1948 Wesleyan Cardinals football team

The 1948 Wesleyan Cardinals football team, also known as the Wesleyan Methodists, was an American football that represented Wesleyan University as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Norm Daniels, the Cardinals compiled a perfect 8–0 record, won the Little Three championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 224 to 34.[1]

1948 Wesleyan Cardinals football
Little Three champion
ConferenceLittle Three
Record8–0 (2–0 Little Three)
Head coach

The 1948 season was part of a 23-game winning streak,[2] including three consecutive perfect seasons in 1946, 1947, and 1948.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2BowdoinMiddletown, CTW 13–0
October 9at Coast GuardNew London, CTW 20–7
October 16at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAW 41–20
October 23AmherstMiddletown, CTW 27–0
October 30New England
  • Andrus Field
  • Middletown, CT
W 53–0[3]
November 6at WilliamsWilliamstown, MAW 28–7[4]
November 13Trinity (CT)
  • Andrus Field
  • Middletown, CT (rivalry)
W 16–0[5]
November 20at Rochester
W 26–0> 5,000[6]

References
  1. "1948 - Wesleyan (CT)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. "Wesleyan Is Defeated, 26-0 By Bowdoin". The Hartford Courant. October 2, 1949. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wesleyan Slams N.E. College, 53-0". The Boston Globe. October 31, 1948. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Roger Dove (November 7, 1948). "Wesmen Win By 28-7 To Retain Title: Jim Pyne Blocks Punt To Set Up Score and turn Tide of Battle". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Trinity Eleven Challenges Wesleyan Win Streak Today". The Hartford Daily Courant. November 13, 1948. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Bill Beeney (November 21, 1948). "Wesleyan Sinks UR, 26 to 0: Cardinals Capture 23d Straight". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
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