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1949 Langston Lions football
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–1–1 (6–0–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnderson Field
Seasons← 19481950 →
1949 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Southern + 6 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
No. 9 Langston + 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
No. 13 Prairie View A&M 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. T–27 Bishop 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Texas College 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 2
No. 25 Arkansas AM&N 1 – 4 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
Samuel Huston 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Wiley 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.

The 1949 Langston Lions football team represented Langston University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Caesar Felton Gayles, the Lions compiled an overall record of 8–1–1, with a conference record of 6–0–1, and finished as SWAC co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24BishopW 13–03,000
October 1Tennessee A&I*
  • Anderson Field
  • Langston, OK
L 0–103,500
October 8at Lincoln (MO)*Jefferson City, MOW 39–0
October 15vs. Texas CollegeW 27–215,000
October 22Southern
  • Anderson Field
  • Langston, OK
T 14–14
October 29Samuel Huston
  • Anderson Field
  • Langston, OK
W 27–7
November 5at WileyW 19–0
November 12Arkansas AM&N
  • Anderson Field
  • Langston, OK
W 46–6
November 19at Prairie View A&MW 27–66,000
November 26vs. Texas State*W 32–03,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Langston defeats Bishop in loop tilt". The Daily Oklahoman. September 25, 1949. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tennessee Tigers beat Langston". The Black Dispatch. October 8, 1949. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Lincoln loses 39–0 to Langston eleven". The Sunday News and Tribune. October 9, 1949. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Langston edges Steers 27–21". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 16, 1949. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Langston Lions limit Southern U. to 14–14 tie". The Call. October 28, 1949. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Langston spurts, sinks Sam Houston". The Daily Oklahoman. October 30, 1949. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Shoats paces Langston Lions to 19–0 win over Wiley". The Black Dispatch. November 12, 1949. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Langston Lions wallop Arkansas State 46–6 before record homecoming crowd". The Call. November 18, 1949. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Langston Lions sure of top honors as P.V. Panthers fall". The Black Dispatch. November 26, 1949. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Langston U. blanks Texas State, 32–0". Muskogee Daily Phoenix. November 27, 1949. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Langston Yearly Results (1945–1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
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