1949 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team
| 1949 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 6–4–1 (4–2 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Parramore Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Western | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1949 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University in the Border Conference during the 1949 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Warren B. Woodson, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record (4–2 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 318 to 189.[1][2][3]
The team was led by halfback Hook Davis, quarterback John "Model T" Ford, and end Bob McChesney, all three of whom were named to the 1949 All-Border Conference football team.[4] Ford threw 26 touchdown passes in 11 games during the 1949 season, breaking the national record of 22 set one year earlier by Nevada quarterback Stan Heath.[5][6]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | North Texas State* |
| W 13–7 | 7,500 | [7] | ||
| September 24 | at Cincinnati* | L 21–27 | [8] | ||||
| October 1 | at Arizona State | W 34–13 | [9] | ||||
| October 8 | Arizona |
| W 35–0 | 8,000 | [10] | ||
| October 15 | vs. New Mexico |
| W 34–7 | 8,000 | [11][12] | ||
| October 22 | at Houston* | T 27–27 | 8,000–10,000 | [13] | |||
| October 29 | Texas Western |
| W 33–14 | 8,000 | [14] | ||
| November 4 | at Loyola (CA)* | L 35–39 | 10,200 | [15] | |||
| November 12 | at West Texas State |
| L 7–19 | [16] | |||
| November 26 | at Texas Tech | L 13–23 | 15,500 | [17] | |||
| December 2 | at Trinity (TX)* | W 66–13 | [18] | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide" (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ "1949 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ "1949 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ 2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide, p. 65.
- ^ 2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide, p. 51.
- ^ "Ford Surpasses Stan Heath's TD Pass Record". Abilene Reporter-News. December 8, 1949. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys nip Eagles on Davis' run, 13–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 18, 1949. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cincinnati wins, 27–21, over Cowboys". Springfield News-Sun. September 25, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "H–SU takes first loop victory". The El Paso Times. October 2, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys rip Arizona, 35–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fumbling Lobos Hand Victory to Rugged Hardin-Simmons, 34–7". Albuquerque Journal. October 16, 1949. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys wallop Lobos". The Odessa American. October 16, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Houston–HSU battle ends in 27-all tie". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 23, 1949. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "H–SU Buries Miners, 33 to 14, in Thriller". Abilene Reporter-News. October 30, 1949. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Underdog Loyola Topples Hardin–Simmons, 39 to 35". Los Angeles Times. November 5, 1949. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas ends Hardin–Simmons jinx in 19–7 win". Valley Morning Star. November 13, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Red Raiders Wallop Hardin Simmons-Cowboys, 23–13". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 27, 1949. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys get rough in Trinity finale". The Abilene Reporter-News. December 3, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.