| 1948 Indiana Hoosiers football | |
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| Conference | Big Nine Conference |
| Record | 2–7 (2–4 Big Nine) |
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| MVP | George Taliaferro |
| Captain | John Goldsberry |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| September 25 | at Wisconsin | W 35–7 | 40,000 | [2] | ||
| October 2 | Iowa | W 7–0 | ||||
| October 9 | TCU* | No. 17 |
| L 6–7 | ||
| October 16 | Ohio State |
| L 0–17 | 32,000 | [3] | |
| October 23 | at Pittsburgh* | L 14–21 | ||||
| October 30 | at No. 15 Minnesota | L 7–30 | 64,926 | |||
| November 6 | No. 1 Notre Dame* |
| L 6–42 | 34,000 | ||
| November 13 | at No. 1 Michigan | L 0–54 | 84,043 | |||
| November 20 | at Purdue | L 0–39 | 47,000 | |||
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Rankings
| Week | |||||||||
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| 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 |
References
- ↑ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Bob Stranahan (September 26, 1948). "Heads-Up Play Gives Indiana 35–7 Upset Over Wisconsin". The Indianapolis Star. p. 3-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Overmyer, Jack (October 17, 1948). "Indiana Beaten". The Indianapolis Star. p. 7:1. Retrieved October 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1948 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ↑ "1948 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ↑ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ↑ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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