1948 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1948 Northwestern Wildcats football
Rose Bowl Champions
Rose Bowl vs. California, W 20-14
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	#7
1948 record	8-2 (5-1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bob Voigts
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
Seasons « 1947 1949 »

1948 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Michigan †	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
#7 Northwestern	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#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.

Contents 1 Season 1.1 Schedule 2 Team players in the NFL 3 Awards and honors 4 References 5 External links

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

• Art Murakowski, Chicago Tribune Silver Football

References

External links

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