1948 Memphis State Tigers football team

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1948 Memphis State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
1948 record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumCrump Stadium
Seasons
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1948 Southern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State   –   7 – 1 – 0
Sewanee   –   6 – 1 – 1
Grambling   –   8 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   5 – 3 – 0
Virginia   –   5 – 3 – 1
Memphis State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   4 – 5 – 1
Chattanooga   –   4 – 5 – 0
Georgetown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 6 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 7 – 1
Navy   –   0 – 8 – 1
CCUNC   –   0 – 5 – 0
Tampa   –     –  

The 1948 Memphis State Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Memphis State College (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In their second season under head coach Ralph Hatley, Memphis State compiled a 6–5 record.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Missouri MinesRolla, MOL 0–6[1]
September 25Louisville
W 13–7[2]
October 1Murray State
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 14–26[3]
October 9Tampa
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 43–16[4]
October 16at Pensacola NASPensacola, FLL 21–27[5]
October 23at Athens StateAthens, ALW 45–0
October 30Union (TN)
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 21–0[6]
November 68:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 13–02,694[7][8][9]
November 11Memphis NAS
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–14
November 19Arkansas State
W 34–13
November 25at Louisiana Tech
L 14–204,000[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Miners upset Memphis State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 19, 1948. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Memphis State snaps U. of L. win string 13–7". The Courier-Journal. September 26, 1948. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Murray defeats Memphis State". Kingsport Times-News. October 3, 1948. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Spartans lose again, map work for home clash". The Tampa Times. October 11, 1948. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Navy springs grid upset to trim Memphis, 27–21". Pensacola News Journal. October 17, 1948. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Union Bulldogs are beaten by State". The Jackson Sun. October 31, 1948. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tiger Gridders Face Sixth T-Minded Team". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 6, 1948. p. 15. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. ^ Love, Charles (November 7, 1948). "Hard-Working Tigers Too Much For Raiders". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 22. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. ^ "Memphis State beats Raiders by 13–0 count". The Daily News-Journal. November 8, 1948. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Last minute touchdown gives Tech victory over Memphis State, 20–14". The Monroe News-Star. November 26, 1947. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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