1948 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

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1948 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
Lone Star champion
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record8–1 (6–0 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEvans Field
Seasons
←  1947
1949  →
1948 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwest Texas State $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0
North Texas State 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Stephen F. Austin 3 –2 –17 –2 –1
Trinity (TX) 2 –2 –26 –2 –2
Houston 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
East Texas State 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
Sam Houston State 0 –6 –00 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now known as Texas State University) during the 1948 college football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their third year under head coach George Vest, the team compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, and finished as Lone Star champion.

Southwest Texas was ranked at No. 149 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Daniel Baker *
W 39–0 [2]
September 24at Trinity (TX)
W 14–05,000 [3]
October 2at Texas A&I * Kingsville, TX L 2–13 [4]
October 9at Howard Payne * Brownwood, TX W 10–74,500 [5]
October 23 Stephen F. Austin
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 3–0 [6]
October 30 North Texas State
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 24–14 [7]
November 6at East Texas State Commerce, TX W 6–0 [8]
November 13at Sam Houston State
W 14–0 [9]
November 20 Houston
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 3–05,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

[11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Bobcats brush past Daniel Baker, 39–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 19, 1948. Retrieved February 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Bobcats top Trinity, 14–0". The Austin American. September 25, 1948. Retrieved February 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Javelinas upset Bobcats, 13 to 2". The Corpus Christi Caller. October 3, 1948. Retrieved February 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Late field goal wins for Southwest Texas". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 10, 1948. Retrieved February 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Southwest Texas State trims S.F. Austin 3–0". The Vernon Daily Record. October 24, 1948. Retrieved February 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bobcats claw North Texas Eagles, 24–14". Corpus Christi Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved February 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "San Marcos 'Cats nudge Lions, 6–0". Denton Record-Chronicle. November 7, 1948. Retrieved February 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bobcats clinch Lone Star conference flag". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1948. Retrieved February 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Southwest Texas escapes UH, 3–0". Denton Record-Chronicle. November 21, 1948. Retrieved February 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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