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Michigan Wolverines are the 1948 National champs...
Michigan Wolverines are the 1948 National champs...
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November 30, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 30, 1948
* Michigan Wolverines
* National champions (1st report)
* NCAA college football
This 56 page newspaper has a six column headline in the sport's section (page 36): "Michigan Rated No. 1 Team of Nation in Final 1948 Poll" with subheads that include: "Wolverines Beat Irish By 123 points" and more with standings (see images). 1st report coverage on the Michigan Wolverines officially being named national champions of college football by the associated press (AP poll).
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Good condition.
wikipedia notes: The 1948 college football season finished with several unbeaten teams. The Michigan Wolverines and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame were both unbeaten and untied, as were the California Golden Bears and the Clemson Tigers. Ultimately, Michigan was the first place choice for the majority (192 of the 333) voters in the AP writers poll, but didn’t play in the postseason because of a no-repeat rule for Big Nine schools. Northwestern went to the Rose Bowl instead, and handed California a 20-14 loss.
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