1949 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team

1949 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football
ConferenceKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–5 (3–3 KCAC)
Head coach
  • Murray Brown (3rd season)
Home stadiumSchaffner Field
1949 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Baker $ 5 1 0 7 2 0
Ottawa 4 2 0 5 4 0
Bethany (KS) 4 2 0 5 4 0
Kansas Wesleyan 3 3 0 3 6 0
3 3 0 4 5 0
Bethel (KS) 2 4 0 3 5 0
McPherson 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team represented the College of Emporia as a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) during the 1949 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Murray Brown, the Presbies compiled an overall record of 4–5 record with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the KCAC.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Northwest Missouri State*Emporia, KSL 0–21[2]
September 30at William Jewell*Liberty, MOW 20–14[3]
October 7at McPhersonMcPherson, KSW 34–0
October 14BakerEmporia, KSL 6–72,500[4]
October 22at Bethany (KS)Lindsborg, KSL 0–13
October 28Kansas WesleyanEmporia, KSL 6–7
November 4Bethel (KS)Emporia, KSW 42–19[5][6]
November 11at Ottawa (KS)Ottawa, KSW 13–7[7][8]
November 242:00 p.m.at Missouri Valley*
L 0–623,500[9][10][11][12]

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References

  1. ^ "Conference Football Standings". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 21, 1949. p. 16. Retrieved May 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Football Friday". Washington, D.C.: Evening star. September 24, 1949. p. 12. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Chronicling America.
  3. ^ "Football Scores". Juneau, Alaska: The Daily Alaska empire. October 1, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Chronicling America.
  4. ^ "First Loss For C. Of E." The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. October 15, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Football Friday". Washington, D.C.: Evening star. November 4, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Chronicling America.
  6. ^ "Bethany In A Romp". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal-World. November 5, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "College Football". Reading, Pennsylvania: Reading Eagle. November 12, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "Braves Lead League". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal-World. October 31, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "Vikings Clash With College Of Emporia". The Daily Democrat-News. Marshall, Missouri. November 23, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Vikins Clash With College Of Emporia (continued)". The Daily Democrat-News. Marshall, Missouri. November 23, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "C Of E Goes Down To 62 To 0 Defeat". The Daily Democrat-News. Marshall, Missouri. November 25, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "C Of E Goes Down To 62 To 0 Defeat (continued)". The Daily Democrat-News. Marshall, Missouri. November 25, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "1948 Emporia". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2024.