1949 William & Mary Indians football team

1949 William & Mary Indians football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–4 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Rube McCray (6th year)
Home stadium	Cary Field

1949 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 North Carolina $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 14 Maryland	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee	3	–	1	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Duke	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VMI	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Clemson	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
George Washington	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
VPI	1	–	5	–	2			1	–	7	–	2
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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 member of Division I-A.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 17	at Houston*	Public School Stadium Houston, Texas	W 14–13
September 24	at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	L 7–13
October 1	VPI	Cary Field Williamsburg, Virginia	W 39–13
October 8	VMI	Cary Field Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry)	W 54–6
October 15	at No. 19 Michigan State*	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, Michigan	L 13–42
October 22	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Wake Forest, North Carolina	L 28–55
October 29	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 34–0
November 5	North Carolina	Cary Field Williamsburg, Virginia	L 14–20
November 19	at Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, Arkansas	W 20–0
November 26	NC State	Cary Field Williamsburg, Virginia	W 33–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft selections

= Pro Football Hall of Fame

= Canadian Football Hall of Fame

= College Football Hall of Fame

NFL Draft Selections
# Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position 1 1950 3 7 34 George Hughes Pittsburgh Steelers Guard 2 1950 6 3 69 "Flyin'" Jack Cloud Green Bay Packers Back 3 1950 9 8 113 Vito Ragazzo Chicago Cardinals End 4 1950 10 12 130 Frank O'Pella Cleveland Browns Back 5 1950 24 4 304 Jim McDowell Detroit Lions Guard