1949 Colorado A&M Aggies football team
The 1949 Colorado A&M Aggies football team represented Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in the Skyline Six Conference during the 1949 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bob Davis, the Aggies compiled a 9–1 record (4–1 against Skyline opponents), finished second in the Skyline Conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 206 to 86.[1][2]
| 1949 Colorado A&M Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Six Conference |
| 1949 record | 9–1 (4–1 Skyline Six) |
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| Home stadium | Colorado Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thurman "Fum" McGraw received first-team honors from the International News Service as an offensive tackle on the 1949 College Football All-America Team. He was the first Colorado A&M player to receive first-team All-America honors.[3] McGraw went on to play five seasons in the National Football League as a defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions.
Three Colorado Agricultural players received all-conference honors in 1949: McGraw, guard Dale Dodrill, and end George Jones.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | at Colorado College* | Colorado Springs, CO | W 14–7 | ||||
| September 24 | at Denver | Denver, CO | W 14–13 | ||||
| October 1 | Wyoming | L 0–8 | 12,500 | [5] | |||
| October 8 | Montana* |
| W 27–12 | ||||
| October 15 | Colorado Mines* |
| W 27–7 | ||||
| October 29 | Utah State |
| W 28–6 | ||||
| November 5 | at Utah | W 21–12 | |||||
| November 11 | at BYU |
| W 16–14 | ||||
| November 19 | at New Mexico A&M* |
| W 45–0 | ||||
| November 26 | at Colorado* | W 14–7 | |||||
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References
- "1949 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- "2017 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2017. pp. 164, 170. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- 2017 Media Guide, p. 172.
- 2017 Media Guide, p. 174.
- "Pokes Down Aggies, 8-0". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 2, 1949. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.