1948 George Washington Colonials football team

1948 George Washington Colonials football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Clemson $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 3 North Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
VMI 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 17 William & Mary 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 20 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 and 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
VPI 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
The Citadel 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as part of the Southern Conference during the 1948 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bo Rowland, the team compiled a 4–6 record (2–4 in the SoCon).[1]

George Washington was ranked at No. 124 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 183:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
L 13–2710,000[3][4]
September 25at VPI
W 13–011,000[5]
October 2VMI
L 26–6[6]
October 9at Virginia*
W 20–1217,000[7]
October 15Kansas*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–1213,814[8]
October 23Maryland
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–4716,034[9]
October 30at Lafayette*
L 14–3313,000[10]
November 6at The Citadel
W 14–08,000[11]
November 13at Duke
L 0–6212,000[12]
November 20Georgetown*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 13–711,828[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1948 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wake Forest's T Will Be Unveiled". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. September 18, 1948. p. 9. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Deacons introduce T defeating George Washington, 27–13". The News and Observer. September 19, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "GW blanks Tech, 13–0, in opener". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Thomason is star in VMI triumph". Pensacola News Journal. October 3, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Andy Davis sparks GW in upsetting Cavaliers". Daily Press. October 10, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "K.U. 12, George Wash. 6 go in air to win". The Kansas City Times. October 16, 1949. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "G. Washington outclasses by Maryland, 47–0". Cumberland Sunday Times. October 24, 1949. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Leopards win the easy way". The Sunday Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Colonials check Citadel, 14 to 0". The News and Observer. November 7, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Duke crushes G. Washington by 62–0 score". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 14, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Davis sets pace as Colonials win". The News & Observer. November 21, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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