1948 Wayne Tartars football team

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.[1]

1948 Wayne Tartars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
1948 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Wayne was ranked at No. 128 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Southern Illinois
W 26–08,000[3]
October 2at NiagaraNiagara Falls, NYW 13–7[4]
October 9at Quantico MarinesQuantico, VAL 0–7[5]
October 16St. Bonaventuredagger
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–139,000[6]
October 22at Detroit
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–1324,321[7]
October 30at Central Michigan
W 27–12[8]
November 6at Toledo
L 14–275,000[9]
November 13Omaha
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 46–203,012[10]
  • daggerHomecoming

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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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