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1948 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1948
team	Oklahoma A&M Cowboys
sport	football
conference	Missouri Valley Conference
short_conf	MVC
record	6–4
conf_record	2–0
head_coach	Jim Lookabaugh
hc_year	10th
stadium	Lewis Field
champion	MVC champion
bowl	[Delta Bowl](1949-delta-bowl)
bowl_result	L 0–20 vs. [William & Mary](1948-william-mary-indians-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.

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.

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.

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

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

Schedule

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After the season

The 1949 NFL draft was held on December 21, 1948. The following Cowboys were selected.

6	52	Bob Meinert	Back	Detroit Lions

References

"1948 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"Oklahoma State Cowboy Football 2016 Guide". Oklahoma State University.
2016 Football Guide, pp. 168, 170.
2016 Football Guide, p. 155.
(December 15, 1948). "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News.
(October 3, 1948). "Aggies End Home Victory Drouth With Win Over Denver". Stillwater News-Press.
Bill Mulligan. (October 17, 1948). "Oklahoma Aggies Repulse USF, 27-20". The San Francisco Examiner.
(January 2, 1949). "William and Mary wins Delta Bowl game, 20–0". The Commercial Appeal.
"1949 NFL Draft Listing".

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