1948 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1948

| team = St. Bonaventure Bonnies

| mode = football

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| image_size = 275

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| conference = Western New York Little Three Conference

| short_conf = Little Three

| record = 7–1–1

| conf_record = 1–1

| head_coach = Hugh Devore

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain =

| stadium = 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.{{cite web|title=1948 - Saint Bonaventure (NY)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=June 11, 2020|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2793&year=1948|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915132526/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2793&year=1948|archive-date=2015-09-15}}

St. Bonaventure was ranked at No. 76 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.{{cite news|title=Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Wilmington Morning News|date=December 15, 1948|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/|via=Newspapers.com}}

The team played its home games at Forness Stadium in Olean, New York.

Schedule

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|October 3|||Dayton|Forness Stadium|Olean, NY|W 7-6|10,000|{{cite news|title=Virok's Defensive Play Outstanding As Bona Wins, 7-6|newspaper=Olean Times Herald|date=October 4, 1948|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53277665/viroks-defensive-play-outstanding-as/}}

|October 9||at|Boston College|Braves Field|Boston, MA|T 7-7|16,000|

|October 16||at|Wayne|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 13-0|9,000|{{cite news|title=Grid Blitz Hits Wayne: St. Bonaventure Gets Quickies to Win, 13-0|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=George Puscas|date=October 17, 1948|page=C2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55417374/grid-blitz/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 23|||William & Mary|Forness Stadium|Olean, NY|W 7-6|11,500|{{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}}

|October 30|9:15 p.m.|at|Saint Louis|Walsh Stadium|St. Louis, MO|W 21-0|6,193|{{cite news |author= |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, Missouri |date=October 30, 1948 |page=6A |access-date=July 9, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{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, Missouri |date=October 31, 1948 |page=1F |access-date=July 9, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{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, Missouri |date=October 31, 1948 |page=2F |access-date=July 9, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|November 7||at|Canisius|Civic Stadium|Buffalo, NY|L 6-14|32,000|{{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}}

|November 14||at|{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Niagara Purple Eagles|title=Niagara}}||Buffalo, NY|W 21-0||

|November 21||at|{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Saint Vincent Bearcats|title=Saint Vincent}}||Latrobe, PA|W 28-12|11,000|

|November 25|||San Francisco|Forness Stadium|Olean, NY|W 20-14|9,000|{{cite news|title=St. Bona Winds Up '48 Football Year With 20-14 Victory: 9,000 Witness Strong Frisco Club Repelled|newspaper=Olean Times Herald|date=November 26, 1948|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53278346/st-bona-winds-up-48-football-year/}}{{cite news|title=Dons Lose Close One To Bonnies|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=Bill Mulligan|date=November 26, 1948|pages=23, 24|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100029503/dons-lose-close-one-to-bonnies/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

St. Bonaventure

Category:St. Bonaventure Brown Indians football seasons

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