1948 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1948 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football 275 Western New York Little Three Conference Little Three 7–1–1 1–1 Hugh Devore 3rd Forness Stadium The 1948 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football team, sometimes also referred to as the St. Bonaventure Brown Indians, was an American football team that represented St. Bonaventure University during the 1948 college football season. In its third season under head coach Hugh Devore, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 130 to 59.1948 - Saint Bonaventure (NY) College Football Data Warehouse June 11, 2020 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2793&year=1948 https://web.archive.org/web/20150915132526/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2793&year=1948 2015-09-15 St. Bonaventure was ranked at No. 76 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 The team played its home games at Forness Stadium in Olean, New York. Schedule Eastern y y y October 3 Dayton<ncg> Forness Stadium Olean, NY W 7-6 10,000 Virok's Defensive Play Outstanding As Bona Wins, 7-6 Olean Times Herald October 4, 1948 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53277665/viroks-defensive-play-outstanding-as/ October 9 at Boston College<ncg> Braves Field Boston, MA T 7-7 16,000 October 16 at Wayne<ncg> University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI W 13-0 9,000 Grid Blitz Hits Wayne: St. Bonaventure Gets Quickies to Win, 13-0 Detroit Free Press George Puscas October 17, 1948 C2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55417374/grid-blitz/ Newspapers.com October 23 William & Mary<ncg> Forness Stadium Olean, NY W 7-6 11,500 Bona Wins Tilt From Beavers 7-6 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle October 24, 1948 8D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53278005/bona-wins-tilt-from-beavers-7-6/ Newspapers.com October 30 9:15 p.m. at Saint Louis<ncg> Edward J. Walsh Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO W 21-0 6,193 Billikens Meet Unbeaten Bonnie In Night Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127902065/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri October 30, 1948 6A July 9, 2023 Newspapers.com Broeg Bob St. Louis U. Outplays St. Bonaventure for Half But Drops 21-0 Decision https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127902199/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri October 31, 1948 1F July 9, 2023 Newspapers.com Broeg Bob St. Louis U. Defeated By St. Bonaventure, 21-0 (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127902285/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri October 31, 1948 2F July 9, 2023 Newspapers.com November 7 at Canisius Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY L 6-14 32,000 Willis Star As Canisius Jolts Bona From Unbeaten Ranks Olean Times Herald November 8, 1918 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54363316/willis-star-as-canisius-jolts-bona-from/ Newspapers.com November 14 at 1948 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara Buffalo, NY W 21-0 November 21 at 1948 Saint Vincent Bearcats Saint Vincent<ncg> Latrobe, PA W 28-12 11,000 November 25 San Francisco<ncg> Forness Stadium Olean, NY W 20-14 9,000 St. Bona Winds Up '48 Football Year With 20-14 Victory: 9,000 Witness Strong Frisco Club Repelled Olean Times Herald November 26, 1948 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53278346/st-bona-winds-up-48-football-year/Dons Lose Close One To Bonnies The San Francisco Examiner Bill Mulligan November 26, 1948 23, 24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100029503/dons-lose-close-one-to-bonnies/ Newspapers.com References St. Bonaventure Category:St. Bonaventure Brown Indians football seasons St. Bonaventure Bonnies football