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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.
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 | at
Wisconsin | | | W 35–7 | 40,000 |
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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 |
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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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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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"Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Bob Stranahan (September 26, 1948).
"Heads-Up Play Gives Indiana 35–7 Upset Over Wisconsin".
The Indianapolis Star. p. 3-1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Overmyer, Jack (October 17, 1948).
"Indiana Beaten".
The Indianapolis Star. p. 7:1. Retrieved October 17, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1948 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com.
Sports Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
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"1948 Football Schedule".
Indiana University. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
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"Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF).
Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
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"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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