1949 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1949 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Nine Conference
Record1–8 (0–6 Big Nine)
Head coach
MVPNick Sebek
CaptainWalter Bartkiewicz
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Ohio State + 4 1 1 7 1 2
No. 7 Michigan + 4 1 1 6 2 1
No. 8 Minnesota 4 2 0 7 2 0
Wisconsin 3 2 1 5 3 1
Illinois 3 3 1 3 4 2
Iowa 3 3 0 4 5 0
Northwestern 3 4 0 4 5 0
Purdue 2 4 0 4 5 0
Indiana 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1949 Big Nine Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Clyde B. Smith, in his second year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 24at Notre Dame*L 6–4953,844
October 1at Ohio StateL 7–4670,568
October 8TCU*L 6–13
October 15at IowaL 9–35
October 22No. 16 Pittsburgh*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 48–14
October 29Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 14–3030,000
November 5at IllinoisL 14–3340,457
November 12at No. 5 MichiganL 7–2079,200
November 19Purdue
L 6–1434,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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After the season[edit]

NFL Draft[edit]

One Hoosier was selected in the 1950 NFL Draft, held in January.[4]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
21 266 Cas "Slug" Witucki Guard Washington Redskins

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1949 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "1949 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "1950 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2023.