1948 William & Mary Indians football team

1948 William & Mary Indians football
Delta Bowl, W 20–0, vs. Oklahoma A&M
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 17
1948 record	7–2–2 (5–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Rube McCray (5th year)
Home stadium	Cary Field
Seasons

The William & Mary Indians finished the regular season ranked #17 in the AP Poll after their 9–0 win over Arkansas.

1948 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Clemson †	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
North Carolina	4	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
VMI	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
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 & 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
Virginia Tech	0	–	6	–	1			0	–	8	–	1
The Citadel	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 25	at Davidson		Richardson Stadium • Davidson, North Carolina	W 14–6
October 2	Wake Forest		Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 12–21
October 9	vs. Virginia Military Institute		Foreman Field • Norfolk, Virginia (Oyster Bowl)	W 31–0
October 16	at Virginia Tech		Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	W 30–0
October 23*	at St. Bonaventure		Allegany, New York	L 6–7
October 30	Richmond		Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 14–6
November 6	at #3 North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	T 7–7
November 13*	at Boston College		Braves Field • Boston, Massachusetts	T 14–14
November 20	N.C. State		Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 26–6
November 27*	at Arkansas	#20	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas	W 9–0
January 1, 1949*	vs. Oklahoma A&M	#17	Crump Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee (Delta Bowl)	W 20–0
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Associated Press.