The 1949 Lewis Flyers football team represented Lewis College—now known as Lewis University—as a member of the Badger-Illini Conference during the 1949 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Ray McLean, the Flyers compiled a perfect overall record of 9–0 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the Badger-Illini title.[1] Lewis employed a T formation on offense.[2]
| 1949 Lewis Flyers football | |
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Badger-Illini champion | |
| Conference | Badger-Illini Conference |
| Record | 9–0 (6–0 Badger-Illini) |
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| Offensive scheme | T formation |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milton | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Concordia (IL) | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mission House | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern (WI) | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin Tech | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aurora | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Procopius | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Extension | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 15 | LaSalle-Peru Junior College* | Romeoville, IL | W 28–8 | ||
| September 23 | Morgan Park Junior College* | Romeoville, IL | W 54–0 | ||
| October 1 | at Northwestern (WI) | Watertown, WI | W 21–7 | [3] | |
| October 8 | Concordia (IL) | Romeoville, IL | W 44–0 | ||
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | Wisconsin Tech |
| W 30–0 | [4] |
| October 21 | Great Lakes Hospital* | W 53–0 | [5] | ||
| October 29 | at Aurora | Aurora, IL | W 47–0 | [6] | |
| November 3 | Mission House | Romeoville, IL | W 33–0 | [7] | |
| November 12 | St. Procopius | Baldwin City, KS | W (forfeit) | [8] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Milton College Second In Badger-Illini Conference". The Gazette. Janesville, Wisconsin. November 26, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "'Little Bears' Eye Bowl Bid". Evening World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. International News Service. November 12, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved April 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Northwestern College Challenges Lewis Title". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 1, 1949. p. 4, part 2. Retrieved April 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Football!". The Platteville Journal. Platteville, Wisconsin. October 13, 1949. p. 1, part 2. Retrieved April 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "College Football". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 22, 1949. p. 1, part 2. Retrieved April 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lewis Blanks Aurora in Badger-Illini Game, 47-0". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 30, 1949. p. 2, part 8. Retrieved April 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lewis Defeat Mission House, 33-0; 8th In Row". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 4, 1949. p. 2, part 3. Retrieved April 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Any Takers?". The Terre Haute Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. United Press. November 12, 1949. p. 9. Retrieved April 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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