1949 Florida State Seminoles football team
American college football season
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The 1949 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1949 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Don Veller, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Dixie Conference title for the second consecutive season. The Seminoles were invited to the program's first bowl game, the Cigar Bowl, where they defeated Wofford on January 2, 1950.
| 1949 Florida State Seminoles football | |
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Dixie Conference champion Cigar Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Dixie Conference |
| Record | 9–1 (4–0 Dixie) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Hugh Adams |
| Home stadium | Centennial Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard (AL) | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tampa | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millsaps | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 1 | Whiting Field NAS* |
| W 74–0 | |||
| October 8 | 9:00 p.m. | at Mississippi College |
| W 33–12 | [1][2][3] | |
| October 15 | Erskine* |
| W 26–7 | |||
| October 22 | at Sewanee* |
| W 6–0 | |||
| October 29 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Stetson | W 33–14 | 7,500 | [4][5][6] | |
| November 5 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. Livingston State* |
| L 6–13 | 1,000 | [7][8] |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Millsaps |
| W 40–0 | 7,500 | [9][10][11] |
| November 18 | 8:00 p.m. | at Tampa | W 34–7 | 4,000 | [12][13][14][15] | |
| November 26 | Troy State* |
| W 20–0 | [16] | ||
| January 2, 1950 | vs. Wofford* |
| W 19–6 | 14,000 | [17] | |
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