1949 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team

The 1949 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team represented Iowa State Teachers College in the North Central Conference during the 1949 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Clyde Starbeck, the team compiled a 5–2 record (5–1 against NCC opponents) and tied for the conference championship.[1]

1949 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football
NCC co-champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record5–2 (5–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO. R. Latham Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa State Teachers + 5 1 0 5 2 0
South Dakota State + 5 1 0 7 3 0
Morningside 3 2 1 7 3 1
North Dakota 3 2 1 4 3 1
South Dakota 2 2 2 2 5 2
Augustana (SD) 1 5 0 2 6 0
North Dakota State 0 6 0 0 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Seven players were named to the all-conference team: halfbacks Chuck Cacek and Paul DeVan; tackles Stanley Brown, Robert Orgren, and Lee Wachenheim; center Don Abney; and guard Bob Miller.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Western Michigan*L 6–20
September 30at North Dakota StateW 27–6[3]
October 8at South Dakota StateBrookings, SDL 13–14
October 15North DakotaW 40–0
October 22Augustana (SD)
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 49–0
October 29Morningside
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 30–10
November 11at South DakotaVermillion, SDW 21–143,500[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Northern Iowas Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Northern Iowa. 2019. p. 107.
  2. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 118.
  3. ^ "Tutors win 32nd loop start, 27–6". The Des Moines Register. October 1, 1949. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jim Crawford (November 12, 1949). "Tutors Down USD 21-14". The Daily Argus-Leader. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.