1948 William & Mary Indians football team

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1948 William & Mary Indians football
Delta Bowl champion
Delta Bowl, W 20–0 vs. Oklahoma A&M
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
1948 record7–2–2 (5–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainHarry Caughron, Lou Hoitsma
Home stadiumCary Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Clemson $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 3 North Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
VMI 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 17 William & Mary 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 20 Wake Forest 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Duke 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Richmond 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Washington and Lee 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Furman 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
George Washington 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Davidson 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
NC State 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
VPI 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
The Citadel 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1948 college football season. The William & Mary Indians finished the regular season ranked #17 in the AP Poll after their 9–0 win over Arkansas. Also notably, Indians tied #3 North Carolina, 7–7, in Chapel Hill.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Davidson
W 14–6
October 2Wake Forest
L 12–2117,000
October 9vs. VMI
W 31–021,000[1]
October 16at VPI
W 30–015,000[2]
October 23at St. Bonaventure*
L 6–711,500[3]
October 30Richmonddagger
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 14–6
November 6at No. 3 North Carolina
T 7–7
November 13at Boston College*
T 14–1415,112
November 20NC State
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 26–6
November 27at Arkansas*No. 20
W 9–0
January 1, 1949vs. Oklahoma A&M*No. 17
W 20–015,069
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft selections[]

= Pro Football Hall of Fame = Canadian Football Hall of Fame = College Football Hall of Fame
Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
1949 14 7 138 Pat Haggerty Washington Redskins End
1949 16 2 153 Jack Bruce Boston Yanks Back

References[]

  1. ^ "W&M overpowers Keydets in Oyster Bowl Classic, 31–0". Daily Press. October 10, 1948. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Joynes, Tom (October 19, 1948). "McCray's Braves Roll Over Virginia Tech For 30–0 Win In Gobbler Homecoming Game" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. p. 5. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Bona Wins Tilt From Beavers 7-6". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 24, 1948. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.


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