1948 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1948 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Nine Conference
1948 record	2–7 (2–4 Big Nine)
Head coach	Clyde B. Smith (1st season)
MVP	George Taliaferro
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 20,000)
Seasons

1948 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Michigan †	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
#7 Northwestern	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#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 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1948 Big Nine Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Nine Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Clyde B. Smith, in his first year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 35–7	40,000
October 2	Iowa		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 7–0
October 9	TCU*	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 6–7
October 16	Ohio State		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 0–17	32,000
October 23	at Pittsburgh*		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 14–21
October 30	at No. 15 Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 7–30	64,926
November 6	No. 1 Notre Dame*		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 6–42	34,000
November 13	at No. 1 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–54	84,043
November 20	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 0–39
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1949 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
John Goldsberry	Tackle	4	40	Chicago Cardinals
George Taliaferro	Back	13	129	Chicago Bears
Jerry Morrical	Tackle	16	155	New York Giants
Nick Sebek	Back	25	248	Los Angeles Rams