1949 Livingston State Tigers football team

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
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	George Darrow (1st season; first 2 games) Vaughn Mancha (1st season; final 8 games)
Home stadium	McConnell Field
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Alabama Intercollegiate Conference football standings

v t e	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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	8:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana*	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 12–41		[3][4]
September 24		at Athens	Athens High Stadium Athens, AL	W 34–0		[5][6]
October 1	8:00 p.m.	Delta State*	McConnell Field Livingston, AL	W 7–0		[7]
October 8	8:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State	McConnell Field Livingston, AL	W 14–7	3,500	[8][9]
October 14		at Northeast Center*	Brown Field Monroe, LA	W 7–6		[10][11]
October 22	8:00 p.m.	at Florence State	Coffee Stadium Florence, AL (rivalry)	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*	Memorial Stadium Selma, AL	W 13–6	1,000	[15][16]
November 19	8:00 p.m.	Troy State	McConnell Field Livingston, AL	T 7–7		[17][18]
December 16		vs. Jacksonville State*	Pensacola High School Stadium Pensacola, FL (Paper Bowl)	L 7–12	3,000	[19]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time