1949 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1949 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Nine Conference
Record	1–8 (0–6 Big Nine)
Head coach	Clyde B. Smith (2nd season)
MVP	Nick Sebek
Captain	Walter Bartkiewicz
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1948 1950  →

1949 Big Nine Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Notre Dame *	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 6–49	53,844
October 1	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 7–46	70,568
October 8	TCU *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 6–13
October 15	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 9–35
October 22	No. 16 Pittsburgh *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 48–14	16,000	[1]
October 29	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 14–30	30,000
November 5	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 14–33	40,457
November 12	at No. 5 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 7–20	79,200
November 19	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 6–14	34,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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After the season

NFL draft

One Hoosier was selected in the 1950 NFL draft, held in January. ^[5]

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

References

1. Jack K. Overmyer (October 23, 1949). "Crushes Panthers By 48–14". The Indianapolis Star. p. 1-Section 6 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1949 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
3. "1949 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
4. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
5. "1950 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2023.