1948 Troy State Red Wave football team

1948 Troy State Red Wave football
ConferenceAlabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record6–5 (3–1 AIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPace Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →

The 1948 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State Teachers College (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1948 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Fred McCollum, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and lost to Jacksonville State in the Paper Bowl.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18Union (TN)*
W 15–6[1]
September 25at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 19–26[2]
October 1at Marion
W 19–6[3]
October 9Austin Peay*
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
L 7–18[4]
October 14at Jacksonville State
L 13–25[5]
October 23Livingston State
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
W 14–0[6]
October 30St. Bernard
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
W 33–0[7]
November 6at West Georgia*Carrollton, GAW 33–7[8]
November 13Alabama B team*
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
W 6–0[9]
November 27Florida State*
L 13–20[10]
December 18vs. Jacksonville State*
L 0–19[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Union upset by Troy in season opener". The Jackson Sun. September 19, 1948. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Louisiana downs Teachers 26–19 at Lafayette". The Troy Messenger. September 27, 1948. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sonny Queen scores as Troy rips Marion, 19–6". Alabama Journal. October 2, 1948. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Troy Wave loses to Austin Peay". The Dothan Eagle. October 11, 1948. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gamecocks overtake Troy in second half, 25 to 13". The Anniston Star. October 15, 1948. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wave comes across with 14–0 win over Livingston for homecoming". The Troy Messenger. October 25, 1948. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Troy defeats Saints, 33–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 31, 1948. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Trojans win by 33–7 sscore". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 7, 1948. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Troy Red Wave upsets big Alabama reserve unit, 6–0". The Dothan Eagle. November 14, 1948. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "FSU rally nips Troy State, 20–13". The Dothan Eagle. November 28, 1948. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jax defeats Troy, 19 to 0, in bowl contest". The Pensacola News Journal. December 19, 1948. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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