1948 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1948 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference Big Nine Conference
Record2–7 (2–4 Big Nine)
Head coach
MVP George Taliaferro
Captain John Goldsberry
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1947
1949  
1948 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Michigan $ 6 0 09 0 0
No. 7 Northwestern 5 1 08 2 0
No. 16 Minnesota 5 2 07 2 0
Ohio State 3 3 06 3 0
Iowa 2 4 04 5 0
Purdue 2 4 03 6 0
Indiana 2 4 02 7 0
Illinois 2 5 03 6 0
Wisconsin 1 5 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1948 Big Nine Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Nine Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Clyde B. Smith, in his first year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Contents

Indiana was ranked at No. 63 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Wisconsin W 35–740,000 [2]
October 2 Iowa W 7–0
October 9 TCU *No. 17
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 6–7
October 16 Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 0–1732,000 [3]
October 23at Pittsburgh *L 14–2117,118 [4]
October 30at No. 15 Minnesota L 7–3064,926
November 6No. 1 Notre Dame *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 6–4234,000
November 13at No. 1 Michigan L 0–5484,043
November 20at Purdue L 0–3947,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP 17

1949 NFL draftees

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
John Goldsberry Tackle 440 Chicago Cardinals
George Taliaferro Back 13129 Chicago Bears
Jerry MorricalTackle16155 New York Giants
Nick Sebek Back25248 Los Angeles Rams

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References

  1. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Bob Stranahan (September 26, 1948). "Heads-Up Play Gives Indiana 35–7 Upset Over Wisconsin". The Indianapolis Star . p. 3-1 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. Overmyer, Jack (October 17, 1948). "Indiana Beaten". The Indianapolis Star . p. 7:1. Retrieved October 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Harry Keck (October 24, 1948). "Pitt Beats Indiana, 21–14, Fans Uproot Goalposts". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1948 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  6. "1948 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  7. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  8. "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2018.