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1948 All-Pacific Coast football team

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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

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Quarterback

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Halfbacks

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Fullback

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  • Jackie Jensen, California (Coaches-1; AP-1; UP-1)
  • E. Mitchell, Stanford (AP-3; UP-2)

Ends

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Tackles

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  • Laurie Niemi, Washington State (Coaches-1; AP-1; UP-1)
  • Jim Turner, California (Coaches-1; AP-1; UP-2)
  • Bill Austin, Oregon State (AP-2; UP-1)
  • Gene Frassetto, California (AP-3; UP-2)
  • Gordon White, Stanford (AP-2)
  • Don Stanton, Oregon (AP-3)

Guards

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  • Alf Hemstead, Washington (Coaches-1; AP-1; UP-2)
  • Rod Franz, California (Coaches-1; AP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
  • Jon Baker, California (AP-2; UP-1)
  • Bob Levenhagen, Washington (AP-3; UP-1)
  • Vern Sterling, Santa Clara (AP-2)
  • Steiners, UCLA (UP-2)
  • Bob Bastian, USC (AP-3)

Centers

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  • Brad Ecklund, Oregon (Coaches-1 [center/linebacker]; AP-1; UP-1)
  • Boyd Hachten, USC (AP-2)
  • James Castagnoli, Stanford (UP-2)
  • Bill McGovern, Washington (AP-3)

Key

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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] [4]

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] [5]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of the coaches, AP and UP

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mentors Name All-Coast Team". The Statesman, Salem, Oregon. December 2, 1948. p. 10.
  2. ^ a b "1948 Associated Press All-Pacific Football Team". San Bernardino Daily Sun. November 30, 1948. p. 18.
  3. ^ a b Hal Wood (November 25, 1948). "Cal, Oregon Dominate All-Coast Team". The Bakersfield Californian. p. 16.
  4. ^ "California Dominates All-Coast; Niemi Is Named". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 29, 1948. p. 13.
  5. ^ "Cal Dominates UP All-Coast Eleven". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 25, 1948. p. 27.