1949 McMurry Indians football team

The 1949 McMurry Indians football team represented McMurry College—now known as McMurry University—as a member of the Texas Conference during the 1949 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Wilford Moore, the Indians compiled an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 4–0–1 in conference play, winning the Texas Conference title.^[1] McMurry was invited to the Oleander Bowl, where the Indians defeated Missouri Valley. The team played home games at Fair Park Stadium in Abilene, Texas.

1949 McMurry Indians football
Texas Conference champion Oleander Bowl champion
Oleander Bowl, W 19–13 vs. Missouri Valley
Conference	Texas Conference
Record	8–2–1 (4–0–1 Texas)
Head coach	Wilford Moore (3rd season)
Home stadium	Fair Park Stadium
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Texas Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
McMurry $	4	–	0	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Texas A&I	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Howard Payne	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Austin	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Abilene Christian	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Southwestern (TX)	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	2
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	8:00 p.m.	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 26–27	10,000	[2][3][4]
September 24		at West Texas State*	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	W 34–7		[5]
October 1	8:00 p.m.	at Corpus Christi*	Buccaneer Stadium Corpus Christi, TX	W 58–12		[6][7][8]
October 8		at Mississippi Southern*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 32–55	10,000	[9]
October 15	8:00 p.m.	Texas A&I	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	W 39–14		[10][11]
October 22	8:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	W 21–0	10,000	[12][13]
October 29	8:30 p.m.	at Austin	Bearcat Stadium Sherman, TX	W 34–19		[14][15]
November 5		vs. Sul Ross	Monahans High School Stadium Monahans, TX (rivalry)	W 46–20	7,000	[16][17]
November 11	8:00 p.m.	Howard Payne	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	W 27–6		[18][19]
November 19		at Southwestern (TX)	Snyder Stadium Georgetown, TX	T 20–20		[20][21]
January 2	2:00 p.m.	vs. Missouri Valley*	Public School Stadium Galveston, TX (Oleander Bowl)	W 19–13	7,500	[22][23][24]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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