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|October 23|||[[1948 William & Mary Indians football team|William & Mary]]<ncg>|Forness Stadium|Olean, NY|W 7-6|11,500|<ref>{{cite news|title=Bona Wins Tilt From Beavers 7-6|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|date=October 24, 1948|page=8D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53278005/bona-wins-tilt-from-beavers-7-6/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
|October 23|||[[1948 William & Mary Indians football team|William & Mary]]<ncg>|Forness Stadium|Olean, NY|W 7-6|11,500|<ref>{{cite news|title=Bona Wins Tilt From Beavers 7-6|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|date=October 24, 1948|page=8D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53278005/bona-wins-tilt-from-beavers-7-6/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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|October 30|9:15 p.m.|at|[[1948 Saint Louis Billikens football team|Saint Louis]]<ncg>|Walsh Stadium|[[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]]|W 21-0|6,193|<ref>{{cite news |author=<!–Staff writer(s)/no by-line.–> |title=Billikens Meet Unbeaten Bonnie In Night Game |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127902065/ |newspaper=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |location=[[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]] |date=October 30, 1948 |page=6A |access-date=July 9, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Broeg |first=Bob |title=St. Louis U. Outplays St. Bonaventure for Half But Drops 21-0 Decision |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127902199/ |newspaper=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |location=[[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]] |date=October 31, 1948 |page=1F |access-date=July 9, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Broeg |first=Bob |title=St. Louis U. Defeated By St. Bonaventure, 21-0 (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127902285/ |newspaper=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |location=[[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]] |date=October 31, 1948 |page=2F |access-date=July 9, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> |
|October 30|9:15 p.m.|at|[[1948 Saint Louis Billikens football team|Saint Louis]]<ncg>|Walsh Stadium|[[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]]|W 21-0|6,193|<ref>{{cite news |author=<!–Staff writer(s)/no by-line.–> |title=Billikens Meet Unbeaten Bonnie In Night Game |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127902065/ |newspaper=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |location=[[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]] |date=October 30, 1948 |page=6A |access-date=July 9, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Broeg |first=Bob |title=St. Louis U. Outplays St. Bonaventure for Half But Drops 21-0 Decision |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127902199/ |newspaper=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |location=[[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]] |date=October 31, 1948 |page=1F |access-date=July 9, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Broeg |first=Bob |title=St. Louis U. Defeated By St. Bonaventure, 21-0 (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127902285/ |newspaper=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |location=[[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]] |date=October 31, 1948 |page=2F |access-date=July 9, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> |
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|November 7||at|[[1948 Canisius Golden Griffins football team|Canisius]]|[[War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo)|Civic Stadium]]|[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]]|L 6-14|32,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Willis Star As Canisius Jolts Bona From Unbeaten Ranks|newspaper=Olean Times Herald|date=November 8, 1918|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54363316/willis-star-as-canisius-jolts-bona-from/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
|November 7||at|[[1948 Canisius Golden Griffins football team|Canisius]]|[[War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo)|Civic Stadium]]|[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]]|L 6-14|32,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Willis Star As Canisius Jolts Bona From Unbeaten Ranks|newspaper=Olean Times Herald|date=November 8, 1918|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54363316/willis-star-as-canisius-jolts-bona-from/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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American college football season
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.[1]
St. Bonaventure was ranked at No. 76 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]
The team played its home games at Forness Stadium in Olean, New York.
Schedule
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|October 3|||Dayton<ncg>|Forness Stadium|Olean, NY|W 7-6|10,000|[3]
|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|[4]
|October 23|||William & Mary<ncg>|Forness Stadium|Olean, NY|W 7-6|11,500|[5]
|October 30|9:15 p.m.|at|Saint Louis<ncg>|[[Edward J. Walsh Memorial Stadium|St. Louis, MO|W 21-0|6,193|[6][7][8]
|November 7||at|Canisius|Civic Stadium|Buffalo, NY|L 6-14|32,000|[9]
|November 14||at|Niagara||Buffalo, NY|W 21-0||
|November 21||at|Saint Vincent<ncg>||Latrobe, PA|W 28-12|11,000|
|November 25|||San Francisco<ncg>|Forness Stadium|Olean, NY|W 20-14|9,000|[10][11]
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References
- ^ “1948 – Saint Bonaventure (NY)”. College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ “Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings”. Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Virok’s Defensive Play Outstanding As Bona Wins, 7-6”. Olean Times Herald. October 4, 1948. p. 8.
- ^ George Puscas (October 17, 1948). “Grid Blitz Hits Wayne: St. Bonaventure Gets Quickies to Win, 13-0”. Detroit Free Press. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Bona Wins Tilt From Beavers 7-6”. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 24, 1948. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Billikens Meet Unbeaten Bonnie In Night Game”. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 30, 1948. p. 6A. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Broeg, Bob (October 31, 1948). “St. Louis U. Outplays St. Bonaventure for Half But Drops 21-0 Decision”. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1F. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Broeg, Bob (October 31, 1948). “St. Louis U. Defeated By St. Bonaventure, 21-0 (continued)”. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2F. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ “Willis Star As Canisius Jolts Bona From Unbeaten Ranks”. Olean Times Herald. November 8, 1918. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “St. Bona Winds Up ’48 Football Year With 20-14 Victory: 9,000 Witness Strong Frisco Club Repelled”. Olean Times Herald. November 26, 1948. p. 10.
- ^ Bill Mulligan (November 26, 1948). “Dons Lose Close One To Bonnies”. The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 23, 24 – via Newspapers.com.
