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1948 Northwestern Wildcats football team

August 23, 2023

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[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Big Nine Conference football standings
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

Northwestern finished the season with an 8–2 record, losing only to perennial powerhouses Michigan, 28–0, and Notre Dame, 17–12.[2] 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 team, 16–7, and Illinois, 20–7.[2] 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at UCLA*
W 19–055,156
October 2Purdue
W 21–037,000
October 9No. 8 MinnesotaNo. 3
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 19–1647,000
October 16at No. 4 MichiganNo. 3
L 0–2887,782
October 23Syracuse*No. 10
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 48–035,000
October 30Ohio StateNo. 9
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 21–747,000[3]
November 6at WisconsinNo. 10
W 16–745,000[4]
November 13at No. 2 Notre Dame*No. 8
L 7–1259,305
November 20IllinoisNo. 7
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 20–747,000
January 1vs. No. 5 California*No. 7
W 20–1493,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

  1. 10 Bob Nelson
  2. 11 Loran "PeeWee" Day (halfback and safety)
  3. 14 Gene Miller
  4. 15 Ed Tunnicliff(halfback)
  5. 16 Tom Worthington (halfback)
  6. 19 Bob Meeder
  7. 20 Lloyd Hawkinson
  8. 21 Don Burson (quarterback)
  9. 22 Frank Aschenbrenner (halfback)
  10. 23 Pat Keefe (quarterback)
  11. 25 John Yungwirth
  12. 26 Jim Farrar (extra points)
  13. 29 Dick Flowers (quarterback)
  14. 30 Art Murakowski (fullback)
  15. 32 Armandy Cureau
  16. 33 Ralph Rossi
  17. 34 Gasper Perricone (fullback)
  18. 36 George Hlebasko
  19. 37 George Sundheim
  20. 42 Johnny Miller
  21. 54 Alex Sarkisian (center). (team captain)
  22. 55 Chuck Petter
  23. 56 Ray Wietecha
  24. 57 Dick Price
  25. 60 Lawrence "Fatso" Day (linemen)
  26. 61 Francis De Pauw
  27. 62 Richard Anderson
  28. 63 Bob Nowicki(guard)
  29. 67 Ed Nemeth (left guard)
  30. 68 Jim Parseigan
  31. 69 LeRoy Pantera
  32. 70 Joe Sewell
  33. 73 Bill Ford
  34. 71 Bill Forman (tackle)
  35. 74 Steve Sawle (tackle)
  36. 75 Rudy Cernoch (tackle)
  37. 77 George Maddock (kick offs)
  38. 78 Paul Barkal
  39. 79 Dick Eggers
  40. 80 Charles Hagmann (end)
  41. 82 Burton Keddie (end)
  42. 83 Don Stonesifer (end),
  43. 85 Joe Zuravleff (end)
  44. 87 Al Thomas
  45. 88 Littrell Clark
  46. 97 Paul Balog

Awards and honors

1949 NFL draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
George Sundheim Back 12 115 New York Giants

[5]

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 147. (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "A History of Football at Northwestern: Bob Voights: 1947-1954". Northwestern University Archives. from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
  3. ^ Liska, Jerry (October 31, 1948). "Northwestern Trims Bucks, Fans Rose Bowl Hopes". Springfield News-Sun. p. 1. Retrieved October 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Northwestern Whips Wisconsin, 16 to 7: Fumbles By Wildcats and Badgers; N.U. Leads Only 2-0 at Half Time". Chicago Tribune. November 7, 1948. p. 2-1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

August 23, 2023
1948, northwestern, wildcats, football, team, represented, northwestern, university, 1948, nine, conference, football, season, wildcats, their, first, rose, bowl, school, history, 1948, northwestern, wildcats, footballrose, bowl, championrose, bowl, california. 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 footballRose Bowl championRose Bowl W 20 14 vs CaliforniaConferenceBig Nine ConferenceRankingAPNo 7Record8 2 5 1 Big Nine Head coachBob Voigts 2nd season MVPArt MurakowskiCaptainAlex Sarkisian 1 Home stadiumDyche StadiumSeasons 19471949 1948 Big Nine Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 1 Michigan 6 0 0 9 0 0No 7 Northwestern 5 1 0 8 2 0No 16 Minnesota 5 2 0 7 2 0Ohio State 3 3 0 6 3 0Iowa 2 4 0 4 5 0Purdue 2 4 0 3 6 0Indiana 2 4 0 2 7 0Illinois 2 5 0 3 6 0Wisconsin 1 5 0 2 7 0 Conference championRankings from AP PollNorthwestern finished the season with an 8 2 record losing only to perennial powerhouses Michigan 28 0 and Notre Dame 17 12 2 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 team 16 7 and Illinois 20 7 2 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 Contents 1 Schedule 2 Roster 3 Awards and honors 4 1949 NFL draft 5 ReferencesSchedule EditDateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSourceSeptember 25at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles CAW 19 055 156October 2PurdueDyche StadiumEvanston ILW 21 037 000October 9No 8 MinnesotaNo 3Dyche StadiumEvanston ILW 19 1647 000October 16at No 4 MichiganNo 3Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor MIL 0 2887 782October 23Syracuse No 10Dyche StadiumEvanston ILW 48 035 000October 30Ohio StateNo 9Dyche StadiumEvanston ILW 21 747 000 3 November 6at WisconsinNo 10Camp Randall StadiumMadison WIW 16 745 000 4 November 13at No 2 Notre Dame No 8Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame IN rivalry L 7 1259 305November 20IllinoisNo 7Dyche StadiumEvanston IL rivalry W 20 747 000January 1vs No 5 California No 7Rose BowlPasadena CA Rose Bowl W 20 1493 000 Non conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameRoster Edit10 Bob Nelson 11 Loran PeeWee Day halfback and safety 14 Gene Miller 15 Ed Tunnicliff halfback 16 Tom Worthington halfback 19 Bob Meeder 20 Lloyd Hawkinson 21 Don Burson quarterback 22 Frank Aschenbrenner halfback 23 Pat Keefe quarterback 25 John Yungwirth 26 Jim Farrar extra points 29 Dick Flowers quarterback 30 Art Murakowski fullback 32 Armandy Cureau 33 Ralph Rossi 34 Gasper Perricone fullback 36 George Hlebasko 37 George Sundheim 42 Johnny Miller 54 Alex Sarkisian center team captain 55 Chuck Petter 56 Ray Wietecha 57 Dick Price 60 Lawrence Fatso Day linemen 61 Francis De Pauw 62 Richard Anderson 63 Bob Nowicki guard 67 Ed Nemeth left guard 68 Jim Parseigan 69 LeRoy Pantera 70 Joe Sewell 73 Bill Ford 71 Bill Forman tackle 74 Steve Sawle tackle 75 Rudy Cernoch tackle 77 George Maddock kick offs 78 Paul Barkal 79 Dick Eggers 80 Charles Hagmann end 82 Burton Keddie end 83 Don Stonesifer end 85 Joe Zuravleff end 87 Al Thomas 88 Littrell Clark 97 Paul BalogAwards and honors EditArt Murakowski Chicago Tribune Silver Football1949 NFL draft EditPlayer Position Round Pick NFL clubGeorge Sundheim Back 12 115 New York Giants 5 References Edit Year by Year Results PDF 2007 p 147 Archived PDF from the original on March 16 2019 Retrieved March 14 2019 a b A History of Football at Northwestern Bob Voights 1947 1954 Northwestern University Archives Archived from the original on August 28 2008 Retrieved July 17 2008 Liska Jerry October 31 1948 Northwestern Trims Bucks Fans Rose Bowl Hopes Springfield News Sun p 1 Retrieved October 17 2022 via Newspapers com Northwestern Whips Wisconsin 16 to 7 Fumbles By Wildcats and Badgers N U Leads Only 2 0 at Half Time Chicago Tribune November 7 1948 p 2 1 via Newspapers com Reference at www pro football reference com Pro Football Reference com Archived from the original on October 30 2010 Retrieved March 28 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1948 Northwestern Wildcats football team amp oldid 1170765506, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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