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
1948 record4–4
Head coach
1948 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Notre Dame      9 0 1
Bowling Green      8 0 1
Washington University      9 1 0
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
Central Michigan      3 6 0
Marquette      2 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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

References

  1. "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. p. 121. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "Wayne Off to 13-0 Lead: Southern Illinois Offers No Threats". Detroit Free Press. September 26, 1948. p. C2 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wayne Makes Niagara Fall Again, 13-7". Detroit Free Press. October 3, 1948. p. C4 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Quantico Tops Wayne: Tartars String Is Snapped, 7-0". Detroit Free Press. October 10, 1948. p. C3 via Newspapers.com.
  5. 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.
  6. George Puscas (October 23, 1948). "U-D Squeezes Past Wayne". pp. 1, 16 via Newspapers.com.
  7. George Puscas (October 31, 1948). "Wayne Picks on Weak Central Michigan for 27-12 Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. C4 via Newspapers.com.
  8. George Puscas (November 7, 1948). "Wayne Gets 27-14 Shock: Toledo Continues Gridiron Mastery". Detroit Free Press. p. C3 via Newspapers.com.
  9. George Puscas (November 14, 1948). "Wayne Wows Omaha, 46 to 20". Detroit Free Press. p. C4 via Newspapers.com.
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