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 season)
Captain	George Hughes, Jack Cloud
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 major college football team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Houston*	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	W 14–13	20,000
September 24	at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–13	21,506
October 1	VPI	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 39–13	10,000
October 8	VMI	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 54–6	10,000
October 15	at No. 19 Michigan State*	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 13–42	32,655
October 22	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC	L 28–55	12,000
October 29	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 34–0	10,000
November 5	North Carolina	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 14–20	21,000
November 19	at Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 20–0	16,000
November 26	NC State	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 33–7	8,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP 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