1949 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team
Appearance
1949 Pittsburg State Gorillas football | |
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CIC co-champion | |
Conference | Central Intercollegiate Conference |
Record | 8–2–1 (5–1 CIC) |
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Home stadium | Brandenburg Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | 8:00 p.m. | Missouri Mines* | Pittsburg, KS | W 27–7 | [2][3] | |
September 24 | at River Falls State* | River Falls, WI | W 34–0 | [4] | ||
October 1 | Southwest Missouri State* | Pittsburg, KS | W 27–14 | 5,000 | [5] | |
October 8 | 8:00 p.m. | Fort Hays State | Pittsburg, KS | W 26–7 | [6][7] | |
October 15 | at Washburn | Topeka, KS | L 19–27 | |||
October 21 | at Southwestern (KS) | Winfield, KS | W 21–12 | [8] | ||
October 29 | St. Benedict's![]() | Pittsburg, KS | W 41–7 | 8,000 | [9] | |
November 5 | at Emporia State | Emporia, KS | W 27–7 | |||
November 11 | 8:45 p.m. | at Evansville* |
| L 7–38 | 5,400 | [10][11] |
November 18 | Arkansas Tech* | Pittsburg, KS | T 20–20 | [12] | ||
November 24 | Rockhurst | Pittsburg, KS | W 46–6 | [13] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Conference Football Standings". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 21, 1949. p. 16. Retrieved May 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Wayne Craven Is Start For Pitt". The Iola Register. Iola, Kansas. September 16, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Wayne Craven Is Start For Pitt". The Hutchinson News-Herald. Hutchinson, Kansas. Associated Press. September 17, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Kansas Trim Falcons, 34-0". Eau Claire Sunday Leader. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. September 25, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Brasel, Kenny (October 2, 1949). "Bears Beaten By Pittsburg, 27-14". Springfield News-Leader. Springfield, Missouri. p. C1. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Unbeaten Pitt In Loop Bow Tomorrow". The Parsons Sun. Parsons, Kansas. October 7, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Fort Hays Trounced By Pittsburg 26-7". The Hutchinson News-Herald. Hutchinson, Kansas. Associated Press. October 9, 1949. p. 22. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Pittsburg Teachers Take Southwestern". The Hutchinson News-Herald. Hutchinson, Kansas. Associated Press. October 22, 1949. p. 12. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Easy For The Gorillas". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. Associated Press. October 30, 1949. p. 3B. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Nineteen College Seniors In Last Home Tilt Tonight". The Evansville Courier. Evansville, Indiana. November 11, 1949. p. 32. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Robertson, Bill (November 12, 1949). "Evansville Aces Bury Pittsburg Teachers, 38-7". The Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 6. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Pittsburg Ties Arkansas Tech". Springfield News-Leader. Springfield, Missouri. November 19, 1949. p. 17. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Pitt Gorillas Smash Rockhurst". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. United Press. November 25, 1949. p. 3B. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Pittsburg State Football Record Book" (PDF). Pittsburg State University. p. 85. Retrieved March 17, 2024.