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1949 Livingston State Tigers football team

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1949 Livingston State Tigers football
AIC co-champion
ConferenceAlabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record7–2–1 (3–0–1 AIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcConnell Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Alabama Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 ? – ? – ?
  • + – Conference co-champions

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.

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 178:00 p.m.at Southeastern Louisiana*
L 12–41[3][4]
September 24at Athens
W 34–0[5][6]
October 18:00 p.m.Delta State*
W 7–0[7]
October 88:00 p.m.Jacksonville Statedagger
  • McConnell Field
  • Livingston, AL
W 14–73,500[8][9]
October 14at Northeast Louisiana*Monroe, LAW 7–6[10][11]
October 228:00 p.m.at Florence State
W 14–13[12][13]
October 29at Chipola Junior College*Marianna, FLW 20–13[14]
November 58:00 p.m.vs. Florida State*
W 13–61,000[15][16]
November 198:00 p.m.Troy State
  • McConnell Field
  • Livingston, AL
T 7–7[17][18]
December 16vs. Jacksonville State*
L 7–123,000[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Florence Holds Livingston To 14-13 Victory". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. October 23, 1949. p. C6. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Livingston Coach Dies Of Heart Attack". The Choctaw Advocate. Butler, Alabama. October 6, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  4. ^ "SLU Batters Livingston". Birmingham Post. Birmingham, Alabama. September 19, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Athens College Opens Season Saturday Night". The Decatur Daily. Decatur, Alabama. September 23, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  7. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  8. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Livingston Edges By Jax State". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Livingston State Tigers Take To Road". Daily Mountain Eagle. Jasper, Alabama. October 16, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Florence STC And Livingston Play Saturday". The Decatur Daily. Decatur, Alabama. October 21, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Florence Holds Livingston To 14-13 Victory". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. October 23, 1949. p. C6. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Livingston Trips Chipola, 20 To 13". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. October 31, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Teachers Top Seminoles In Close Battle". Selma Times-Journal. Selma, Alabama. November 6, 1949. p. 7. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "LSTC Tigers Take On Trojans Saturday". Our Southern Home. Livingston, Alabama. November 17, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "Livingston, Troy play to 7–7 tie". The Birmingham News. November 20, 1949. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Gamecocks win bowl tilt against Livingston 12–7". The Pensacola News Journal. December 17, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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