1948 Indiana
2–7 (2–4 Western Conference), coached by Clyde Smith. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wisconsin 35–7Sep 25
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | at Wisconsin | W 35–7 | 49% |
| Oct 2 | vs Iowa | W 7–0 | 73% |
| Oct 9 | vs TCU | L 6–7 | 71% |
| Oct 16 | vs Ohio State | L 0–17 | 71% |
| Oct 23 | at Pittsburgh | L 14–21 | 60% |
| Oct 30 | at 15Minnesota | L 7–30 | 37% |
| Nov 6 | vs 1Notre Dame | L 6–42 | 24% |
| Nov 13 | at 1Michigan | L 0–54 | 12% |
| Nov 20 | at Purdue | L 0–39 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 39–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 17
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1948.
- Record
- 2–7
- Conference
- 2–4 tied for 5th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 17
- Points
- 75–217
- Coach
- Clyde Smith
- Elo
- 1447 −117 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.7 No. 60 of 117 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- John Goldsberry
- Most valuable player
- George Taliaferro
Drafted in 1949
The 1949 draft| Rd 4 | John Goldsberry OT | Chicago Cardinals |
| Rd 1 | George Taliaferro B | Los Angeles Dons (AAFC) |
All-Big Nine
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
George TaliaferroRBAP-1; INS-1; UP-1
Second team
John GoldsberryOTAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1948 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1948 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 6–0 | 9–0 | 1 |
 Northwestern | 5–1 | 8–2 | 7 |
| Minnesota | 5–2 | 7–2 | 16 |
| Ohio State | 3–3 | 6–3 | |
| Iowa | 2–4 | 4–5 | |
| Purdue | 2–4 | 3–6 | |
| Indiana | 2–4 | 2–7 | |
 Illinois | 2–5 | 3–6 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.