Key
Coaches = selected by the conference coaches and announced by Pacific Coast Conference Commissioner[1]
AP = Associated Press, "named by sports writer and football coaches from all parts of the far west"[2]
UP = United Press: "All selections were made through the co-operation of sports writers, the athletic departments of each school in the conference and coaches and their assistants"[3]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of the coaches, AP and UP
See also
References
- 1 2 "Mentors Name All-Coast Team". The Statesman, Salem, Oregon. December 2, 1948. p. 10.
- 1 2 "1948 Associated Press All-Pacific Football Team". San Bernardino Daily Sun. November 30, 1948. p. 18.
- 1 2 Hal Wood (November 25, 1948). "Cal, Oregon Dominate All-Coast Team". The Bakersfield Californian. p. 16.