1948 Heidelberg Student Princes football team

The 1948 Heidelberg Student Princes football team was an American football team that represented Heidelberg College as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1948 college football season. In their third year under head coach Paul Hoernemann, the Student Princes compiled a 9–0 record, won the OAC championship, shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 299 to 26.[1][2]

1948 Heidelberg Student Princes football
OAC champion
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record9–0 (7–0 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
 1947
1949 
1948 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Heidelberg $700900
Denison600800
Kent State300621
Ohio Wesleyan200620
Wilmington (OH)100531
Mount Union620630
Ohio Northern220531
Muskingum331341
Capital340440
Findlay120431
Marietta120440
Wooster251361
Oberlin130350
Akron140260
Wittenberg160170
Otterbein040261
Kenyon030161
  • $ Conference champion

The 1948 season was the second perfect season in Heidelberg football history. Other perfect seasons were 1930, 1955, and 1972.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Ashland*Tiffin, OHW 23–0
October 2MuskingumTiffin, OHW 21–8
October 9CapitalTiffin, OHW 51–6
October 16at OtterbeinWesterville, OHW 19–6
October 23at WittenbergSpringfield, OHW 14–0
October 30Ohio NorthernTiffin, OHW 61–0[4]
November 6at WoosterWooster, OHW 7–6[5]
November 13at Rio Grande*Rio Grande, OHW 69–0
November 20at Akron
W 34–0[6]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. 1 2 "1948 - Heidelberg (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. "Heidelberg Claims Ohio Title Over Denison Bid". Times Recorder. Zanesville, Ohio. Associated Press. November 22, 1948. p. 13. Retrieved July 12, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Heidelberg (OH) Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  4. "Princes, 61-0". Mansfield News-Journal. October 31, 1948. p. 34 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Heidelberg Nips Wooster, 7-6". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 7, 1948. p. 35 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Lincoln Hackim (November 21, 1948). "Heidelberg Mauls Zips, 34-0". Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 3C via Newspapers.com.