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Michigan Wolverines are the 1948 National champions...
Michigan Wolverines are the 1948 National champions...
Item # 696700
November 30, 1948
THE DETROIT NEWS, November 30, 1948
* Michigan Wolverines
* National champions (1st report)
* NCAA college football
The front page of the sport's section (page 25) has a two column heading: "Final Score for '48--'M' 3,448, Irish 3,325" with standings. (see images) First report coverage on the Michigan Wolverines officially being named national champions of college football by the associated press (AP poll). Nice to have in a Michigan publication.
Complete with 48 pages, rag edition, wear along the top, blank margin, some staining on the front page from the printing press, otherwise in very nice 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.
Category: The 20th Century
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