1948 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1948 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 2
Record9–0–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
CaptainBill Fischer
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
1948 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan Tech   –   7 – 0 – 0
No. 2   –   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.

Schedule

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

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Rankings

See also: 1948 college football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP1 (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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