The 1949 Southern Illinois Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1949 college football season. Under tenth-year head coach Glenn Martin, the team compiled a 2–7 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
| 1949 Southern Illinois Maroons football | |
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| Conference | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 2–7 (0–4 IIAC) |
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| Home stadium | McAndrew Stadium |
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| Western Illinois $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 24 | at Wayne* | Detroit, MI | L 7–48 | ||||
| September 30 | at Southeast Missouri State* | L 7–25 | |||||
| October 8 | at Indiana State* | L 7–9 | |||||
| October 15 | at Illinois State Normal |
| L 0–35 | [2] | |||
| October 22 | Eastern Illinois | L 13–26 | 10,000 | [3] | |||
| October 29 | Northern Illinois |
| L 6–20 | ||||
| November 12 | at Western Illinois |
| L 0–35 | [4] | |||
| November 19 | Southeast Missouri State* |
| W 14–7 | ||||
| November 26 | Indiana State* |
| W 41–14 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 115. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ Jones, Merle (October 17, 1949). "4-Touchdown Second Period Helps Normal Win, 35 to 0". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 6. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jones, Merle (October 24, 1949). "Eastern Passing Spoils Maroon Homecoming, 26-13". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 6. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jones, Merle (November 14, 1949). "Western Defeats Southern To Capture I. I. A. C. Title". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 7. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.