1949 William & Mary Indians football team

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.

1949 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1949 record6–4 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Hughes, Jack Cloud
Home stadiumCary Field
1949 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Houston*W 14–13
September 24at Pittsburgh*L 7–13
October 1VPIW 39–13
October 8VMI
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 54–610,000[1]
October 15at No. 19 Michigan State*L 13–42
October 22at Wake ForestL 28–5512,000
October 29at RichmondW 34–0
November 5North Carolina
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 14–20
November 19at Arkansas*W 20–0
November 26NC State
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 33–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • 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 
# Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
1 1950 3 7 34 George Hughes Pittsburgh Steelers Guard
2 1950 6 3 69 "Flyin'" Jack Cloud Green Bay Packers Back
3 1950 9 8 113 Vito Ragazzo Chicago Cardinals End
4 1950 10 12 130 Frank O'Pella Cleveland Browns Back
5 1950 24 4 304 Jim McDowell Detroit Lions Guard

References

  1. "William & Mary drubs Keydets in homecoming tilt, 54–6". Daily Press. October 9, 1949. Retrieved January 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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