1948 William & Mary Indians football team

1948 William & Mary Indians football
Delta Bowl, W 20–0, vs. Oklahoma A&M
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
AP No. 17
1948 record 7–2–2 (5–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach Rube McCray (5th season)
Home stadium Cary Field
1948 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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&nbspNorth Carolina, 7–7, in Chapel Hill.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 25 at Davidson Richardson Stadium • Davidson, North Carolina W 14–6  
October 2 Wake Forest Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia L 12–21  
October 9 vs. VMI Foreman Field • Norfolk, Virginia (Rivalry / Oyster Bowl) W 31–0  
October 16 at VPI Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia W 30–0  
October 23 at St. Bonaventure* Allegany, New York L 6–7  
October 30 Richmond Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (I-64 Bowl) W 14–6  
November 6 at No. 3 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina T 7–7  
November 13 at Boston College* Braves Field • Boston T 14–14  
November 20 NC State Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia W 26–6  
November 27 at Arkansas* No. 20 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas W 9–0  
January 1, 1949 vs. Oklahoma A&M* No. 17 Crump Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee (Delta Bowl) W 20–0  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Associated Press.

NFL Draft selections

= NFL 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

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