1949 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team

1949 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football
Conference	Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record	4–5 (3–3 KCAC)
Head coach	Murray Brown (3rd season)
Home stadium	Schaffner Field
Seasons ←  1948 1950  →

1949 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Baker $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Ottawa	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Bethany (KS)	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Kansas Wesleyan	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
College of Emporia	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Bethel (KS)	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
McPherson	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1949 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team represented the College of Emporia as a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) during the 1949 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Murray Brown, the Presbies compiled an overall record of 4–5 record with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the KCAC. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23		Northwest Missouri State *	Emporia, KS	L 0–21		[2]
September 30		at William Jewell *	Liberty, MO	W 20–14		[3]
October 7		at McPherson	McPherson, KS	W 34–0
October 14		Baker	Emporia, KS	L 6–7	2,500	[4]
October 22		at Bethany (KS)	Lindsborg, KS	L 0–13
October 28		Kansas Wesleyan	Emporia, KS	L 6–7
November 4		Bethel (KS)	Emporia, KS	W 42–19		[5] [6]
November 11		at Ottawa (KS)	Ottawa, KS	W 13–7		[7] [8]
November 24	2:00 p.m.	at Missouri Valley *	Gregg-Mitchell Field Marshall, MO	L 0–62	3,500	[9] [10] [11] [12]
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Conference Football Standings". Kansas City Times . Kansas City, Missouri. November 21, 1949. p. 16. Retrieved May 26, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
2. "Football Friday". Washington, D.C.: Evening star. September 24, 1949. p. 12. Retrieved November 16, 2024– via Chronicling America.
3. "Football Scores". Juneau, Alaska: The Daily Alaska empire. October 1, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved November 16, 2024– via Chronicling America.
4. "First Loss For C. Of E." The Kansas City Star . Kansas City, Missouri. October 15, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Football Friday". Washington, D.C.: Evening star. November 4, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved November 16, 2024– via Chronicling America.
6. "Bethany In A Romp". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal-World. November 5, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
7. "College Football". Reading, Pennsylvania: Reading Eagle. November 12, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
8. "Braves Lead League". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal-World. October 31, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
9. "Vikings Clash With College Of Emporia". The Daily Democrat-News. Marshall, Missouri. November 23, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
10. "Vikins Clash With College Of Emporia (continued)". The Daily Democrat-News. Marshall, Missouri. November 23, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved March 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
11. "C Of E Goes Down To 62 To 0 Defeat". The Daily Democrat-News. Marshall, Missouri. November 25, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
12. "C Of E Goes Down To 62 To 0 Defeat (continued)". The Daily Democrat-News. Marshall, Missouri. November 25, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved March 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
13. "1948 Emporia" . Retrieved November 17, 2024.