1948 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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Ranking
APNo. 7
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 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the 1948 college football season. The Wildcats won their first Rose Bowl in school history.

Season

Northwestern finished the season with an 8-2 record, losing only to perennial powerhouses Michigan, 28-0, and Notre Dame, 17-12.[1] Northwestern blanked UCLA, 19–0, Purdue, 21–0, and Syracuse, 48–0. NU rallied from three turnovers and a 16-point deficit to defeat Minnesota, 19–16, and beat Ohio State, 21–7, Wisconsin, 16–7, and Illinois, 20–7.[1] Big Nine Conference rules prevented conference champion Michigan from making a successive trip to face the Rose Bowl, so second-place Northwestern won the bid instead.

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Wildcats points Opponents Record
1 Sept. 25 @ UCLA Win 19 0 1-0
2 Oct. 2 Purdue Win 21 0 2-0
3 Oct. 9 Minnesota Win 19 16 3-0
4 Oct. 16 @ Michigan Loss 0 28 3-1
5 Oct. 23 Syracuse Win 48 0 4-1
6 Oct. 30 Ohio State Win 21 7 5-1
7 Nov. 6 Wisconsin Win 16 7 6-1
8 Nov. 13 @ Notre Dame Loss 7 12 6-2
9 Nov. 20 Illinois Win 20 7 7-2
10 Jan. 1 vs. California Win 20 14 8-2

[2]

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
George Sundheim Back 12 115 New York Giants

[3]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b "A History of Football at Northwestern: Bob Voights: 1947-1954". Northwestern University Archives. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=100&season=1948
  3. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1949.htm
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