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1949 Delta Bowl

Field	Value
year_game_played	1949
game_name	Delta Bowl
football_season	1948
visitor_name_short	Oklahoma A&M
visitor_nickname	Cowboys
home_name_short	William & Mary
home_nickname	Indians
visitor_record	6–3
home_record	6–2–2
visitor_coach	Jim Lookabaugh
home_coach	Rube McCray
home_rank_AP	17
visitor_1q	0
visitor_2q	0
visitor_3q	0
visitor_4q	0
home_1q	0
home_2q	0
home_3q	6
home_4q	14
date_game_played	January 1
stadium	Crump Stadium
city	Memphis, Tennessee
referee	K.C. Gerard
attendance	15,069
last_game_ever_played	yes

The 1949 Delta Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys and the William & Mary Tribe. This was the second and final Delta Bowl.

Background

This was William & Mary's second straight bowl game, after finishing 4th in the Southern Conference. They were selected after the Delta Bowl's first choice (selected prior to the season), Tulsa, finished 0-9-1. Oklahoma A&M was champion of the Missouri Valley Conference for the third time in five seasons.

Game summary

A fumble recovery set up Korschcowski's second touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. Jack Cloud ran for 78 yards on 14 carries for the Indians. while Kenny Roof had 63 in seven carries for the Cowboys.

Scoring summary

William & Mary - Lou Hoitsma 12-yard touchdown pass from Tommy Korschcowski
William & Mary - Jack Bruce 22-yard touchdown pass from Tommy Korschcowski
William & Mary - Lou Creekmur 70-yard interception return

Aftermath

Lookabaugh left the program the following year, while McCray stayed on until 1950. The Indians did not return to a bowl game until 1970. This remains their only bowl win. Oklahoma A&M did not reach a bowl game again until 1958, their first year known as Oklahoma State. The Delta Bowl disbanded, likely due to the attendance of this game being 13,000 less than the first game.

References

"2015 Football Records".
"Oklahoma State University Athletics - Bowl History - Classic Era". Okstate.com.

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