1949 William & Mary Indians football team

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1949 William & Mary Indians football
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Captain George Hughes, Jack Cloud
Home stadium Cary Field
Seasons
←  1948
1950  →
1949 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 North Carolina $ 5 –0 –07 –4 –0
No. 14 Maryland 4 –0 –09 –1 –0
Washington and Lee 3 –1 –13 –5 –1
Duke 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
William & Mary 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
VMI 3 –2 –13 –5 –1
The Citadel 2 –2 –04 –5 –0
Clemson 2 –2 –04 –4 –2
Furman 3 –3 –03 –6 –0
South Carolina 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
Wake Forest 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
George Washington 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
NC State 3 –6 –03 –7 –0
VPI 1 –5 –21 –7 –2
Richmond 2 –6 –03 –7 –0
Davidson 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia during the 1949 college football season. The 1940s was the most successful decade in William & Mary football history. The Indians amassed more wins than any other decade (and this includes a non-existent 1943 season due to World War II), had the largest positive-point differential, won two conference championships and qualified for back-to-back bowl games in 1947 and 1948. There were 24 National Football League (NFL) Draft selections, which is the most all-time for William & Mary in a single decade. Additionally, the 1940s was the only decade in which William & Mary was an Associated Press nationally ranked team as a major college football team.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Houston *
W 14–1320,000 [1]
September 24at Pittsburgh *
L 7–1321,506 [2]
October 1 VPI
W 39–1310,000 [3]
October 8 VMI Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 54–610,000 [4]
October 15at No. 19 Michigan State *
L 13–4232,655 [5]
October 22at Wake Forest
L 28–5512,000 [6]
October 29at Richmond
W 34–010,000 [7]
November 5 North Carolina
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 14–2021,000 [8]
November 19at Arkansas *
W 20–016,000 [9]
November 26 NC State
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 33–78,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft selections

= Pro Football Hall of Fame = Canadian Football Hall of Fame = College Football Hall of Fame
NFL Draft Selections 
#YearRoundPickOverallNameTeamPosition
1 1950 3734 George Hughes Pittsburgh Steelers Guard
219506369 "Flyin'" Jack Cloud Green Bay Packers Back
3195098113 Vito Ragazzo Chicago Cardinals End
419501012130Frank O'Pella Cleveland Browns Back
51950244304Jim McDowell Detroit Lions Guard

References

  1. ↑ "Indians nose out Houston U, 14–13". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 18, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Pitt whips Tribe, 13–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 25, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Indians roll over Gobblers". Greensboro Daily News. October 2, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "William & Mary drubs Keydets in homecoming tilt, 54–6". Daily Press. October 9, 1949. Retrieved January 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Spartans trim William & Mary". The Times Herald. October 16, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Deacons drub William and Mary, 55–28". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 23, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "W&L victorious". The Daily News Leader. October 30, 1949. Retrieved November 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "North Carolina comes from behind to beat WIlliam and Mary, 20–14". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Razorbacks lose to William and Mary, 20–0". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 20, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Lex paces Indians to 33–7 victory over N.C. State". The Charlotte Observer. November 27, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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