1948 City College of San Francisco Rams football team

1948 City College of San Francisco Rams football
Junior college national championship NCJCC champion NCJCC A Division champion
NCJCC championship game, W 24–9 vs. Menlo
Gold Dust Bowl, W 22–7 vs. Chaffey
Conference	Northern California Junior College Conference
Division	A Division
Record	12–0 (8–0 NCJCC)
Head coach	Grover Klemmer (3rd season)

1948 Northern California Junior College Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
A Division
CC of San Francisco xy$	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
Hartnell	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Stockton	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Sacramento City	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Modesto	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
San Mateo	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
B Division
Menlo xy	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Santa Rosa	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Marin	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Napa	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Vallejo	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Grant Tech	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Monterey	0	–	4	–	1			?	–	?	–	?
Yuba	0	–	6	–	1			?	–	?	–	?
NCJCC championship: CC of San Francisco 24, Menlo 9
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 1948 City College of San Francisco Rams football team was an American football team that represented City College of San Francisco (CCSF) as a member of the A Division of the Northern California Junior College Conference (NCJCC) during the 1948 junior college football season. In their third year under head coach Grover Klemmer, the Rams compiled a perfect 12–0 record, outscored opponents by a total of 291 to 62, won the NCJCC championship, and defeated Chaffey in the Gold Dust Bowl. CCSF claims the season as the second of 11 junior college national championships for its football program.^[1]

College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Ollie Matson made his college football debut with the 1948 Rams. Matson scored 117 points on the season. At the end of the season, Matson and center Burl Toler were named to the National Junior College Athletic Association's first official junior college all-American football team. CCSF was the only school to earn more than one spot on the all-American team.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Monterey	State Stadium	W 37–0	2,000	[3]
October 2	at Vallejo	Vallejo, CA	W 18–0		[4]
October 8	at Sacramento City	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 25–7	5,500	[5]
October 16	Marin		W 13–0
October 22	San Mateo	San Francisco, CA	W 26–0
October 29	East Los Angeles*	David J. Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 48–6		[6]
November 6	at Los Angeles City*	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 13–0
November 11	at Hartnell	Salinas, CA	W 20–7		[7]
November 19	Stockton	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 22–7		[8]
November 27	at Modesto	Modesto, CA	W 25–19
December 4	Menlo*	George Washington High Field San Francisco, CA (NCJCC championship game)	W 24–9		[9]
December 11	vs. Chaffey*	Corbus Field Vallejo, CA (Gold Dust Bowl)	W 20–7	9,500	[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "A Tradition of Winning". CCSF Athletics. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
2. "Rams' Matson Toler Win National JC All-Star Posts". San Mateo Times. December 10, 1948. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "City College Wins Opener". The San Francisco Examiner. September 25, 1948. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Vallejo Downed By SF City College". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. United Press. October 3, 1948. p. 8. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Wilbur Adams (October 9, 1948). "SF City College Trims JC, 25-7, Before 5,500". The Sacramento Bee. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Rams Ramble To 48-6 Win". The San Francisco Examiner. October 31, 1948. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "S.F. City College Clips Hartnell of Salinas, 20-7". The Press Democrat. November 12, 1948. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "SF City College Beats Stockton JC, 22 To 7". The Sacramento Bee. November 20, 1948. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Rams Top Menlo 24-9 For JC Title: Matson Leads Bowl-Bound San Francisco". Vallejo Times-Herald. December 5, 1948. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Don Selby (December 12, 1948). "Rams Win In Vallejo SFCC Turns Back Chaffey JC, 20-7". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.