1949 Langston Lions football team

1949 Langston Lions football
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–1–1 (6–0–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnderson Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Southern + 6 0 1 10 0 1
No. 9 Langston + 6 0 1 8 1 1
No. 13 Prairie View A&M 5 2 0 8 3 0
No. 28 Bishop 4 3 0 5 3 1
Texas College 2 4 1 2 6 2
Arkansas AM&N 1 4 2 5 4 2
Samuel Huston 1 6 0 1 7 0
Wiley 0 6 1 0 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[1]

The 1949 Langston Lions football team represented Langston University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Caesar Felton Gayles, the Lions compiled an overall record of 8–1–1, with a conference record of 6–0–1, and finished as SWAC co-champion.

  1. ^ "Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.