1948 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Nine Conference
Record2–7 (2–4 Big Nine)
Head coach
MVPGeorge Taliaferro
CaptainJohn Goldsberry
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Big Nine Conference football standings
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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Wisconsin
W 35–740,000[2]
October 2Iowa
W 7–0
October 9TCU*No. 17
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 6–7
October 16Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 0–1732,000[3]
October 23at Pittsburgh*
L 14–21
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

See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
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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. Open access icon
  3. ^ Overmyer, Jack (October 17, 1948). "Indiana Beaten". The Indianapolis Star. p. 7:1. Retrieved October 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1948 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "1948 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2018.


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