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
1948 Midwestern non-major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan Tech   –   7 – 0 – 0
Bowling Green   –   8 – 0 – 1
Washington University   –   9 – 1 – 0
John Carroll   –   7 – 1 – 2
Ashland   –   6 – 1 – 2
Ball State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Dayton   –   7 – 2 – 1
Baldwin–Wallace   –   5 – 2 – 2
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

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

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

  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.
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