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1948 John Carroll Blue Streaks football team

1948 John Carroll Blue Streaks football
Great Lakes Bowl, W 14–13 vs. Canisius
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–2
Head coach
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 John Carroll Blue Streaks football team was an American football team that represented John Carroll University as an independent during the 1948 college football season. The team compiled a 7–1–2 record, including a victory over Canisius in the Great Lakes Bowl.[1] Herb "Skeeter" Eisele was the team's head coach for the second year.

John Carroll was ranked at No. 86 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Sophomore Don Shula played at the halfback position.[3][4] Shula later spent more than 40 years in the National Football League as a player and coach and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. John Carroll's football stadium is named Don Shula Stadium in his honor.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Dayton
L 18–2612,274[5]
October 2at Toledo
W 46–2010,000[6]
October 9YoungstownCleveland, OHW 13–6[4]
October 16at Baldwin–WallaceBerea, OHT 19–199,000[7]
October 23NiagaraCleveland, OHW 47–146,700[8]
October 29Case TechCleveland, OHW 33–13[9]
November 6at MarshallHuntington, WVW 20–68,000[10]
November 13XavierCleveland, OHW 13–78,000[11]
November 20at Bowling GreenBowling Green, OHT 13–13[12]
December 5Canisius
W 14–1317,964[13]

References

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  1. ^ "John Carroll (OH) Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Carroll Set For Canisius". The Daily Herald (Circleville, Ohio). November 29, 1948. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Shula In Form As Carroll Wins". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 10, 1948 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Flyers Impressive In Opening With Victory Over Carroll: Bok Scores On 75-Yard Run In 26-18 Triumph". Dayton Daily News. September 25, 1948. p. S27 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Carroll Spanks Toledo By 46-20". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 3, 1948 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "B-W, Carroll In 19-19 Tie Before 9,000". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 17, 1948 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Taseff Is Star Of Carroll Win". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 24, 1948 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "John Carroll Defeats Case By 33 to 13". Chillicothe Gazette. October 30, 1948. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Carroll Whips Marshall". Dayton Daily News. November 7, 1948 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Streaks Smash Musketeers Jinx, 13-8". The Cincinnati. November 14, 1948 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Unbeaten B-G's Tied by Carroll". The Coshocton, Ohio Tribune. November 21, 1948. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "John Carroll Downs Canisius Club, 14-13". The Akron Beacon Journal. December 6, 1948 – via Newspapers.com.