1948 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1948 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Nine Conference
Record	2–7 (2–4 Big Nine)
Head coach	Clyde B. Smith (1st season)
MVP	George Taliaferro
Captain	John Goldsberry
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1947 1949  →

1948 Big Nine Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Michigan $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
No. 7 Northwestern	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Minnesota	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Ohio State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Purdue	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Indiana	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Illinois	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	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.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 35–7	40,000	[2]
October 2	Iowa		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 7–0
October 9	TCU *	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 6–7
October 16	Ohio State		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 0–17	32,000	[3]
October 23	at Pittsburgh *		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 14–21	17,118	[4]
October 30	at No. 15 Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 7–30	64,926
November 6	No. 1 Notre Dame *		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 6–42	34,000
November 13	at No. 1 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–54	84,043
November 20	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 0–39	47,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

1949 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
John Goldsberry	Tackle	4	40	Chicago Cardinals
George Taliaferro	Back	13	129	Chicago Bears
Jerry Morrical	Tackle	16	155	New York Giants
Nick Sebek	Back	25	248	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.
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.