1949 Delta Bowl

August 2023 August 2015 1949 Delta Bowl 1948 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys William & Mary Indians 6–3 6–2–2 Jim Lookabaugh Rube McCray 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 January 1 Crump Stadium Memphis, Tennessee K.C. Gerard 15,0692015 Football Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/bowls.pdf 2019-01-11 fs.ncaa.org 12 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.http://okstate.com/sports/2015/3/17/GEN_2014010131.aspx?path=football Oklahoma State University Athletics - Bowl History - Classic Era Okstate.com 2015-08-12 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 Delta Bowl Category:Oklahoma State Cowboys football bowl games Category:William & Mary Tribe football bowl games Category:January 1949 sports events in the United States Delta Bowl