1949 East Texas State Lions football team

1949 East Texas State Lions football
LSC champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–0 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLion Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Texas State $ 3 0 0 5 3 1
Stephen F. Austin 2 1 0 7 2 0
Southwest Texas State 1 2 0 3 6 1
Sam Houston State 0 3 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 East Texas State Lions football team was an American football team that represented East Texas State Teachers College—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Bob Berry, the Lions compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the LSC title.[1] [2]

  1. ^ "Lone Star Loop Gridiron Figures". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 21, 1949. p. 13. Retrieved June 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Lion Football History; Statistics Summary for 1949". Commerce, Texas: Texas A&M University–Commerce Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2022.