1949 McMurry Indians football team
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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 | |
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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) |
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| Home stadium | Fair Park Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | 8:00 p.m. | at Tulsa* | L 26–27 | 10,000 | [2][3][4] | |
| September 24 | at West Texas State* |
| W 34–7 | [5] | ||
| October 1 | 8:00 p.m. | at Corpus Christi* |
| W 58–12 | [6][7][8] | |
| October 8 | at Mississippi Southern* | L 32–55 | 10,000 | [9] | ||
| October 15 | 8:00 p.m. | Texas A&I |
| W 39–14 | [10][11] | |
| October 22 | 8:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian |
| W 21–0 | 10,000 | [12][13] |
| October 29 | 8:30 p.m. | at Austin |
| W 34–19 | [14][15] | |
| November 5 | vs. Sul Ross | W 46–20 | 7,000 | [16][17] | ||
| November 11 | 8:00 p.m. | Howard Payne |
| W 27–6 | [18][19] | |
| November 19 | at Southwestern (TX) |
| T 20–20 | [20][21] | ||
| January 2 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Missouri Valley* |
| W 19–13 | 7,500 | [22][23][24] |
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References
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