1949 college football season

1949 college football season
1949 college football season
First AP No. 1 of season	Michigan
Number of bowls	9
Champion(s)	Notre Dame (AP)
Heisman	Leon Hart (end, Notre Dame)

The 1949 college football season finished with four teams that were unbeaten and untied-- Notre Dame, Oklahoma, California, and Army had won all their games at season's end. Notre Dame, however, was the overwhelming choice for national champion in the AP Poll, with 172 of 208 first place votes.^[2] The Fighting Irish did not participate in the New Year's Day bowl games, which were played on January 2, 1950.

Conference and program changes

Conference changes

Two new conferences began play in 1949:
- Gulf Coast Conference: active through the 1956 season; formed by former members of the Lone Star Conference
- Upper Peninsula Conference: football active through the 1950 season; formed by junior colleges and independents in the Upper Peninsula, Michigan and northern Wisconsin

Membership changes

Team	1948 conference	1949 conference
Detroit	Independent	Missouri Valley Conference
Louisville	Ohio Valley Conference	Independent
Marshall	Independent	Ohio Valley Conference
Pacific (CA)	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Independent
Tennessee Tech	Independent	Ohio Valley Conference

September

The Associated Press did not poll the writers until the third week of the season. Among the five teams that had been ranked highest in 1948, California was the first to open play, with a 21–7 win over Santa Clara on September 17.

By September 24, most teams were in action. Defending champion Michigan beat visiting Michigan State, 7–3. Notre Dame beat Indiana 49–6. North Carolina beat N.C. State 26–6. California beat St. Mary's 29–7. The night before, Oklahoma had won at Boston College, 46–0.

October

On October 1 in Seattle, Notre Dame beat Washington 27–7. Oklahoma beat Texas A&M 33–13, North Carolina beat Georgia 21–14, and Michigan won at Stanford, 27–7. When the first poll was issued, Michigan had 34 of the 80 votes cast, followed by Notre Dame and Oklahoma. Tulane University, which had beaten Alabama 28–14 and Georgia Tech 18–0, placed fourth. Minnesota, which had victories over Washington (48–20) and at Nebraska (28–6) was fifth. North Carolina, which had been in the final top five in 1948, was at sixth place.

October 8 No. 1 Michigan was beaten at home by No. 7 Army. No. 2 Notre Dame won at Purdue 35–12. No. 3 Oklahoma beat No. 12 Texas in Dallas, 20–14. No. 4 Tulane beat Southeastern Louisiana 40–0. No. 5 Minnesota beat No. 20 Northwestern 21–7. The next poll elevated Notre Dame to No. 1 and Army to No. 2, followed by Oklahoma, Tulane, and Minnesota.

October 15 In South Bend, No. 1 Notre Dame beat No. 4 Tulane 46–7.No. 2 Army won at Harvard, 54–14.No. 3 Oklahoma beat Kansas 48–26. No. 5 Minnesota stayed unbeaten with a win in Columbus over No. 11 Ohio State, 27–0. The next poll featured No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 Army, No. 3 Minnesota, and No. 4 Oklahoma. California, which beat No. 12 USC 16–10, moved up from No. 9 to No. 5.

October 22 No. 1 Notre Dame was idle. No. 2 Army beat Columbia 63–6. No. 3 Minnesota lost at No. 12 Michigan, 14–7.No. 4 Oklahoma won at Nebraska 48–0. No. 5 California beat Washington 21–7. No. 9 Rice won at No. 10 Texas, 17–15, and was fifth in the next poll behind Notre Dame, Army, Oklahoma, and California.

October 29 In Baltimore, No. 1 Notre Dame defeated Navy, 40–0. No. 2 Army defeated VMI (the Virginia Military Institute) 40–14. No. 3 Oklahoma beat Iowa State 34–7. In Los Angeles, No. 4 California beat No. 20 UCLA 35–21. No. 5 Rice beat Texas Tech 28–0 to extend its record to 5–1–0. No. 6 Michigan, which won at Illinois 13–0, returned to the Top Five with a 4–2–0 record, moving up ahead of Rice.

November

November 5No. 1 Notre Dame won at No. 10 Michigan State, 34–21. No. 2 Army defeated No. 20 Fordham, 35–0. No. 3 Oklahoma won at Kansas State 39–0. No. 4 California beat Washington State 33–14. No. 5 Michigan beat Purdue 20–12. The top five stayed unchanged.

November 12 At Yankee Stadium, No. 1 Notre Dame beat North Carolina, 42–6. No. 2 Army had a scare in Philadelphia, edging Penn 14–13. No. 3 Oklahoma won at Missouri, 27–7. No. 4 California beat Oregon 41–14. No. 5 Michigan beat Indiana 20–7. The next poll moved Oklahoma to No. 2 and California to No. 3, with Army dropping to fourth.

November 19 No. 1 Notre Dame defeated Iowa 28–7. No. 2 Oklahoma beat Santa Clara 28–21. No. 3 California defeated No. 12 Stanford 33–14 to finish its season unbeaten. No. 4 Army was idle as it prepared for the Army–Navy Game. No. 5 Michigan was tied by No. 7 Ohio State, 7–7. The next Top Five was No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 California, No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 4 Army, and No. 5 Ohio State.

November 26 No. 1 Notre Dame defeated visiting No. 17 USC, 32–0.No. 3 Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State 41–0. No. 4 Army returned to Philadelphia for the Army–Navy Game and defeated Navy 38–0. No. 7 Rice beat No. 9 Baylor 21-7. No. 2 California at 10–0–0, and No. 5 Ohio State, at 6–1–2, accepted bids to play in the Rose Bowl.

The final poll was released on November 28, although some colleges had not completed their schedules; the top five were No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 California, No. 4 Army, and No. 5 Rice. On December 3, the national champs, No. 1 Notre Dame closed a perfect season in Dallas with a 27–20 win over Southern Methodist University (SMU).

Conference summaries

Minor conference summaries

Conference	Champion(s)	Conference record	Overall record	Head coach
Alabama Intercollegiate Conference	Livingston State Troy State	3–0–1 2–0–1	7–2–1 6–3–1	George Darrow, Vaughn Mancha Fred McCollum
Badger-Illini Conference	Lewis	6–0	9–0	Ray McLean
California Collegiate Athletic Association	San Jose State	4–0	9–4	Wilbur V. Hubbard
Central Intercollegiate Conference	Pittsburg State Washburn	5–1 5–1	8–2–1 7–2	Carnie Smith Dick Godlove
College Conference of Illinois	Augustana (IL) Wheaton (IL)	5–0 5–0	6–2 8–2	Butch Stolfa Harvey Chrouser
Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Morgan State	7–0	8–0	Edward P. Hurt
Dixie Conference	Florida State	9–1	4–0	Don Veller
Evergreen Conference	Eastern Washington Puget Sound	5–1 5–1	7–2 7–1	Abe Poffenroth John P. Heinrick
Far Western Conference	Cal Aggies	4–0	5–4	Ted Forbes
Gulf Coast Conference	Hardin	3–0	10–1	Billy Stamps
Gulf States Conference	Louisiana Tech	5–0	7–2	Joe Aillet
Hoosier Conference	Hanover	6–0	8–0	Garland Frazier
Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Western Illinois	4–0	9–1	Vince DiFrancesca
Iowa Conference	Simpson	6–0	8–1	Raburn G. Miller
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference	Baker	5–1	7–2	Karl Spear
Lone Star Conference	East Texas State	3–0	5–3–1	Bob Berr
Mason–Dixon Conference	Western Maryland	3–0	7–1	Charlie Havens
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Hillsdale	5–0	9–1	Jack Petoskey
Mid-American Conference	Cincinnati	4–0	7–4	Sid Gillman
Mid-Ohio League	Findlay	4–0	5–3	Jack Henning
Midlands Conference	St. Ambrose	3–0	8–0	Larry Mullins
Midwest Athletic Association	Tennessee A&I	4–0	9–1	Henry Kean
Midwest Conference	Lawrence	6–0	7–1	Bernie Heselton
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	St. Thomas (MN)	6–0	6–2	Frank Deig
Minnesota Teachers College Conference	Mankato State	3–1	4–3–1	Earl Myers
Missouri College Athletic Union	Missouri Valley	3–0	8–3	Volney Ashford
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Missouri Mines	5–0	6–2	Gale Bullman
Nebraska College Conference	Wayne State (NE)	8–0	9–0	Jack Wink
New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference	Sul Ross	5–0	7–3	Paul Pierce
North Central Conference	Iowa State Teachers South Dakota State	5–1 5–1	5–2 7–3	Clyde Starbeck Ralph Ginn
North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference	Valley City State	5–0	8–1	Bill Richter
North State Conference	Western Carolina	4–0	8–3	Tom Young
Northwest Conference	College of Idaho Lewis & Clark Pacific (OR)	4–1 4–1 4–1	6–2 6–3 8–1–1	Clem Parberry Joe Huston Paul Stagg
Ohio Athletic Conference	Muskingum	7–0	8–1	Ed Sherman
Ohio Valley Conference	Evansville	3–1–1	8–2–1	Don Ping
Oklahoma Collegiate Conference	Central State (OK)	5–0	7–2	Dale E. Hamilton
Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference	Bloomsburg California (PA)	6–0 6–0	8–1 7–1	Robert B. Redman Earl Bruce
Pioneer Conference	Quincy	3–0	8–1	Mac Wenskunas
Rocky Mountain Conference	Colorado College	3–0	6–3	Allison Binns
Smoky Mountain Conference	Emory and Henry	4–0	11–1	Conley Snidow
South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference	Southern State	5–0–1	7–0–1	Jack Martin
Southern California Conference	Whittier	4–0	8–1	Wallace Newman
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Florida A&M	6–0	7–2	Jake Gaither
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Langston Southern	6–0–1 6–0–1	8–1–1 10–1–1	Caesar Felton Gayles Ace Mumford
Texas Conference	McMurry	4–0–1	8–2–1	Wilford Moore
Upper Peninsula Conference	Northern Michigan		6–1	C. V. Money
Virginia Little Six Conference	Emory and Henry	2–0	11–1	Conley Snidow
Volunteer State Athletic Conference	Middle Tennessee	2–0	8–0–1	Charles M. Murphy
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	West Virginia Tech	8–0–1	8–0–1	Herb Royer
Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference	La Crosse State Stevens Point State	5–1 5–1	7–2 6–1–1	Clark Van Galder Hale Quandt
Yankee Conference	Connecticut Maine	2–0–1 2–0–1	4–4–1 2–4–1	J. Orlean Christian David M. Nelson

Conference standings

Major conference standings

1949 Big Nine Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Ohio State +	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	2
No. 7 Michigan +	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
No. 8 Minnesota	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Illinois	3	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	2
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Purdue	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

1949 Big Seven Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Oklahoma $	5	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
No. 20 Missouri	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Nebraska	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Kansas	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Colorado	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1949 Border Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Texas Tech $	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Texas Western	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
Hardin–Simmons	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
West Texas State	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Arizona	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	1
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	0	–	3	–	0	1	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1949 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Cincinnati $	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Ohio	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Western Michigan	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Western Reserve	1	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Butler	0	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Middle Three Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Rutgers $	2	–	0	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Lafayette	1	–	1	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Detroit $	4	–	0	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Drake	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma A&M	2	–	1	–	1	4	–	4	–	2
Wichita	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Tulsa	1	–	2	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Bradley	1	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Saint Louis	0	–	3	–	1	2	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 California $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
UCLA	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Stanford	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
USC	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Oregon State	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Washington	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Idaho	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Montana	0	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1949 Skyline Six Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Wyoming $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Colorado A&M	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Denver	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Utah	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	1
Utah State	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
BYU	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Tulane $	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
No. 11 Kentucky	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
No. 9 LSU	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	2	2	–	4	–	3
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Florida	1	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Georgia	1	–	4	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1949 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 16 North Carolina $	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 14 Maryland	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee	3	–	1	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Duke	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
VMI	3	–	2	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Clemson	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
George Washington	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
VPI	1	–	5	–	2	1	–	7	–	2
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1949 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Rice $	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Baylor	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
TCU	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	1
Texas	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
SMU	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Texas A&M	0	–	5	–	1	1	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Independents

1949 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Saint Vincent		–		10	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Army		–		9	–	0	–	0
Trinity (CT)		–		8	–	0	–	0
Brown		–		8	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Cornell		–		8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Villanova		–		8	–	1	–	0
Bucknell		–		6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth		–		6	–	2	–	0
Buffalo		–		6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		6	–	3	–	0
Princeton		–		6	–	3	–	0
Fordham		–		5	–	3	–	0
Tufts		–		5	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech		–		5	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		5	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		5	–	4	–	0
Penn		–		4	–	4	–	0
Yale		–		4	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		4	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		4	–	5	–	0
Drexel		–		3	–	3	–	1
Duquesne		–		3	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall		–		2	–	5	–	2
CCNY		–		2	–	5	–	1
NYU		–		3	–	6	–	0
Columbia		–		2	–	7	–	0
Hofstra		–		1	–	5	–	1
Colgate		–		1	–	8	–	0
Harvard		–		1	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

1949 Midwestern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		10	–	0	–	0
Ball State		–		8	–	0	–	0
Xavier		–		10	–	1	–	0
Valparaiso		–		8	–	1	–	1
Washington University		–		7	–	2	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace		–		6	–	2	–	0
Wabash		–		5	–	2	–	1
Dayton		–		6	–	3	–	0
John Carroll		–		6	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Michigan State		–		6	–	3	–	0
Toledo		–		6	–	4	–	0
Youngstown		–		4	–	3	–	1
Bowling Green		–		4	–	5	–	0
Marquette		–		4	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan		–		3	–	4	–	0
Wayne		–		3	–	5	–	0
Indiana State		–		1	–	9	–	0
Michigan State Normal		–		0	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

1949 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Maryland State		–		8	–	0	–	0
Memphis State		–		9	–	1	–	0
Delaware		–		8	–	1	–	0
Virginia		–		7	–	2	–	0
Grambling		–		7	–	3	–	2
Miami (FL)		–		6	–	3	–	0
Sewanee		–		4	–	2	–	1
Chattanooga		–		5	–	4	–	0
Georgetown		–		5	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		4	–	6	–	1
Navy		–		3	–	5	–	1
Rollins		–		3	–	5	–	0
Texas State		–		3	–	6	–	1
Oklahoma City		–		2	–	8	–	0

1949 Western college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 10 Pacific (CA)		–		11	–	0	–	0
Oregon College		–		9	–	0	–	0
No. 15 Santa Clara		–		8	–	2	–	1
San Francisco		–		7	–	3	–	0
Idaho State		–		6	–	2	–	1
Hawaii		–		6	–	3	–	0
La Verne		–		5	–	3	–	2
Loyola (CA)		–		6	–	4	–	0
Nevada		–		5	–	5	–	0
Pepperdine		–		4	–	5	–	0
Saint Mary's		–		3	–	6	–	1
Portland		–		3	–	5	–	0
Cal Poly San Dimas		–		2	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

Minor conference standings

1949 Alabama Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Livingston State +	3	–	0	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Troy State +	2	–	0	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Jacksonville State	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Marion	1	–	1	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Florence State	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Athens	0	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	1
St. Bernard	0	–	3	–	0	?	–	?	–	?

+ – Conference co-champions

1949 Badger-Illini Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Lewis $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Milton	6	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Concordia (IL)	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	1	–	0
Mission House	4	–	2	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Northwestern (WI)	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin Tech	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	4	–	0
Aurora	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	5	–	0
St. Procopius	0	–	6	–	1	0	–	6	–	1
Wisconsin–Extension	0	–	6	–	1	0	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1949 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
San Jose State $	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
San Diego State	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Cal Poly	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Fresno State	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Santa Barbara	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Washburn +	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Pittsburg State +	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
Emporia State	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Fort Hays State	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
St. Benedict's	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Southwestern (KS)	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Rockhurst	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1949 College Conference of Illinois football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Wheaton (IL) +	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Augustana (IL) +	5	–	0	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Lake Forest	3	–	2	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Illinois Wesleyan	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Millikin	2	–	2	–	1	2	–	5	–	1
North Central (IL)	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Illinois College	1	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Carthage	1	–	4	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Elmhurst	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1949 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Morgan State $	7	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
No. 2 West Virginia State	5	–	0	–	1	8	–	0	–	1
No. 6 North Carolina A&T	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Shaw	7	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
No. 25 St. Augustine's	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
No. 21 Virginia State	4	–	2	–	1	4	–	2	–	1
No. 22 Howard	6	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
No. 24 North Carolina College	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
No. 13 Hampton	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Winston-Salem State	1	–	2	–	3	3	–	3	–	3
Delaware State	3	–	5	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Johnson C. Smith	2	–	3	–	1	2	–	4	–	1
Lincoln (PA)	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Bluefield State	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	5	–	1
Virginia Union	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	8	–	0
Saint Paul's (VA)	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier^[3]

1949 Dixie Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Florida State $	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Howard (AL)	2	–	0	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Stetson	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Mississippi College	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Tampa	0	–	2	–	0	0	–	8	–	0
Millsaps	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Evergreen Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Puget Sound +	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Eastern Washington +	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Western Washington	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Pacific Lutheran	2	–	3	–	1	2	–	5	–	2
Whitworth	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Central Washington	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Saint Martin's	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1949 Far Western Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Cal Aggies $	4	–	0	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Southern Oregon	2	–	1	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
San Francisco State	1	–	2	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Chico State	1	–	2	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Humboldt State	0	–	3	–	1	0	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1949 Gulf Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Hardin $	3	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State	2	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Houston	1	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	1
Trinity (TX)	0	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1949 Gulf States Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Mississippi Southern	2	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	1	–	2	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Louisiana College	0	–	2	–	2	?	–	?	–	?
Northwestern State	0	–	4	–	1	4	–	4	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1949 Hoosier Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Hanover $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
Anderson (IN)	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Taylor	2	–	1	–	2	4	–	3	–	2
Indiana Central	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Franklin (IN)	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Canterbury	2	–	3	–	1	2	–	5	–	1
Earlham	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Rose Poly	1	–	3	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Manchester (IN)	0	–	5	–	1	1	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1949 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Western Illinois $	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Northern Illinois State	2	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Eastern Illinois	2	–	2	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Illinois State Normal	1	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Southern Illinois	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Iowa Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Simpson $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Dubuque	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Central (IA)	3	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Upper Iowa	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Wartburg	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Westmar	1	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Parsons	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Buena Vista	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Luther	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	5	–	1
Iowa Wesleyan	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
William Penn	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Baker $	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Ottawa	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Bethany (KS)	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Kansas Wesleyan	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
College of Emporia	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Bethel (KS)	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
McPherson	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Lone Star Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
East Texas State $	3	–	0	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Stephen F. Austin	2	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Southwest Texas State	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
Sam Houston State	0	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Western Maryland $	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Hampden–Sydney	2	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Johns Hopkins	2	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Washington College	2	–	2	–	1	3	–	2	–	2
Mount St. Mary's	1	–	1	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Bridgewater	1	–	1	–	0	1	–	3	–	0
Randolph–Macon	2	–	2	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Catholic University	1	–	3	–	1	1	–	5	–	1
Gallaudet	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion Conference standings were based on the Dickinson Scoring System.

1949 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Hillsdale $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Hope	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Alma	2	–	2	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
Adrian	2	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Kalamazoo	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Albion	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1949 Mid-Ohio League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Findlay $	4	–	0	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Ashland	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Cedarville	2	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
Defiance	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Bluffton	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Midlands Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
St. Ambrose $	3	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
St. Norbert	2	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN)	1	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Loras	0	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Tennessee A&I $	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Wilberforce State	2	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
No. 16 Kentucky State	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Louisville Municipal	0	–	2	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Lincoln (MO)	0	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier^[4]

1949 Midwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Lawrence $	6	–	0	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Ripon	4	–	1	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
Knox	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Carleton	4	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Monmouth (IL)	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Grinnell	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Beloit	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Cornell (IA)	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Coe	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1949 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
St. Thomas (MN) $	6	–	0	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Gustavus Adolphus	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Saint John's (MN)	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Hamline	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Macalester	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Concordia (MN)	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
St. Olaf	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Augsburg	1	–	3	–	1	2	–	3	–	2
Saint Mary's (MN)	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Minnesota Teachers College Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Mankato State $	3	–	1	–	0	4	–	3	–	1
Bemidji State	2	–	1	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
St. Cloud State	2	–	1	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Moorhead State	1	–	2	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Winona State	0	–	3	–	1	2	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Missouri Valley $	3	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Central (MO)	2	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
William Jewell	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Culver–Stockton	0	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Missouri Mines $	5	–	0	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
NW Missouri State	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	1	–	1
SW Missouri State	3	–	1	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Central Missouri State	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Kirksville State	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
SE Missouri State	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Nebraska College Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Wayne State (NE) $	8	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Chadron State	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Doane	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Kearney State	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Hastings	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Nebraska Wesleyan	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Peru State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
York (NE)	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Midland	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 New Mexico Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Sul Ross $	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Adams State	3	–	1	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Eastern New Mexico	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
New Mexico Western	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
New Mexico Military	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Panhandle A&M	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
New Mexico Highlands	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
St. Michael's (NM)	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 North Central Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Iowa State Teachers +	5	–	1	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
South Dakota State +	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Morningside	3	–	2	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
North Dakota	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
South Dakota	2	–	2	–	2	2	–	5	–	2
Augustana (SD)	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
North Dakota State	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1949 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Valley City State $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Minot State	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	1	–	1
Ellendale	4	–	1	–	0	4	–	2	–	0
Dickinson State	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Jamestown	3	–	2	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Wahpeton Science	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	4	–	1
Mayville State	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Bottineau	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	5	–	1
Bismarck JC	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 North State Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Western Carolina $	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Appalachian State	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Elon	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Catawba	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Lenoir Rhyne	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Guilford	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
East Carolina	1	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Atlantic Christian	0	–	5	–	2	1	–	7	–	2
High Point	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Northwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Pacific (OR) +	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
College of Idaho +	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Lewis & Clark +	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Linfield	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Willamette	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Whitman	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1949 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Muskingum $	7	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Kent State	2	–	0	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Heidelberg	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Denison	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Wooster	4	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Otterbein	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Mount Union	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Wittenberg	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Capital	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Oberlin	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Akron	0	–	3	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Marietta	0	–	2	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Kenyon	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Marshall	4	–	0	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Louisville	3	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Evansville $	3	–	1	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Morehead State	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Eastern Kentucky	2	–	2	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Western Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Murray State	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	7	–	1
Tennessee Tech	0	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Evansville declared champion because Marshall and Louisville did not play required games in 1949

1949 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Central State (OK) $	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
SE Oklahoma State	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
East Central	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
NW Oklahoma State	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
SW Oklahoma State	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Northeastern State	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1949 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Bloomsburg $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
California (PA)	6	–	0	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
West Chester	3	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Slippery Rock	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Kutztown	2	–	1	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
East Stroudsburg	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Clarion	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Indiana (PA)	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Lock Haven	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Shippensburg	1	–	5	–	1	1	–	6	–	1
Millersville	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Edinboro	0	–	4	–	1	1	–	5	–	2
Mansfield	0	–	5	–	1	1	–	5	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1949 Pioneer Conference (Illinois) football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Quincy (IL) $	3	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
McKendree	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Eureka	1	–	2	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Shurtleff	1	–	2	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Colorado College $	3	–	0	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Colorado Mines	2	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Western State (CO)	1	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Colorado State–Greeley	0	–	3	–	0	0	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Emory and Henry $	4	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
East Tennessee State	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Milligan	1	–	2	–	1	3	–	5	–	2
Carson–Newman	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	1
Tusculum	0	–	3	–	1	2	–	5	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1949 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Southern State $	5	–	0	–	1	7	–	0	–	1
Huron	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Black Hills	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	1
Dakota Wesleyan	2	–	2	–	1	3	–	3	–	2
South Dakota Mines	1	–	1	–	2	2	–	3	–	2
Yankton	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Sioux Falls	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
General Beadle	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Northern State	0	–	2	–	2	1	–	5	–	2

$ – Conference champion

1949 Southern California Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Whittier $	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Pomona	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Redlands	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	3	–	1
Occidental	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Caltech	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1949 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	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. 28 Bishop	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Texas College	2	–	4	–	1	2	–	6	–	2
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.^[5]

1949 Texas Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
McMurry $	4	–	0	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Texas A&I	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|Howard Payne]]	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|Austin]]	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|Abilene Christian]]	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|Southwestern (TX)]]	0	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	2

$ – Conference champion

1949 Virginia Little Six Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Emory and Henry $	2	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Hampden–Sydney	1	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Bridgewater	0	–	0	–	0	1	–	3	–	0
Randolph–Macon	0	–	2	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1949 Volunteer State Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Middle Tennessee $	2	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	1
[[{{{school}}}\|Austin Peay]]	1	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Milligan	0	–	1	–	0	3	–	5	–	2
[[{{{school}}}\|Union (TN)]]	0	–	2	–	0	1	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1949 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
West Virginia Tech $	8	–	0	–	1	8	–	0	–	1
[[{{{school}}}\|West Liberty State]]	4	–	0	–	1	9	–	0	–	1
[[{{{school}}}\|Morris Harvey]]	3	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|Shepherd]]	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|Concord]]	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|Salem]]	1	–	1	–	3	3	–	1	–	3
[[{{{school}}}\|Fairmont State]]	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
[[{{{school}}}\|Potomac State]]	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	4	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|Davis & Elkins]]	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|West Virginia Wesleyan]]	1	–	6	–	1	1	–	9	–	1
[[{{{school}}}\|Glenville State]]	0	–	6	–	1	0	–	6	–	1
[[{{{school}}}\|Bethany (WV)]] *	2	–	1	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion * – Did not qualify for conference standings Ties did not count in conference standings.

1949 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
[[{{{school}}}\|La Crosse State]] +	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|Stevens Point State]] +	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	1	–	1
[[{{{school}}}\|Stout Institute]]	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|Milwaukee State]]	3	–	2	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
[[{{{school}}}\|Platteville State]]	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	3	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|Eau Claire State]]	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
[[{{{school}}}\|Whitewater State]]	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
[[{{{school}}}\|Superior State]]	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|River Falls State]]	1	–	4	–	1	1	–	6	–	1
[[{{{school}}}\|Oshkosh State]]	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	5	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions The La Crosse State–Whitewater State game on September 24 did not count in the conference standings.

1949 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Connecticut +	2	–	0	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Maine +	2	–	0	–	1	2	–	4	–	1
UMass	1	–	1	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island State	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	8	–	0
Vermont	2	–	0	–	0	6	–	2	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Vermont was ineligible for the conference title.

Rankings

Bowl games

Bowl game	Winning team		Losing team
Rose Bowl	No. 6 Ohio State	17	No. 3 California	14
Sugar Bowl	No. 2 Oklahoma	35	No. 9 LSU	0
Orange Bowl	No. 15 Santa Clara	21	No. 11 Kentucky	13
Cotton Bowl	No. 5 Rice	27	No. 16 North Carolina	13
Sun Bowl	Texas Western	33	Georgetown	20
Gator Bowl	No. 14 Maryland	20	No. 20 Missouri	7
Tangerine Bowl	Saint Vincent	7	Emory and Henry	6
Raisin Bowl	San Jose State	20	Texas Tech	13
Salad Bowl	Xavier	33	Arizona State	21
Shrine Bowl	Southern Illinois	41	Indiana State	14

Awards

Heisman Trophy voting

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

Player	School	Position	Total
Leon Hart	Notre Dame	E	995
Charlie Justice	North Carolina	HB	272
Doak Walker	SMU	HB	229
Arnold Galiffa	Army	QB	196
Bob Williams	Notre Dame	QB	189
Eddie LeBaron	Pacific (CA)	QB	122
Clayton Tonnemaker	Minnesota	C	81
Emil Sitko	Notre Dame	FB/HB	79

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College Football All-America Team

References

^ "October 3, 1949 AP Football Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
^ "1949 Final Football Polls - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings".
^ "Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hart named outstanding college gridder of '49". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. November 30, 1949. p. 20.
^ "Leon Hart named lineman of the year". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. November 30, 1949. p. 49.
^ "Heisman award given to Hart". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 30, 1949. p. 21A.

[1] "October 3, 1949 AP Football Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

[2] "1949 Final Football Polls - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings".

[3] "Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.

[stptap-6] "Hart named outstanding college gridder of '49". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. November 30, 1949. p. 20.

[pplnloy-7] "Leon Hart named lineman of the year". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. November 30, 1949. p. 49.

[hagth-8] "Heisman award given to Hart". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 30, 1949. p. 21A.

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