, ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁received ▁ 1 0 7 ▁of ▁ 1 4 6 ▁first ▁place ▁votes ▁and ▁ed ged ▁Michigan ▁by ▁ 1 , 4 1 0 ▁points ▁to ▁ 1 , 2 8 9 . ▁ ▁Although ▁Michigan ▁would ▁defeat ▁US C ▁three ▁weeks ▁later ▁by ▁an ▁even ▁larger ▁margin ▁that ▁Notre ▁D ame , ▁the ▁final ▁AP ▁Pol l ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁was ▁taken ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁and ▁before ▁any ▁bow l ▁games ▁were ▁played . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁did ▁not ▁particip ate ▁in ▁Bowl ▁games . ▁According ly , ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁the ▁Dr . ▁Henry ▁L . ▁Williams ▁Tro phy ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁for ▁finishing ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁pol ling . ▁ ▁Rose ▁Bowl : ▁US C ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁Big ▁N ine ▁Conference ▁champions , ▁Michigan ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Rose ▁Bowl ▁against ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁Michigan ' s ▁first ▁appearance ▁in ▁a ▁bow l ▁game ▁since ▁its ▁ 4 9 - 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁Stan ford ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁Rose ▁Bowl . ▁The ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁team ▁dup licated ▁that ▁score , ▁defe ating ▁US C ▁ 4 9 - 0 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Rose ▁Bowl . ▁The ▁ 4 9 - point ▁margin ▁was ▁the