1949 Southern Illinois Maroons football team

1949 Southern Illinois Maroons football
Conference	Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	2–7 (0–4 IIAC)
Head coach	Glenn Martin (10th season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ←  1948 1950  →

1949 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Western Illinois $	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Northern Illinois State	2	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Eastern Illinois	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Illinois State Normal	1	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Southern Illinois	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1949 Southern Illinois Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1949 college football season. Under tenth-year head coach Glenn Martin, the team compiled a 2–7 record. ^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Wayne *	Detroit, MI	L 7–48
September 30	at Southeast Missouri State *	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	L 7–25
October 8	at Indiana State *	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 7–9
October 15	at Illinois State Normal	McCormick Field Normal, IL	L 0–35		[2]
October 22	Eastern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 13–26	10,000	[3]
October 29	Northern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 6–20
November 12	at Western Illinois	Morgan Field Macomb, IL	L 0–35		[4]
November 19	Southeast Missouri State *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 14–7
November 26	Indiana State*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 41–14
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 115. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. Jones, Merle (October 17, 1949). "4-Touchdown Second Period Helps Normal Win, 35 to 0". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 6. Retrieved May 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. Jones, Merle (October 24, 1949). "Eastern Passing Spoils Maroon Homecoming, 26-13". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 6. Retrieved January 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. Jones, Merle (November 14, 1949). "Western Defeats Southern To Capture I. I. A. C. Title". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 7. Retrieved November 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1949 Southern Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 13, 2022.