1949 William Mary Indians football team

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1949 Southern Conference football standings The 1949 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia during the 1949 college football season. The 1940s was the most successful decade in William & Mary football history. The Indians amassed more wins than any other decade (and this includes a non-existent 1943 season due to World War II), had the largest positive-point differential, won two conference championships and qualified for back-to-back bowl games in 1947 and 1948. There were 24 National Football League (NFL) Draft selections, which is the most all-time for William & Mary in a single decade. Additionally, the 1940s was the only decade in which William & Mary was an Associated Press nationally ranked team as a major college football team.

Schedule

NFL Draft Selections

#	Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
1	1950	3	7	34	Template:Sortname	Pittsburgh Steelers	Guard
2	1950	6	3	69	Template:Sortname	Green Bay Packers	Back
3	1950	9	8	113	Template:Sortname	Chicago Cardinals	End
4	1950	10	12	130	Template:Sort	Cleveland Browns	Back
5	1950	24	4	304	Template:Sort	Detroit Lions	Guard