1949 Florida State Seminoles football team
| 1949 Florida State Seminoles football | |
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Dixie Conference champion Cigar Bowl champion | |
Cigar Bowl, W 19–6 vs. Wofford | |
| Conference | Dixie Conference |
| Record | 9–1 (4–0 Dixie) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Hugh Adams |
| Home stadium | Centennial Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Wofford on January 2, 1950.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 1 | Whiting Field NAS* |
| W 74–0 | ||
| October 8 | at Mississippi College | Clinton, MS | W 33–12 | ||
| October 15 | Erskine* |
| W 26–7 | ||
| October 22 | at Sewanee* |
| W 6–0 | ||
| October 29 | vs. Stetson | Jacksonville, FL | W 33–14 | ||
| November 5 | at Livingston State* | Selma, AL | L 6–13 | ||
| November 12 | Millsaps |
| W 40–0 | ||
| November 18 | at Tampa | W 34–7 | |||
| November 26 | Troy State* |
| W 20–0 | [2] | |
| January 2, 1950 | vs. Wofford* |
| W 19–6 | 14,000 | [3] |
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References
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Florida State game-by-game results: 1947–1949". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ^ "FSU wins final from Troy 20–0". Fort Myers News-Press. November 27, 1949. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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