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 | |
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Raisin Bowl, L 20–21 vs. Occidental | |
| Conference | Skyline Six Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (4–1 Skyline Six) |
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| Home stadium | Colorado Field |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
In the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948, Colorado A&M was ranked at No. 97.[5]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | Colorado College* | W 25–6 | |||||
| September 25 | New Mexico A&M* |
| W 41–6 | ||||
| October 2 | at Utah State |
| W 9–7 | ||||
| October 9 | at Denver | W 14–10 | 23,000 | [6] | |||
| October 16 | at Wyoming | W 21–20 | |||||
| October 23 | Drake* |
| L 29–31 | ||||
| October 30 | at Colorado Mines* | W 33–0 | |||||
| November 6 | Utah |
| L 3–12 | ||||
| November 15 | BYU |
| W 20–0 | ||||
| November 20 | at Colorado* | W 29–25 | |||||
| January 1, 1949 | vs. Occidental* | L 20–21 | 10,000 | [7] | |||
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After the season
editNFL draft
editThe following Aggie was selected in the 1949 NFL draft following the season.[8]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 188 | Bob Hainlen | Back | Washington Redskins |
References
edit- ^ "1948 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. 163, 170. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 174.
- ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 172.
- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Joe Klipple (October 10, 1948). "Underdog Aggies Explode in Last Half to Beat DU; Now Lead League". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Omer Crane (January 2, 1949). "Oxy Upsets Colorado Aggies, 21-20". The Fresno Bee. pp. 1, 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1949 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2024.