1948 Big Nine Conference football season information
Sports season
1948 Big Nine Conference football season
Sport
American football
Number of teams
9
Top draft pick
Bob DeMoss
Champion
Michigan
Runners-up
Northwestern
Season MVP
Art Murakowski
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Big Nine Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Michigan $
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
0
–
0
No. 7 Northwestern
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
No. 16 Minnesota
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Ohio State
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Iowa
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Purdue
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Indiana
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Illinois
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Wisconsin
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1948 Big Nine Conference football season was the 53rd season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Nine Conference (also known as the Western Conference and the Big Ten Conference) and was a part of the 1948 college football season.
The 1948 Big Nine champion was Michigan. The Wolverines compiled a 9–0 record, shut out five of nine opponents, led the conference in both scoring offense (28.0 points per game) and scoring defense (4.9 points allowed per game), and were ranked No. 1 in the final AP Poll. The 1948 season was Michigan's second straight undefeated, untied season. The Wolverines entered the 1948 season with a 14-game winning streak dating back to October 1946 and extended the streak to 23 games. End Dick Rifenburg and tackle Alvin Wistert were consensus first-team All-Americans. Guard Dominic Tomasi was selected as the team's most valuable player.
Northwestern finished in second place with an 8–2 record and was ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll. Under conference rules preventing the same team from returning to the Rose Bowl in consecutive seasons, Northwestern received the conference's bid to play in the 1949 Rose Bowl where the Wildcats defeated the California Golden Bears, 20–14. Northwestern fullback Art Murakowski won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the conference's most valuable player.
Minnesota finished in third place with a 7–2 and was ranked No. 16 in the final AP Poll. Minnesota was led by Bernie Bierman in his 14th year as head coach and by tackle Leo Nomellini who was a consensus first-team All-American.
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