1948 Colorado A&M Aggies football team

1948 Colorado A&M Aggies football
Raisin Bowl, L 20–21 vs. Occidental
ConferenceSkyline Six Conference
Record8–3 (4–1 Skyline Six)
Head coach
Home stadiumColorado Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Skyline Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Colorado College*
W 25–6
September 25New Mexico A&M*
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 41–6
October 2at Utah State
W 9–7
October 9at Denver
W 14–1023,000[6]
October 16at Wyoming
W 21–20
October 23Drake*dagger
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 29–31
October 30at Colorado Mines*
W 33–0
November 6Utah
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 3–12
November 15BYU
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 20–0
November 20at Colorado*
W 29–25
January 1, 1949vs. Occidental*
L 20–2110,000[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

After the season

NFL draft

The 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

  1. ^ "1948 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "2017 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2017. pp. 163, 170. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  3. ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 174.
  4. ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 172.
  5. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Omer Crane (January 2, 1949). "Oxy Upsets Colorado Aggies, 21-20". The Fresno Bee. pp. 1, 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1949 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2024.