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1948 Wayne Tartars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
Seasons← 19471949 →
1948 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan Tech   –   7 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   9 – 0 – 1
Bowling Green   –   8 – 0 – 1
Washington University   –   9 – 1 – 0
John Carroll   –   7 – 1 – 2
Ball State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Michigan State   –   6 – 2 – 2
Baldwin–Wallace   –   5 – 2 – 2
Detroit   –   6 – 3 – 0
Indiana State   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wabash   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wayne   –   4 – 4 – 0
Valparaiso   –   4 – 5 – 0
Toledo   –   5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 5 – 0
Xavier   –   4 – 6 – 0
Central Michigan   –   3 – 6 – 0
Marquette   –   2 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1948 college football season. Under first-year head coach Herbert L. Smith, the team compiled a 4–4 record.

Wayne was ranked at No. 128 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Southern IllinoisW 26–08,000
October 2at NiagaraNiagara Falls, NYW 13–7
October 9at Quantico MarinesQuantico, VAL 0–7
October 16St. Bonaventure
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–139,000
October 22at Detroit
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–1324,321
October 30at Central MichiganW 27–12
November 6at ToledoL 14–275,000
November 13Omaha
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 46–203,012
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. p. 121. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wayne Off to 13-0 Lead: Southern Illinois Offers No Threats". Detroit Free Press. September 26, 1948. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wayne Makes Niagara Fall Again, 13-7". Detroit Free Press. October 3, 1948. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Quantico Tops Wayne: Tartars String Is Snapped, 7-0". Detroit Free Press. October 10, 1948. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. George Puscas (October 17, 1948). "Grid Blitz Hits Wayne: St. Bonaventure Gets Quickies to Win, 13-0". Detroit Free Press. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. George Puscas (October 23, 1948). "U-D Squeezes Past Wayne". pp. 1, 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. George Puscas (October 31, 1948). "Wayne Picks on Weak Central Michigan for 27-12 Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. George Puscas (November 7, 1948). "Wayne Gets 27-14 Shock: Toledo Continues Gridiron Mastery". Detroit Free Press. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. George Puscas (November 14, 1948). "Wayne Wows Omaha, 46 to 20". Detroit Free Press. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
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