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The '''1949 Florida State Seminoles football team''' represented [[Florida State University]] as a member of the [[Dixie Conference]] during the [[1949 college football season]]. Led by second-year head coach [[Don Veller]], the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Dixie Conference title for the second consecutive season. The Seminoles were invited to the program's first [[bowl game]], the [[Cigar Bowl]], where they defeated {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}} on January 2, 1950.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeLassus |first=David |title=Florida State game-by-game results: 1947–1949 |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/acc/florida_state/yearly_results.php?year=1947 |accessdate=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113163420/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/acc/florida_state/yearly_results.php?year=1947 |archive-date=2013-11-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The '''1949 Florida State Seminoles football team''' represented [[Florida State University]] as a member of the [[Dixie Conference]] during the [[1949 college football season]]. Led by second-year head coach [[Don Veller]], the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Dixie Conference title for the second consecutive season. The Seminoles were invited to the program's first [[bowl game]], the [[Cigar Bowl]], where they defeated {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}} on January 2, 1950.


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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| date = October 8
| date = October 8
| time = 9:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Mississippi College Choctaws|title=Mississippi College}}
| opponent = [[1949 Mississippi College Choctaws football team|Mississippi College]]
| site_stadium =
| site_stadium = Robinson Field
| site_cityst = [[Clinton, Mississippi|Clinton, MS]]
| site_cityst = [[Clinton, Mississippi|Clinton, MS]]
| score = 33–12
| score = 33–12
| source = <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Choctaws Plays Seminoles In Clinton Saturday Night |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger/144169841/ |newspaper=[[The Clarion-Ledger]] |location=[[Jackson, Mississippi]] |date=October 5, 1949 |page=2, section 2 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=FSU Opens Defense of Dixie Title In Mississippi Saturday Night |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat/144169673/ |newspaper=[[Tallahassee Democrat]] |location=[[Tallahassee, Florida]] |date=October 7, 1949 |page=11 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hederman |first=Arnold |title=Choctaws Trounced 33 to 12 By Strong Florida Staters In Conflict On Clinton Field |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger/144169414/ |newspaper=[[The Clarion-Ledger]] |location=[[Jackson, Mississippi]] |date=October 9, 1949 |page=3, section 2 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
}}
}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| date = October 29
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Stetson Hatters|title=Stetson}}
| opponent = [[1949 Stetson Hatters football team|Stetson]]
| site_stadium =
| site_stadium = [[Gator Bowl Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]]
| site_cityst = [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]]
| score = 33–14
| score = 33–14
| attend = 7,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news |last=Pettijohn |first=Fred P |title=FSU, Stetson to Battle for Dixie Lead in Gator Bowl |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat/144165094/ |newspaper=[[Tallahassee Democrat]] |location=[[Tallahassee, Florida]] |date=October 28, 1949 |page=10 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Florida Seminoles Roll Over Stetson Hatters 33-14 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat/144164876/ |newspaper=[[Tallahassee Democrat]] |location=[[Tallahassee, Florida]] |date=October 30, 1949 |page=8 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Seminoles Roll (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat/144164983/ |newspaper=[[Tallahassee Democrat]] |location=[[Tallahassee, Florida]] |date=October 30, 1949 |page=10 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
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| date = November 12
| date = November 12
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Millsaps Majors|title=Millsaps}}
| opponent = [[1949 Millsaps Majors football team|Millsaps]]
| site_stadium = Centennial Field
| site_stadium = Centennial Field
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| score = 40–0
| score = 40–0
| attend = 7,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=FSU Favored Over Millsaps In Homecoming Battle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat/144173549/ |newspaper=[[Tallahassee Democrat]] |location=[[Tallahassee, Florida]] |date=November 11, 1949 |page=8 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Pettijohn |first=Fred P |title=FSU Mauls Millsaps 40-0 to Move Near Dixie Title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat/144173403/ |newspaper=[[Tallahassee Democrat]] |location=[[Tallahassee, Florida]] |date=November 13, 1949 |page=9 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Pettijohn |first=Fred P |title=FSU Mauls Millsaps (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat/144173481/ |newspaper=[[Tallahassee Democrat]] |location=[[Tallahassee, Florida]] |date=November 13, 1949 |page=10 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
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|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| date = November 18
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Tampa Spartans|title=Tampa}}
| opponent = [[1949 Tampa Spartans football team|Tampa]]
| site_stadium = [[Sports in the Tampa Bay Area#Phillips Field|Phillips Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Sports in the Tampa Bay Area#Phillips Field|Phillips Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]
| site_cityst = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]
| score = 34–7
| score = 34–7
| attend = 4,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news |last=Hicks |first=Bobby |title=Spartans Hoping For Upset Win |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune/143855622/ |newspaper=[[The Tampa Tribune|Tampa Morning Tribune]] |location=[[Tampa, Florida]] |date=November 18, 1949 |page=1D |access-date=March 21, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hicks |first=Bobby |title=Spartans To Meet FSU Seminoles in Homecoming Game (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune/143855668/ |newspaper=[[The Tampa Tribune|Tampa Morning Tribune]] |location=[[Tampa, Florida]] |date=November 18, 1949 |page=2D |access-date=March 21, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hicks |first=Bobby |title=Seminoles Wins[sic] Game By 34-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune/143855784/ |newspaper=[[The Tampa Tribune|Tampa Morning Tribune]] |location=[[Tampa, Florida]] |date=November 19, 1949 |page=9 |access-date=March 21, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hicks |first=Bobby |title=FSU Wins Over Tampa; Gets Bid To Cigar Bowl (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune/143855853/ |newspaper=[[The Tampa Tribune|Tampa Morning Tribune]] |location=[[Tampa, Florida]] |date=November 19, 1949 |page=11 |access-date=March 21, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
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[[Category:Florida State Seminoles football seasons]]
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[[Category:Dixie Conference football champion seasons]]
[[Category:Cigar Bowl champion seasons]]
[[Category:Cigar Bowl champion seasons]]
[[Category:1949 in sports in Florida|Florida State Seminoles football]]
[[Category:1949 in sports in Florida|Florida State Seminoles football]]

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1949 Florida State Seminoles football
Dixie Conference champion
Cigar Bowl champion
Cigar Bowl, W 19–6 vs. Wofford
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record9–1 (4–0 Dixie)
Head coach
CaptainHugh Adams
Home stadiumCentennial Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Dixie Conference football standings
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

The 1949 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1949 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Don Veller, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Dixie Conference title for the second consecutive season. The Seminoles were invited to the program's first bowl game, the Cigar Bowl, where they defeated Wofford on January 2, 1950.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Whiting Field NAS*
W 74–0
October 89:00 p.m.at Mississippi College
W 33–12[1][2][3]
October 15Erskine*
  • Centennial Field
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 26–7
October 22at Sewanee*
W 6–0
October 292:30 p.m.vs. Stetson
W 33–147,500[4][5][6]
November 59:00 p.m.vs. Livingston State*
L 6–131,000[7][8]
November 122:00 p.m.Millsapsdagger
  • Centennial Field
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 40–07,500[9][10][11]
November 188:00 p.m.at Tampa
W 34–74,000[12][13][14][15]
November 26Troy State*
  • Centennial Field
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 20–0[16]
January 2, 1950vs. Wofford*
W 19–614,000[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Choctaws Plays Seminoles In Clinton Saturday Night". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. October 5, 1949. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "FSU Opens Defense of Dixie Title In Mississippi Saturday Night". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. October 7, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Hederman, Arnold (October 9, 1949). "Choctaws Trounced 33 to 12 By Strong Florida Staters In Conflict On Clinton Field". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. p. 3, section 2. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Pettijohn, Fred P (October 28, 1949). "FSU, Stetson to Battle for Dixie Lead in Gator Bowl". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. p. 10. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Florida Seminoles Roll Over Stetson Hatters 33-14". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. October 30, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Seminoles Roll (continued)". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. October 30, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Livingston State Teachers Meet Florida State Here Saturday Night". Selma Times-Journal. Selma, Alabama. November 4, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Teachers Top Seminoles In Close Battle". Selma Times-Journal. Selma, Alabama. November 6, 1949. p. 7. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "FSU Favored Over Millsaps In Homecoming Battle". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. November 11, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Pettijohn, Fred P (November 13, 1949). "FSU Mauls Millsaps 40-0 to Move Near Dixie Title". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. p. 9. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Pettijohn, Fred P (November 13, 1949). "FSU Mauls Millsaps (continued)". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. p. 10. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ Hicks, Bobby (November 18, 1949). "Spartans Hoping For Upset Win". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 1D. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Hicks, Bobby (November 18, 1949). "Spartans To Meet FSU Seminoles in Homecoming Game (continued)". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 2D. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Hicks, Bobby (November 19, 1949). "Seminoles Wins[sic] Game By 34-7". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 9. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ Hicks, Bobby (November 19, 1949). "FSU Wins Over Tampa; Gets Bid To Cigar Bowl (continued)". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 11. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "FSU wins final from Troy 20–0". Fort Myers News-Press. November 27, 1949. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Wofford upset by Florida State in Shrine Cigar Bowl, 19–6". The Greenville News. January 3, 1950. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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