1949 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team

The 1949 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team represented Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg—now known as Pittsburg State University—as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Carnie Smith, the Gorillas compiled an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the CIC title with Washburn.[1]

1949 Pittsburg State Gorillas football
CIC co-champion
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Conference
Record8–2–1 (5–1 CIC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Gumfory
  • Art Parkhurst
Home stadiumBrandenburg Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washburn +510720
Pittsburg State +510821
Emporia State420640
Fort Hays State420540
St. Benedict's240450
Southwestern (KS)150270
Rockhurst060190
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 168:00 p.m.Missouri Mines*Pittsburg, KSW 27–7[2][3]
September 24at River Falls State*River Falls, WIW 34–0[4]
October 1Southwest Missouri State*Pittsburg, KSW 27–145,000[5]
October 88:00 p.m.Fort Hays StatePittsburg, KSW 26–7[6][7]
October 15at WashburnTopeka, KSL 19–27
October 21at Southwestern (KS)Winfield, KSW 21–12[8]
October 29St. Benedict's Pittsburg, KSW 41–78,000[9]
November 5at Emporia StateEmporia, KSW 27–7
November 118:45 p.m.at Evansville*
L 7–385,400[10][11]
November 18Arkansas Tech*Pittsburg, KST 20–20[12]
November 24RockhurstPittsburg, KSW 46–6[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • All times are in Central time

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