1948 Sul Ross Lobos football team

1948 Sul Ross Lobos football
NMIC champion
Tangerine Bowl, T 21–21 vs. Murray State
Conference	New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference
Record	10–0–1 (5–0 NMIC)
Head coach	Paul Pierce (3rd season)

1948 New Mexico Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Sul Ross $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	1
Adams State	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Eastern New Mexico	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
New Mexico Highlands	2	–	3	–	1			?	–	?	–	?
New Mexico Teachers	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
New Mexico Military	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Panhandle A&M	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
St. Michael's (NM)	0	–	3	–	1			0	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1948 Sul Ross Lobos football team represented Sul Ross State University during the 1948 college football season. In their third season under head coach Paul Pierce, the Lobos compiled a 10–0–1 record, won the New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference (NMIC) with a 5–0 record against conference opponents, and outscored their opponents by a total of 452 to 133. Sul Ross was invited to the 1949 Tangerine Bowl, where they tied 9–1 Murray State.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	at Sam Houston State*	Huntsville, TX	W 20–19
September 24	at Daniel Baker*	Brownwood, TX	W 34–6
October 2	Eastern New Mexico	Alpine, TX	W 52–0
October 8	at Panhandle A&M	Goodwell, OK	W 44–6
October 16	New Mexico State*	Alpine, TX	W 47–12
October 23	Corpus Christi*	Alpine, TX	W 21–14
October 30	at Texas A&I*	Kingsville, TX	W 33–19
November 6	at Adams State	Alamosa, CO	W 34–24
November 13	Western New Mexico	Alpine, TX	W 69–6
November 20	St. Michael's (NM)	Alpine, TX	W 77–6
January 1, 1949	vs. Murray State*	Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	T 21–21	9,000
*Non-conference game