1949 Washburn Ichabods football team

The 1949 Washburn Ichabods football team represented Washburn University as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dick Godlove, the Ichabods compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the CIC title with Pittsburg State.^[1] Washurn employed a single-wing formation on offense.^[2]

1949 Washburn Ichabods football
CIC co-champion
Conference	Central Intercollegiate Conference
Record	7–2 (5–1 CIC)
Head coach	Dick Godlove (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Home stadium	Moore Bowl
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Washburn +	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Pittsburg State +	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
Emporia State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Fort Hays State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
St. Benedict's	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Southwestern (KS)	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Rockhurst	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16		Doane*	Moore Bowl Topeka, KS	W 31–13		[3]
September 23		at Northern Illinois*	Dekalb Township High School football field DeKalb, IL	L 27–40	3,000	[4][5]
October 1		at Emporia State	Emporia, KS	L 14–19		[6]
October 7	8:00 p.m.	Omaha*	Moore Bowl Topeka, KS	W 13–6		[7][8]
October 15		Pittsburg State	Moore Bowl Topeka, KS	W 27–19
October 22		at St. Benedict's	Atchison, KS	W 21–6		[9]
October 28		Rockhurst	Moore Bowl Topeka, KS	W 60–0		[10]
November 5		Fort Hays State	Moore Bowl Topeka, KS	W 34–13		[11]
November 11		at Southwestern (KS)	Winfield, KS	W 21–20		[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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