1949 Tampa Spartans football team
American college football season
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The 1949 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1949 college football season. Led by Mike Gaddis in his second and final season as head coach, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 0–8 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play, placing fifth in the Dixie Conference. Tampa employed the T formation on offense.[1] The team played home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida.
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record0–8 (0–2 Dixie)
Headcoach
- Mike Gaddis (2nd season)
OffensiveschemeT formation
| 1949 Tampa Spartans football | |
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| Conference | Dixie Conference |
| Record | 0–8 (0–2 Dixie) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive scheme | T formation |
| Home stadium | Phillips 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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| September 23 | 8:00 p.m. | Memphis State* | L 6–70 | 6,000 | [2][3][4] | |
| September 30 | 8:00 p.m. | Milligan* |
| L 19–20 | [5][6][7] | |
| October 7 | 8:00 p.m. | Rollins* |
| L 13–26 | 4,000 | [8][9][10][11] |
| October 14 | 8:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian* |
| L 12–38 | 2,000 | [12][13] |
| October 22 | 8:00 p.m. | at Stetson | L 14–40 | 3,200 | [14][15][16][17] | |
| October 28 | 8:00 p.m. | Erskine* |
| L 0–14 | [18][19][20][21] | |
| November 12 | at Delta State* | Cleveland, MS | L 7–46 | [22][23] | ||
| November 18 | 8:00 p.m. | Florida State |
| L 17–34 | 4,000 | [24][25][26][27] |
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