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

Quarterback

Norm Van Brocklin, Oregon (Coaches-1; AP-1; UP-1) (College and Pro Football Halls of Fame)
Stan Heath, Nevada (AP-2)
Ray Nagel, UCLA (UP-2)

Halfbacks

Jack Swaner, California (Coaches-1; AP-1; UP-1)
Don Doll, UCLA (AP-1; UP-1)
Jerry Williams, Washington State (Coaches-1; AP-2; UP-2)
Don Samuel, Oregon State (AP-2; UP-2)
Hall Haynes, Santa Clara (AP-2)
Eddie LeBaron, Pacific (AP-3)
Ken Carpenter, Oregon State (AP-3)
Ernie Johnson, UCLA (AP-3)

Fullback

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

Ends

Bud Van Deren, California (Coaches-1; AP-2; UP-1)
Dick Wilkins, Oregon (AP-1; UP-1)
Dan Garza, Oregon (Coaches-1; AP-2; UP-2)
Ellery Williams, Santa Clara (AP-1)
Fran Polsfoot, Washington State (AP-3; UP-2)
Bob Stillwell, USC (AP-3)

Tackles

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

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

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

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

References

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

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