1948 Wayne Tartars football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1948
| team = Wayne Tartars
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 4–4
| head_coach = Herbert L. Smith
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = University of Detroit Stadium
}}
{{1948 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The 1948 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1948 college football season. Under first-year head coach Herbert L. Smith, the team compiled a 4–4 record.{{cite web|title=2019 Football Media Guide|publisher=Wayne State University|pages=121|accessdate=June 14, 2020|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/wsuathletics.com/documents/2019/9/4/Complete_FB_Media_Guide_web.pdf}}
Wayne was ranked at No. 128 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.{{cite news|title=Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Wilmington Morning News|date=December 15, 1948|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
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|September 25||Southern Illinois|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 26-0|8,000|{{cite news|title=Wayne Off to 13-0 Lead: Southern Illinois Offers No Threats|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=September 26, 1948|page=C2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55417656/wayne-off-to-13-0-lead/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 2|at|Niagara||Niagara Falls, NY|W 13-7||{{cite news|title=Wayne Makes Niagara Fall Again, 13-7|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 3, 1948|page=C4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55418261/wayne-makes-niagara-fall-again-13-7/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 9|at|Quantico Marines||Quantico, VA|L 0-7||{{cite news|title=Quantico Tops Wayne: Tartars String Is Snapped, 7-0|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 10, 1948|page=C3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55418918/quantico-tops-wayne/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 16||St. Bonaventure
|October 22|at|Detroit|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|L 0-13|24,321|{{cite news|title=U-D Squeezes Past Wayne |author=George Puscas |date=October 23, 1948 |pages=1, 16 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15899701/ud_squeezes_past_wayne/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 30|at|Central Michigan|Alumni Field|Mount Pleasant, MI|W 27-12||{{cite news|title=Wayne Picks on Weak Central Michigan for 27-12 Victory|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=George Puscas|date=October 31, 1948|page=C4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55419816/wayne-picks-on-weak-central-michigan/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 6|at|Toledo|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH|L 14-27|5,000|{{cite news|title=Wayne Gets 27-14 Shock: Toledo Continues Gridiron Mastery|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=George Puscas|date=November 7, 1948|page=C3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55419264/wayne-gets-27-14-shock/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 13||Omaha|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 46-20|3,012|{{cite news|title=Wayne Wows Omaha, 46 to 20 |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |author=George Puscas |date=November 14, 1948 |page=C4 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55417850/wayne-wows-omaha/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/757/stats/13491 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 13, 2022 }}