The 1948 NCAA football season finished with several unbeaten teams. The Michigan Wolverines and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 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 Poll, but didnât play in the postseason because of a no-repeat rule for Big Nine schools. Notre Dame, which finished 2nd in the AP Poll, also did not participate in any bowl per university policy at the time. Northwestern went to the Rose Bowl instead, and handed California a 20-14 loss. Clemson would defeat Missouri in the Gator Bowl.
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