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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Houston*	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	W 14–13	20,000	[1]
September 24	at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–13	21,506	[2]
October 1	VPI	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 39–13	10,000	[3]
October 8	VMI	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 54–6	10,000	[4]
October 15	at No. 19 Michigan State*	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 13–42	32,655	[5]
October 22	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC	L 28–55	12,000	[6]
October 29	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 34–0	10,000	[7]
November 5	North Carolina	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 14–20	21,000	[8]
November 19	at Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 20–0	16,000	[9]
November 26	NC State	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 33–7	8,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft selections

References

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