1949 George Washington Colonials football team

American college football season

1949 George Washington Colonials football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–5 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Bo Rowland (2nd season)
Home stadium	Griffith Stadium
Seasons← 1948 1950 →

1949 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 16 North Carolina $	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 14 Maryland	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee	3	–	1	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Duke	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
VMI	3	–	2	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Clemson	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
George Washington	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
VPI	1	–	5	–	2	1	–	7	–	2
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as part of the Southern Conference during the 1949 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bo Rowland, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 in the SoCon).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 13–27	18,000
October 1	at VMI	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 7–14
October 8	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 14–21	18,000
October 15	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 24–14	12,000
October 21	Washington and Lee	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 21-19	13,657
October 28	Lafayette*	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 14-7	3,954
November 5	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 14–40
November 12	Duke	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–35	9,283
November 19	Georgetown*	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 28–7	12,546
*Non-conference game

"1949 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
"Virginia avenges '48 upset by dipping Colonials, 27–13". Daily Press. September 25, 1949. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Keydets stop GW Colonials on late pass". Daily Press. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Jayhawks get first win of season, 21–14, over George Washington crew". St. Joseph News-Press. October 9, 1949. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Al Dugoff scores four times as Colonials stop VPI, 24–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 16, 1949. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Generals win statistical battle, but GW takes contest, 21-19". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 22, 1949. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"80-yard run in mud wins for Geo. Washington over Lafayette". The Morning Call. October 29, 1949. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Sub halfback sparks Terps to 40–14 win". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Blue Devils take win, 35-0". The News and Observer. November 13, 1949. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"George Washington beats Georgetown". Pensacola News Journal. November 20, 1949. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	American League Park Griffith Stadium (1930–1960) District of Columbia Stadium (1961–1966)
Bowls and rivalries	1957 Sun Bowl
Culture and lore	George the Colonial "Hail to the Buff and Blue"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884–1889 1890 1891–1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899–1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911–1915 1916 1917–1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

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