American college football season
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 | - 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* | | | L 14–21 | | |
October 30 | at No. 15 Minnesota | | | 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 | | | L 0–54 | 84,043 | |
November 20 | at Purdue | | | L 0–39 | 47,000 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
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AP | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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1949 NFL draftees
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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". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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