1949 Colorado A&M Aggies football team
| 1949 Colorado A&M Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Six Conference |
| Record | 9–1 (4–1 Skyline Six) |
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| Home stadium | Colorado Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1949 Colorado A&M Aggies football team represented Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in the Skyline Six Conference during the 1949 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bob Davis, the Aggies compiled a 9–1 record (4–1 against Skyline opponents), finished second in the Skyline Conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 206 to 86.[1][2]
Halfback Eddie Hanna died from suspected cardiac arrest following the Aggies' opening game against Colorado College. His jersey number (No. 21) was immediately retired following his death, and no player has worn it since.[3]
Thurman "Fum" McGraw received first-team honors from the International News Service as an offensive tackle on the 1949 College Football All-America Team. He was the first Colorado A&M player to receive first-team All-America honors.[4] McGraw went on to play five seasons in the National Football League as a defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions.
Three Colorado Agricultural players received all-conference honors in 1949: McGraw, guard Dale Dodrill, and end George Jones.[5]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | at Colorado College* | Colorado Springs, CO | W 14–7 | ||||
| September 24 | at Denver | W 14–13 | 24,500 | [6] | |||
| October 1 | Wyoming | L 0–8 | 12,500 | [7] | |||
| October 8 | Montana* |
| W 27–12 | ||||
| October 15 | Colorado Mines* |
| W 27–7 | ||||
| October 29 | Utah State |
| W 28–6 | ||||
| November 5 | at Utah | W 21–12 | |||||
| November 11 | at BYU |
| W 16–14 | ||||
| November 19 | at New Mexico A&M* |
| W 45–0 | ||||
| November 26 | at Colorado* | W 14–7 | 20,563 | ||||
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After the season
[edit]NFL draft
[edit]The following Aggie was selected in the 1950 NFL draft following the season.[8]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 2 | 27 | Thurman McGraw | Tackle | Detroit Lions |
References
[edit]- ^ "1949 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "2017 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2017. pp. 164, 170. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ "Eddie Hanna's legacy: The story of Colorado State University football's retired No. 21 jersey". Coloradoan. November 20, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 172.
- ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 174.
- ^ Joe Klipple (September 25, 1949). "Aggies Come Fro Behind, Nip Denver 14-13". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pokes Down Aggies, 8-0". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 2, 1949. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1950 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2024.