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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[edit]

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[edit]

  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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