1948 Missouri Valley Vikings football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1948 Missouri Valley Vikings football Missouri College Athletic Union MCAU 9–1–1 4–0 Volney Ashford 9th MCAU champion Refrigerator Bowl, L 7–13 vs. 1948 Evansville Purple Aces EvansvilleCigar Bowl, T 13–13 vs. St. Thomas (MN) The 1948 Missouri Valley Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Missouri Valley College as a member of the Missouri College Athletic Union (MCAU) during the 1948 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Volney Ashford, the Vikings compiled a perfect 9–0 record in the regular season, won the MCAU championship, lost to 1948 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville in the Refrigerator Bowl, tied with the St. Thomas Tommies in the Cigar Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 327 to 52.1948 - Missouri Valley College Football Data Warehouse http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=2061&year=1948 https://web.archive.org/web/20150913011820/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=2061&year=1948 13 September 2015 dead During the season, Missouri Valley broke the all-time collegiate record of 39 consecutive wins.Missouri Valley Vikings Tie Record Of 39 Straight Wins The Neosho Daily News Tim Moriarty United Press November 6, 1948 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103005663/missouri-valley-vikings-tie-record-of/ Newspapers.com The 1948 season marked the end of a 41-game winning streak (1941–1942, 1946–1948) that still ranks as the fifth longest in college football history.The United States Navy took over the Missouri Valley College during World War II. While the Navy fielded V-12 Navy College Training Program football teams under the Missouri Valley name in 1943 and 1944, the V-12 teams played with different coaches and players, and are not counted as part of the Missouri Valley Vikings football program's record. note Coach Ashford, who led the team during the streak, was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.Volney Ashford National Football Foundation June 1, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2234 Missouri Valley was ranked at No. 153 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings Wilmington Morning News December 15, 1948 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 17 at 1948 Bethany Swedes Bethany (KS)<ncg> Lindsborg, KS W 25-0 September 24 1948 Kirksville State Bulldogs Kirksville State<ncg> Marshall, MO W 20-0 September 30 1948 Ottawa Braves Ottawa<ncg> Marshall, MO W 21-0 October 15 1948 Central Eagles Central (MO) Marshall, MO W 7-6 October 22 1948 Central Missouri State Mules Central Missouri State<ncg> Marshall, MO W 34-7 October 29 at 1948 Culver–Stockton Wildcats Culver–Stockton Canton, MO W 47-0 November 5 1948 Tarkio Owls Tarkio Marshall, MO W 87-0 Viking Eleven Keeps Rolling; Tarkio Routed St. Louis Post-Dispatch November 6, 1948 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103005838/viking-eleven-keeps-rolling-tarkio/ Newspapers.com November 12 1948 William Jewell Cardinals William Jewell Marshall, MO W 46-0 Vikings Set New All-Time College Record Of 40 Straight Wins: Wallop William Jewell 46 to 0 Last Night to Top Previous Record The Neosho Daily News United Press November 13, 1948 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103006377/vikings/ Newspapers.com November 25 1948 McMurry Indians McMurry<ncg> Marshall, MO W 20-13 December 4 at 1948 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville<ncg> Reitz Stadium Evansville, IN (Refrigerator Bowl) L 7-13 7,500 Evansville Wins Refrigerator Bowl: 7,500 See Missouri Team Upset Evansville Press Bill Robertson December 5, 1946 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103004653/evansville-wins-refrigerator-bowl/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1949 vs 1948 St. Thomas Tommies St. Thomas (MN)<ncg> Phillips Field Tampa, FL (Cigar Bowl) T 13-13 11,000 Missouri Valley, St. Thomas Battle to 13-13 Tie: Second Half Touchdowns Bring Deadlock Tampa Bay Times Associated Press January 2, 1949 28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103005106/missouri-valley-st-thomas-battle-to/ Newspapers.com Notes note References Missouri Valley Category:Missouri Valley Vikings football seasons Category:Missouri College Athletic Union football champion seasons Missouri Valley Vikings football