1948 Washington State
4–5–1 (4–3–1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Phil Sarboe. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Montana 48–0Oct 9
By 48 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at UCLA | L 26–48 | 22% |
| Oct 2 | vs Stanford | W 14–7 | 58% |
| Oct 9 | at Montana | W 48–0 | 45% |
| Oct 16 | vs Washington | W 10–0 | 54% |
| Oct 23 | at Oregon | L 7–33 | 33% |
| Oct 30 | vs Idaho | W 19–14 | 73% |
| Nov 6 | vs Oregon State | T 26–26 | 54% |
| Nov 13 | at 4California | L 14–44 | 17% |
| Nov 20 | at 12Michigan State | L 0–40 | 22% |
| Nov 27 | vs 18Penn State | L 0–7 | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Penn State 7–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1948.
Led the nationJerry Williams: kickoff return average (29.9)
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 4–3–1 4th in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 164–219
- Coach
- Phil Sarboe
- Elo
- 1437 +24 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.6 No. 77 of 117 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1949
The 1949 draft| Rd 2 | Laurie Niemi OT | Washington Redskins |
| Rd 7 | Jerry Williams B | Los Angeles Rams |
All-Pacific Coast
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Jerry WilliamsRBCoaches-1; AP-2; UP-2
Laurie NiemiOTCoaches-1; AP-1; UP-1
Second team
Fran PolsfootEAP-3; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1948 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1948 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 7–0 | 9–2 | 9 |
| California | 6–0 | 10–1 | 4 |
 USC | 4–2 | 6–3–1 | |
| Washington State | 4–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Stanford | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Oregon State | 2–3–2 | 5–4–3 | |
| Washington | 2–5–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| UCLA | 2–6 | 3–7 | |
| Idaho | 1–5 | 3–6 | |
| Montana | 0–3 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.