1948 Colorado A&M Aggies football team

The 1948 Colorado A&M Aggies football team represented Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in the Skyline Six Conference during the 1948 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bob Davis, the Aggies compiled an 8–3 record (4–1 against MSC opponents), lost to Occidental in the 1949 Raisin Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 244 to 138.[1][2]

1948 Colorado A&M Aggies football
Raisin Bowl, L 20–21 vs. Occidental
ConferenceSkyline Six Conference
1948 record8–3 (4–1 Skyline Six)
Head coachBob Davis (2nd season)
Home stadiumColorado Field
1948 Skyline Six Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Utah $ 5 0 0  8 1 1
Colorado A&M 4 1 0  8 3 0
Denver 2 2 0  4 5 1
Utah State 2 3 0  5 6 0
BYU 1 3 0  5 6 0
Wyoming 0 5 0  4 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

Eight Colorado Agricultural players received all-conference honors in 1948: fullback Don Mullison, fullback Thurman "Fum" McGraw, end George Jones, halfback Eddie Hana, guard Dale Dodrill, halfback Ollie Woods, quarterback Bob Hainlen, and tackle Don Hoch.[3] Bob Davis was also named Skyline Conference Coach of the Year.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Colorado College*
W 25–6
September 25New Mexico A&M*
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 41–6
October 2at Utah State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 9–7
October 9at DenverW 14–10
October 16at Wyoming
W 21–20
October 23Drake*
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 29–31
October 30at Colorado Mines*
W 33–0
November 6Utah
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 3–12
November 15BYU
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 20–0
November 20at Colorado*
W 29–25
January 1, 1949vs. Occidental*L 20–2110,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1948 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  2. "2017 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2017. pp. 163, 170. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  3. 2017 Media Guide, p. 174.
  4. 2017 Media Guide, p. 172.
  5. Omer Crane (January 2, 1949). "Oxy Upsets Colorado Aggies, 21-20". The Fresno Bee. pp. 1, 16 via Newspapers.com.
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