| Year Game Played: | 1948 |
| Game Name: | Dixie Bowl |
| Football Season: | 1947 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Arkansas |
| Visitor Nickname: | Razorbacks |
| Home Name Short: | William & Mary |
| Home Nickname: | Indians |
| Home School: | William & Mary Tribe football |
| Visitor Record: | 5–4–1 |
| Home Record: | 9–1 |
| Visitor Coach: | John Barnhill |
| Home Coach: | Rube McCray |
| Home Rank Ap: | 14 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 6 |
| Home 3Q: | 6 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Date Game Played: | January 1 |
| Stadium: | Legion Field |
| City: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Referee: | Jimmie C. Higgins (SWC; split crew: SWC, Southern) |
| Attendance: | 21,000 |
| First Game Ever Played: | Yes |
The 1948 Dixie Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the William & Mary Indians. In the inaugural Dixie Bowl, Arkansas defeated William & Mary, who was ranked fourteenth by the AP Poll, 21–19.[1] The final Dixie Bowl was played on 1949. William & Mary would get their revenge for the game the next year, a 9–0 win in Little Rock, and again in a 20–0 win in Little Rock.
Arkansas entered the game with a 1–4–1 record in the Southwest Conference, with four non conference wins boosting their record to 5–4–1. William & Mary was 9–1 entering the game.
The William & Mary Indians took an early lead when they recovered a fumbled quick-kick, which led to a Jack Cloud touchdown run. Cloud scored again, but the extra point was missed by Indian quarterback Stan Magdziak. Down by 13, Arkansas quarterback Kenny Holland connected with Ross Pritchard for a 59-yard touchdown pass. After a completed extra point by Aubrey Fowler, Hog defender Melvin McGaha intercepted a Magdziak pass, and returned it for a 70-yard touchdown. Fowler again added the PAT, giving the Razorbacks a 14–13 lead.
The Indians struck again in the third quarter, when Magdziak hit Henry Bland for a touchdown, but the extra point was no good for a second time. Arkansas would strike last, however, when Leon Campbell's 7-yard touchdown run gave the Hogs the lead with five minutes remaining. Arkansas moved their bowl record to 1–0–2 with the win, while William & Mary dropped to 0–1.