American college football season
The 1948 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1948 college football season.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 25 | Purdue | | | W 28–27 | 59,343 |
October 2 | at Pittsburgh | | | W 40–0 | 64,000 |
October 9 | Michigan State | No. 1 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| W 26–7 | 58,126 |
October 16 | Nebraska | No. 2 | | W 44–13 | 38,000 |
October 23 | at Iowa | No. 2 | | W 27–12 | 53,000 |
October 30 | vs. Navy | No. 2 | | W 41–7 | 63,314 |
November 6 | at Indiana | No. 1 | | W 42–6 | 34,000 |
November 13 | No. 8 Northwestern | No. 2 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| W 12–7 | 59,305 |
November 27 | Washington | No. 2 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN
| W 46–0 | 50,609 |
December 4 | at USC | No. 2 | | T 14–14 | 100,571 |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
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AP | 1 (50) | 2 (34) | 2 (23) | 2 (19) | 1 (56) | 2 (80) | 2 (27) | 2 (38) | 2 (97) |
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National championship seasons in bold |