The 1949 Livingston State Tigers football team represented Livingston State Teachers College—now known as the University of West Alabama—as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1949 college football season. The Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 3–0–1 in conference play, sharing the AIC title with Troy State. Livingston State was in invited to the Paper Bowl, where the Tigers lost to Jacksonville State, a fellow member of the AIC that they had defeated during the regular season. The team played home games at McConnell Field in Livingston, Alabama.
1949 Livingston State Tigers football | |
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AIC co-champion | |
Paper Bowl, L 7–12 vs. Jacksonville State | |
Conference | Alabama Intercollegiate Conference |
Record | 7–2–1 (3–0–1 AIC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | McConnell Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Livingston State + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy State + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marion | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florence State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athens | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bernard | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Livingston State began the season under first-year head coach George Darrow, who died of a heart attack on September 25, a day after the second game of the season.[1] Vaughn Mancha, who had served as the team's line coach, succeed Darrow as head coach.[2]
Schedule edit
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | 8:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana* | L 12–41 | [3][4] | ||
September 24 | at Athens |
| W 34–0 | [5][6] | ||
October 1 | 8:00 p.m. | Delta State* |
| W 7–0 | [7] | |
October 8 | 8:00 p.m. | Jacksonville State |
| W 14–7 | 3,500 | [8][9] |
October 14 | at Northeast Louisiana* | Monroe, LA | W 7–6 | [10][11] | ||
October 22 | 8:00 p.m. | at Florence State |
| W 14–13 | [12][13] | |
October 29 | at Chipola Junior College* | Marianna, FL | W 20–13 | [14] | ||
November 5 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Florida State* |
| W 13–6 | 1,000 | [15][16] |
November 19 | 8:00 p.m. | Troy State |
| T 7–7 | [17][18] | |
December 16 | vs. Jacksonville State* | L 7–12 | 3,000 | [19] | ||
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References edit
- ^ "Florence Holds Livingston To 14-13 Victory". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. October 23, 1949. p. C6. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Livingston Coach Dies Of Heart Attack". The Choctaw Advocate. Butler, Alabama. October 6, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Football Opener At SLC Saturday". The Bogalusa Enterprise and American. Bogalusa, Louisiana. September 16, 1949. p. 6, section 2. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "SLU Batters Livingston". Birmingham Post. Birmingham, Alabama. September 19, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Athens College Opens Season Saturday Night". The Decatur Daily. Decatur, Alabama. September 23, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Athens College Beaten 34 to 0 By Livingston". The Decatur Daily. Decatur, Alabama. September 26, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "LSTC Tigers Take On Delta State Saturday Night". Our Southern Home. Livingston, Alabama. September 29, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Thomas, Roland (October 6, 1949). "L. S. T. C. Tigers Get Set For Homecoming Game With Gamecocks". Our Southern Home. Livingston, Alabama. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Livingston Edges By Jax State". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Livingston State Tigers Take To Road". Daily Mountain Eagle. Jasper, Alabama. October 16, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Livingston Rallies Late To Defeat N.J.C." Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. October 16, 1949. p. 12. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Florence STC And Livingston Play Saturday". The Decatur Daily. Decatur, Alabama. October 21, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Florence Holds Livingston To 14-13 Victory". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. October 23, 1949. p. C6. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Livingston Trips Chipola, 20 To 13". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. October 31, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Livingston State Teachers Meet Florida State Here Saturday Night". Selma Times-Journal. Selma, Alabama. November 4, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Teachers Top Seminoles In Close Battle". Selma Times-Journal. Selma, Alabama. November 6, 1949. p. 7. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "LSTC Tigers Take On Trojans Saturday". Our Southern Home. Livingston, Alabama. November 17, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Livingston, Troy play to 7–7 tie". The Birmingham News. November 20, 1949. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks win bowl tilt against Livingston 12–7". The Pensacola News Journal. December 17, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.