Northwestern Football Team History
Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851 Stadium: Ryan Field Capacity: 47,130 Colors: Purple & White Coach: Robert W. Bob Voigts Conference: Big 10-
1948 Season Highlights
Robert W. Bob Voigts enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
1948 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 25 @
UCLA
19
0
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Purdue
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Minnesota
19
16
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Michigan
0
28
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Syracuse
48
0
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Ohio State
21
7
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Wisconsin
16
7
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Notre Dame
7
12
L
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Illinois
20
7
W
Sat., Jan. 1
California
20
14
W
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
1948 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 191
Scoring Average 19.1
Points Allowed 91
Defense Average 9.1
Opponents Record 53-40
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 2-2
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
7 7-2-0
AP
1948 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1948 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.