1948 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1948 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the 1948 Big Nine Conference football season. The Wildcats won their first Rose Bowl in school history.

1948 Northwestern Wildcats football
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 20–14 vs. California
ConferenceBig Nine Conference
Ranking
APNo. 7
Record8–2 (5–1 Big Nine)
Head coach
MVPArt Murakowski
CaptainAlex Sarkisian
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1948 Big Nine Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Michigan $ 6 0 09 0 0
No. 7 Northwestern 5 1 08 2 0
No. 16 Minnesota 5 2 07 2 0
Ohio State 3 3 06 3 0
Iowa 2 4 04 5 0
Purdue 2 4 03 6 0
Indiana 2 4 02 7 0
Illinois 2 5 03 6 0
Wisconsin 1 5 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Northwestern finished the season with an 8–2 record, losing only to perennial powerhouses Michigan, 28–0, and Notre Dame, 17–12. Northwestern blanked UCLA, 19–0, Purdue, 21–0, and Syracuse, 48–0. The Wildcats rallied from three turnovers and a 16-point deficit to defeat Minnesota, 19–16, and beat Ohio State, 21–7, Wisconsin, 16–7, and Illinois, 20–7. Big Nine Conference rules prevented conference champion Michigan from making a successive trip to the Rose Bowl, so second-place Northwestern won the bid instead.

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