1948 Sul Ross Lobos football team

1948 Sul Ross Lobos football
NMC champion
ConferenceNew Mexico Conference
Record10–0–1 (5–0 NMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJackson Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 New Mexico Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sul Ross $ 5 0 0 10 0 1
Adams State 3 1 0 6 2 0
Eastern New Mexico 5 2 0 6 3 0
New Mexico Highlands 2 3 1 ? ? ?
New Mexico Teachers 2 3 1 3 4 1
New Mexico Military 2 3 0 4 5 0
Panhandle A&M 1 5 1 1 7 1
St. Michael's (NM) 0 3 1 0 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 Sul Ross Lobos football team represented Sul Ross State University during the 1948 college football season.[1] In their third season under head coach Paul Pierce, the Lobos compiled a 10–0–1 record, won the New Mexico Conference (NMC) with a 5–0 record against conference opponents, and outscored their opponents by a total of 452 to 133. Sul Ross was invited to the 1949 Tangerine Bowl, where they tied 9–1 Murray State.

Sul Ross was ranked at No. 120 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

  1. ^ "Team Records Game by Game". September 15, 2015. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.