1948 Wayne Tartars football team

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.

1948 Wayne Tartars football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Herbert L. Smith (1st season)
Home stadium	University of Detroit Stadium

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

Wayne was ranked at No. 128 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Southern Illinois	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 26–0	8,000
October 2	at Niagara	Niagara Falls, NY	W 13–7
October 9	at Quantico Marines	Quantico, VA	L 0–7
October 16	St. Bonaventure	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 0–13	9,000
October 22	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 0–13	24,321
October 30	at Central Michigan	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 27–12
November 6	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 14–27	5,000
November 13	Omaha	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 46–20	3,012
Homecoming