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1948 Santa Clara

7–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Len Casanova.

Schedule and results

Santa Clara in 1948, game by game: lost at California 19–41; won vs. Oklahoma 20–17; won at Fresno State 45–7; won at Stanford 27–14; won at Loyola Marymount 47–0; lost at No. 11 SMU 0–33; won at San Francisco 25–13; won vs. No. 11 Nevada 14–0; won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 10–7; tied vs. No. 11 Michigan State 21–21+47−33Lost 19–41 at California-22CaliforniaWon 20–17 vs. Oklahoma+3OklahomaWon 45–7 at Fresno State+38Fresno StateWon 27–14 at Stanford+13StanfordWon 47–0 at Loyola Marymount+47Loyola MarymountLost 0–33 at No. 11 SMU-33No. 11 SMUWon 25–13 at San Francisco+12San FranciscoWon 14–0 vs. No. 11 Nevada+14No. 11 NevadaWon 10–7 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)+3Saint Mary’s (C…Tied 21–21 vs. No. 11 Michigan State0No. 11 Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atCaliforniaL 19–⁠4129%
Sep 25vsOklahomaW 20–⁠1739%
Oct 2atFresno StateW 45–⁠780%
Oct 9atStanfordW 27–⁠1455%
Oct 15atLoyola MarymountW 47–⁠076%
Oct 23at11SMUL 0–⁠3324%
Oct 31atSan FranciscoW 25–⁠1349%
Nov 7vs11NevadaW 14–⁠035%
Nov 13vsSaint Mary’s (CA)W 10–⁠775%
Nov 27vs11Michigan StateT 21–⁠2147%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Michigan State 21–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
228–⁠153
Coach
Len Casanova
Elo
1568 +109 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.8 No. 34 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1949

The 1949 draft
Rd 7Bill Renna CLos Angeles Dons (AAFC)

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Ellery WilliamsEAP-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1948 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).