1948 Michigan State Spartans football team

1948 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 14
Record6–2–2
Head coach
MVPLynn Chandnois
CaptainRobert B. McCurry
Home stadiumMacklin Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan Tech   –   7 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   9 – 0 – 1
Bowling Green   –   8 – 0 – 1
Washington University   –   9 – 1 – 0
John Carroll   –   7 – 1 – 2
Ball State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Michigan State   –   6 – 2 – 2
Baldwin–Wallace   –   5 – 2 – 2
Detroit   –   6 – 3 – 0
Indiana State   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wabash   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wayne   –   4 – 4 – 0
Valparaiso   –   4 – 5 – 0
Toledo   –   5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 5 – 0
Xavier   –   4 – 6 – 0
Central Michigan   –   3 – 6 – 0
Marquette   –   2 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College as an independent the 1948 college football season. In their second season under head coach Clarence Munn, the Spartans compiled a 6–2–2 record and were ranked No. 14 in the final AP Poll.[1][2] The Spartans were also ranked at No. 3 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]

Two Spartans received second-team honors on the 1948 College Football All-America Team. Guard Don Mason received second-team honors from the Associated Press,[4] and end Warren Huey received second-team honors from the Football Writers Association of America.[5]

The 1948 Spartans sustained their two losses in annual rivalry games against Notre Dame (26–7) and national champion Michigan (13–7).[2] In intersectional play, the Spartans beat Hawaii (68–21), Arizona (61–7), Oregon State (46–21), and Washington State (40–0), and tied with Penn State (14–14) and Santa Clara (21–21).[2]

  1. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 154. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "1948 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ted Smits (December 1, 1948). "Bear Guard on A.P.A.A. Eleven". Long Beach Press-Telegram.
  5. ^ "FWAA All-America Since 1944" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2015.