1949 Stetson Hatters football team

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1949 Stetson Hatters football
Conference Dixie Conference
Record4–5–1 (2–2 Dixie)
Head coach
Home stadium DeLand Municipal Stadium
Seasons
 1948
1950 
1949 Dixie Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Florida State $ 4 0 09 1 0
Howard (AL) 2 0 04 5 0
Stetson 2 2 04 5 1
Mississippi College 2 2 04 5 0
Tampa 0 2 00 8 0
Millsaps 0 4 02 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1949 Stetson Hatters football team represented Stetson University as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1949 college football season. Led by Bob Trocolor in his first and only year as head coach, the Hatters compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Dixie Conference. Stetson played home games at DeLand Municipal Stadium in DeLand, Florida.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Saufley Field *W 60–03,000 [1]
October 18:00 p.m.at Millsaps
W 16–6 [2] [3]
October 88:00 p.m. Troy State *
  • DeLand Municipal Stadium
  • DeLand, FL
L 0–103,200 [4] [5]
October 158:00 p.m.at Milligan *
T 13–133,000 [6] [7]
October 228:00 p.m. Tampa W 40–143,200 [8] [9] [10] [11]
October 292:30 p.m.vs. Florida State L 14–337,500 [12] [13] [14]
November 58:00 p.m.at Erskine *
W 24–132,000 [15] [16]
November 12 Presbyterian *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • DeLand Municipal Stadium
  • DeLand, FL
L 12–144,500 [17]
November 19vs. Mississippi College
L 13–332,000 [18]
December 2at Rollins *L 14–19 [19]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

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