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Notre Dame

FBSI · 1948 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
9–0–1
0.950 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
120
1899–2026
All-Time Record
919–327–33
0.731 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1929, 1930, 1953 +2
#1 Finishes
5
Top 5: 24 · Top 10: 42 · Top 25: 83
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 6 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Notre Dame head-to-head · History & Eras

1948 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 28Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB103–6W 28–27
6Week 6 · Oct 5Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI6–3W 40–0
7Week 7 · Oct 12Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HIND FBSI6–2–2W 26–7
8Week 8 · Oct 19Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B82–8W 44–13
9Week 9 · Oct 26Iowa (IOWA)H2HB104–5W 27–12
10Week 10 · Nov 2Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI0–8–1W 41–7
11Week 11 · Nov 9Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB102–7W 42–6
12Week 12 · Nov 16Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB108–2W 12–7
14Week 14 · Nov 30Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC2–7–1W 46–0
13Regular Season Final · Dec 7USCH2HPAC6–3–1T 14–14

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.142
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+33
0+33
  • Northwestern +8
  • Pittsburgh +6
  • Michigan State +6
  • Iowa +4
  • Purdue +3
  • Nebraska +2
  • Indiana +2
  • Washington +2
  • Navy 0
  • USC 0

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #7Better than 96%
Win % Place 3rdBetter than 99%

0.950 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#6W14#6Regular Season Final#6Post-Season W1#6Post-Season W2#7Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
+40
+19
+31
+15
+34
+36
+5
+46
0

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#31943#81944#261945#31946#61947

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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