1948 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team

The 1948 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (later renamed Oklahoma State University–Stillwater) in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1948 college football season. In their 10th year under head coach Jim Lookabaugh, the Cowboys compiled a 6–4 record (2–0 against conference opponents), won the Missouri Valley championship, lost to William & Mary in the 1949 Delta Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 219 to 127.[1][2]

1948 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–4 (2–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
1948 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma A&M $ 2 –0 –06 –4 –0
Wichita 2 –1 –15 –4 –1
Drake 1 –1 –07 –3 –0
Tulsa 0 –1 –10 –9 –1
Saint Louis 0 –2 –04 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included halfback Bob Meinert with 571 rushing yards, Jack Hartman with 469 passing yards and 31 points scored, and Bill Long with 234 receiving yards.[3]

Six Oklahoma A&M players received first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors in 1948: tackle Charles Shaw, guards Wayne Burrow and D. Meisenheimer, end William Long, and backs Bill Grimes and Bob Meinert.[4]

Oklahoma A&M was ranked at No. 50 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[5]

The team played its home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Wichita
W 27–14
September 25TCU*
L 14–21
October 2Denver*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 27–714,200[6]
October 16at San Francisco*
W 27–2020,000[7]
October 23Temple*dagger
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 41–7
October 30at Kansas*
L 7–1323,957
November 6at Tulsa
W 19–0
November 20Kansas State*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 42–6
November 27No. 6 Oklahoma*
L 15–19
January 1, 1949vs. No. 17 William & Mary*
L 0–2015,069
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season
Main article: 1949 NFL Draft

The 1949 NFL Draft was held on December 21, 1948. The following Cowboys were selected.[8]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
220Billy GrimesBackChicago Bears
545Bill LongEndPittsburgh Steelers
546J. D. CheekGuardNew York Giants
652Bob MeinertBackDetroit Lions

References
  1. "1948 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  2. "Oklahoma State Cowboy Football 2016 Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University. p. 172. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  3. 2016 Football Guide, pp. 168, 170.
  4. 2016 Football Guide, p. 155.
  5. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Aggies End Home Victory Drouth With Win Over Denver". Stillwater News-Press. October 3, 1948. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Bill Mulligan (October 17, 1948). "Oklahoma Aggies Repulse USF, 27-20". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "1949 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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