1948 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONMichigan9–0 overall
HEISMANDoak WalkerSMU · HB
#1 PICKChuck BednarikPennsylvania · Philadelphia Eagles, 1949 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

4 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1949Sugar BowlOklahoma 14, North Carolina 6
Jan 1, 1949Orange BowlTexas 41, Georgia 28
Jan 1, 1949Rose BowlNorthwestern 20, California 14
Jan 1, 1949Cotton BowlSMU 21, Oregon 13

1948 STANDINGS

11 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

BIG 7

Oklahoma finished atop the 1948 Big 7 standings at 5–0 in conference play (10–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma5–010–0OU 14–6 UNC
Missouri5–17–3CLEM 24–23 MIZ
Kansas4–25–3–
Iowa State2–44–6–
Colorado2–33–6–
Nebraska2–42–8–
Kansas State0–61–8–

BORDER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Texas Tech finished atop the 1948 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings at 5–0 in conference play (7–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Texas Tech5–07–3–
UTEP4–1–18–2–1WVU 21–12 UTEP
Arizona3–25–5DRKE 14–13 ARIZ
Arizona State3–24–4–
New Mexico1–62–9–
New Mexico State0–42–7–

LONE STAR

North Texas finished atop the 1948 Lone Star standings at 1–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
North Texas0–01–1
Houston0–00–2

MAC

Ohio finished atop the 1948 MAC standings at 1–2.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Ohio0–01–2
Cincinnati0–00–4–1
Miami (OH)0–00–0–1

OVC

Marshall finished atop the 1948 OVC standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Marshall0–00–1

PACIFIC COAST

Oregon finished atop the 1948 Pacific Coast standings at 7–0 in conference play (7–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oregon7–07–2SMU 21–13 ORE
California6–08–1NU 20–14 CAL
USC4–26–3–1–
Washington State4–3–14–5–1–
Stanford3–44–5–
Oregon State2–3–24–4–3–
UCLA2–63–7–
Washington2–5–12–7–1–

SEC

Georgia finished atop the 1948 SEC standings at 6–0 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Georgia6–09–2TEX 41–28 UGA
Ole Miss6–18–1–
Tulane5–19–1–
Vanderbilt4–2–18–2–1–
Georgia Tech4–37–3–
Alabama4–4–16–4–1–
Mississippi State3–34–4–1–
Tennessee2–3–14–4–2–
Florida1–54–5–
Kentucky1–3–13–3–2–
LSU1–53–7–
Auburn0–71–8–1–

SKYLINE

Utah finished atop the 1948 Skyline standings at 5–0 in conference play (7–1–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Utah5–07–1–1–
Colorado State4–16–3–
Utah State2–35–4–
BYU1–34–5–
Wyoming0–53–4–

SOUTHERN

Clemson finished atop the 1948 Southern standings at 5–0 in conference play (11–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Clemson5–011–0CLEM 24–23 MIZ
Wake Forest5–25–4BAY 20–7 WAKE
North Carolina4–0–19–1–1OU 14–6 UNC
Maryland4–25–4–
Duke3–2–13–3–2–
South Carolina1–33–5–
NC State1–4–13–6–1–
Virginia Tech0–6–10–7–1–

SOUTHWEST

SMU finished atop the 1948 Southwest standings at 5–0–1 in conference play (8–1–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
SMU5–0–18–1–1SMU 21–13 ORE
Texas4–1–17–3–1TEX 41–28 UGA
Baylor3–2–16–3–2BAY 20–7 WAKE
Rice3–2–15–4–1–
Arkansas2–45–5–
TCU1–4–14–5–1–
Texas A&M0–5–10–9–1–

WESTERN

Michigan finished atop the 1948 Western standings at 6–0 in conference play (9–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Michigan6–09–0–
Northwestern5–18–2NU 20–14 CAL
Minnesota5–27–2–
Ohio State3–36–3–
Illinois2–53–6–
Indiana2–42–7–
Purdue2–42–6–
Iowa2–42–5–
Wisconsin1–51–7–

INDEPENDENTS

Notre Dame finished atop the 1948 independents at 9–0–1.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Notre Dame9–0–1–
West Virginia8–3WVU 21–12 UTEP
Army8–0–1–
Penn State7–1–1–
Rutgers6–2–
Nevada5–1VILL 27–7 NEV
Virginia5–2–1–
Michigan State5–2–1–
Pittsburgh4–3–
Boston College4–2–1–
Oklahoma State3–4W&M 20–0 OKST
Miami2–6–
Temple2–5–1–
San Diego State1–2–
Fresno State1–1–
San José State1–2–
Southern Miss0–2–
Louisiana Tech0–0–1–
Hawai'i0–4–
Buffalo0–1–
Delaware0–2–
UConn0–2–
Navy0–8–1–
Arkansas State0–1–
Syracuse0–7–
Sam Houston0–1–
Tulsa0–8–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

6 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1949Postseason gameWilliam & Mary 20, Oklahoma State 0
Jan 1, 1949Postseason gameClemson 24, Missouri 23
Jan 1, 1949Postseason gameWest Virginia 21, UTEP 12
Jan 1, 1949Postseason gameDrake 14, Arizona 13
Jan 1, 1949Postseason gameBaylor 20, Wake Forest 7
Jan 1, 1949Postseason gameVillanova 27, Nevada 7