1948 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1948 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 2
Record9–0–1
Head coach
Offensive scheme T formation
Captain Bill Fischer
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons
←  1947
1949  →
1948 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan Tech  – 7 –0 –0
No. 2 Notre Dame  – 9 –0 –1
Bowling Green  – 8 –0 –1
Washington University  – 9 –1 –0
John Carroll  – 7 –1 –2
Ball State  – 6 –2 –0
Michigan State  – 6 –2 –2
Baldwin–Wallace  – 5 –2 –2
Detroit  – 6 –3 –0
Indiana State  – 4 –4 –0
Wabash  – 4 –4 –0
Wayne  – 4 –4 –0
Valparaiso  – 4 –5 –0
Toledo  – 5 –6 –0
Michigan State Normal  – 3 –5 –0
Xavier  – 4 –6 –0
Central Michigan  – 3 –6 –0
Marquette  – 2 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1948 college football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Purdue
W 28–2759,343
October 2at Pittsburgh
W 40–063,000–64,000 [1]
October 9 Michigan State No. 1
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 26–758,126 [2]
October 16 Nebraska No. 2
W 44–1338,000
October 23at Iowa No. 2
W 27–1253,000
October 30vs. Navy No. 2
W 41–763,314
November 6at Indiana No. 1
W 42–634,000
November 13No. 8 Northwestern No. 2
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 12–759,305
November 27 Washington No. 2
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 46–050,609
December 4at USC No. 2
T 14–14100,571
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP 1 (50)2 (34)2 (23)2 (19)1 (56)2 (80)2 (27)2 (38)2 (97)

References

  1. ↑ Chester L. Smith (October 3, 1948). "63,000 Fans See Irish Roll Up Early Margin And Then Coast To Win". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ George S. Alderton (October 10, 1948). "Irish Might, Manpower Subdues Fighting Spartans, 26-7: MSC Draws First Blood, But Irish Turn on the Heat". Lansing State Journal. pp. 1, 4 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "1948 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results".
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