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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, the Associated Press (AP), and the United Press (UP).

Contents

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

    AP = Associated Press, "named by sports writer and football coaches from all parts of the far west"

    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"

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

    References

    1948 All-Pacific Coast football team Wikipedia
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