1948 William & Mary Indians football team

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.

1948 William & Mary Indians football
Delta Bowl, W 20–0, vs. Oklahoma A&M
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
1948 record7–2–2 (5–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumCary 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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 25at DavidsonW 14–6
October 2Wake ForestL 12–21
October 9vs. VMIW 31–0
October 16at VPIW 30–0
October 23at St. Bonaventure*
L 6–7
October 30RichmondW 14–6
November 6at No. 3 North CarolinaT 7–7
November 13at Boston College*T 14–14
November 20NC StateW 26–6
November 27at Arkansas*No. 20W 9–0
January 1, 1949vs. Oklahoma A&M*No. 17W 20–0

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


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