1948 Pepperdine Waves football team

The 1948 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] during the 1948 college football season.

1948 Pepperdine Waves football
ConferenceIndependent
1948 record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumWrigley Field
1948 Western college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Nevada   –    9 –2 –0
Santa Clara   –    7 –2 –1
Hawaii   –    7 –4 –1
Idaho State   –    6 –1 –1
Cal Poly San Dimas   –    6 –4 –0
Pepperdine   –    4 –5 –0
Saint Mary's   –    4 –6 –0
Loyola (CA)   –    3 –5 –1
La Verne   –    3 –5 –0
Portland   –    2 –5 –1
San Francisco   –    2 –7 –0

Pepperdine competed as an Independent in 1948. The team was led by third-year head coach Warren Gaer. For the 1948 season only, the Waves played home games at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. Pepperdine finished the season with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5).

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 24at BYU
L 0–13[1]
October 2at Arizona State[note 3]
L 7–33[2]
October 9San Jose State[note 4]
L 6–61[3]5,100
October 16at San Diego State[note 5]
L 6–7[4][5]18,000
October 23Fresno State[note 6]
  • Wrigley Field
  • Los Angeles
W 14–13[6]5,000
October 30at Portland
L 0–21[7]
November 13Northern Arizona[note 7]
  • Wrigley Field
  • Los Angeles
W 34–20[8]3,700
November 20Caltech
  • Wrigley Field
  • Los Angeles
W 14–12
November 27at Loyola (CA)[note 8]
W 14–13[9]7,500

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Team players in the NFL

No Pepperdine Players were selected in the 1949 NFL Draft.[12][13]

The following player finished his collegiate playing career in 1948 at Pepperdine. He had played in the NFL during World War II, at age 19, and prior to playing football at Pepperdine.

PlayerPositionNFL team
Tom BedoreGuard – Linebacker1944 Washington Redskins

Notes
  1. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  2. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season
  3. Arizona State University was known as Arizona State College from 1945 to 1957.
  4. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948
  7. Northern Arizona University was known as Arizona State College at Flagstaff from 1945 to 1957.
  8. Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles from 1930 to 1973.

References
  1. "BYU Outscores Devil Foe, 13-0". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. September 25, 1948. p. 4. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Sun Devils Sail Through Waves". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 3, 1948. p. 5. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Spartans Bury Wave Under 61-6 Score". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 10, 1948. p. 26. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Howard Hagen (October 17, 1948). "Radovich's Kick Wins for State". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 22-A.
  5. "Ventura Ties West Loop". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. October 18, 1948. p. 23. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Pepperdine Edges Fresno State". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 25, 1948. p. 11. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Waves Beaten by Portland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 31, 1948. p. 29. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Waves Defeat Jacks, 34-20". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. November 15, 1948. p. 15. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Terry Bell Paces Pepperdine With Two Touchdowns". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. November 29, 1948. p. 26. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "1949 - Pepperdine". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  11. Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  12. "1949 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  13. "Pepperdine Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
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