- 1948 Michigan Wolverines football team
NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=1948
Team=Michigan Wolverines
Conference=Big Ten Conference
Division=
ShortConference=Big Ten
CoachRank=
APRank=1
Record=9-0
ConfRecord=6-0
HeadCoach=Bennie Oosterbaan
OffCoach=
DefCoach=
OScheme=
DScheme=
StadiumArena=Michigan Stadium
Champion=National Champion
BowlTourney=
BowlTourneyResult= The 1948 Michigan Wolverines football team represented theUniversity of Michigan during the 1948college football season. The team's head football coach wasBennie Oosterbaan . The Wolverines played their home games atMichigan Stadium .chedule
CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/25/1948
time =
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Michigan State Spartans
opprank =
site_stadium =
site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
gamename =
tv =
score = 13-7
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/02/1948
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Oregon
opprank =
site_stadium =Michigan Stadium
site_cityst =Ann Arbor, Michigan
gamename =
tv =
score = 14-0
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/09/1948
time =
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 7
opponent = Purdue
opprank =
site_stadium =
site_cityst =
gamename =
tv =
score = 40-0
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/16/1948
time =
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 4
opponent = Northwestern
opprank =
site_stadium = Michigan Stadium
site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
gamename =
tv =
score = 28-0
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/23/1948
time =
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Minnesota
opprank =
site_stadium =
site_cityst =
gamename =
tv =
score = 27-14
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/30/1948
time =
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = Illinois
opprank =
site_stadium = Michigan Stadium
site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
gamename =
tv =
score = 28-20
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/06/1948
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 2
opponent = Navy
opprank =
site_stadium = Michigan Stadium
site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
gamename =
tv =
score = 35-0
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/13/1948
time =
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = Indiana
opprank =
site_stadium = Michigan Stadium
site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
gamename =
tv =
score = 54-0
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/20/1948
time =
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = Ohio State Buckeyes
opprank =
site_stadium =
site_cityst = Columbus, OH
gamename =
tv =
score = 13-3
overtime =tarting lineup
* Left End: Oswald Clark,
Dick Rifenburg , Harry Allis
* Left Tackle: Joe Soboleski,Alvin Wistert , James Atchinson
* Left Guard:Dominic Tomasi , Lloyd Heneveld, Quentin Sickels
* Center: Robert Erben,Dan Dworsky
* Right Guard: Stu Wilkins, Quentin Sickels, Lloyd Heneveld, McClelland
* Right Tackle: Ralph Kohl,Robert Wahl
* Right End: Ed McNeill, Irv Wisniewski
* Quarterback:Pete Elliott
* Fullback: Tom Peterson,Dick Kempthorn , John Ghindia
* Left Halfback:Chuck Ortmann , Harry Allis,Gene Derricotte
* Right Halfback: Leo Koceski, Walt TeningaAwards
* Captain:
Dominic Tomasi
* All-Americans:Dick Rifenburg ,Pete Elliott ,Alvin Wistert
* All-Conference:Dick Rifenburg ,Alvin Wistert ,Dominic Tomasi ,Pete Elliott
* Most Valuable Player:Dominic Tomasi
* Meyer Morton Award: Leo KoceskiCoaching staff
Jack Blott , George Ceithaml,Cliff Keen ,Ernie McCoy ,Bill Orwig , Don Robinson,Wally Weber , J.T. WhiteExternal links
* [http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1948fbt.htm 1948 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History]
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