1949 Florence State Lions football team
American college football season
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The 1949 Florence State Lions football team represented Florence State Teacher's College—now known as the University of North Alabama—as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Hal Self, the Lions compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the AIC. Florence State played home games at Coffee Stadium in Florence, Alabama.
ConferenceAlabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record4–5 (1–3 AIC)
Headcoach
- Hal Self (1st season)
HomestadiumCoffee Stadium
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| Conference | Alabama Intercollegiate Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (1–3 AIC) |
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| Home stadium | Coffee Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Livingston State + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marion | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florence State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Athens | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bernard | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | 8:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville State | L 7–12 | 5,000 | [1][2][3] | |
| October 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Howard (AL)* |
| W 18–7 | 5,500 | [4][5][6] |
| October 15 | at St. Bernard | Cullman, AL | W 28–0 | [7][8] | ||
| October 22 | 8:00 p.m. | Livingston State |
| L 13–14 | [9][10] | |
| October 29 | 8:00 p.m. | at Troy State |
| L 6–19 | [11][12][13] | |
| November 5 | 8:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee* |
| L 16–55 | [14][15][16] | |
| November 12 | at Bethel (TN)* | McKenzie, TN | W 32–0 | [17] | ||
| November 19 | 8:00 p.m. | Tennessee Junior* |
| W 53–0 | [18][19] | |
| November 26 | 8:00 p.m. | Austin Peay* |
| L 6–27 | [20][21] | |
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Roster
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Quarterbacks
Left halfbacks
Right halfbacks
Fullbacks
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Centers
Guards
Tackles
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Ends
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Coaching staff
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Head coach Assistant coaches
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