1949 Duquesne Dukes football team

American college football season

1949 Duquesne Dukes football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–6
Head coach|

* Phil Ahwesh (1st season)

Home stadium| Forbes Field

Seasons

<- 1948

1950 ->

1949 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Saint Vincent |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 4 Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
Trinity (CT) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 12 Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 13 Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Dartmouth |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Buffalo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1
Duquesne |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 2
CCNY |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Hofstra |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Phil Ahwesh, Duquesne compiled a 3–6 record and was outscored by a total of 210 to 140.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 17| | at Wake Forest|

* Groves Stadium
* Wake Forest, NC

| L 7–22| 12,000| [2]
October 1| | at Muhlenberg| Allentown, PA| W 14–6| |
October 7| | at Alabama|

* Denny Stadium
* Tuscaloosa, AL

| L 8–48| 15,000|
October 15| | at Holy Cross|

* Fitton Field
* Worcester, MA

| W 40–14| 7,500 |  [3]
October 22| | Villanova|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| L 0–20| 14,702| [4][5]
October 29| | Saint Louis|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 51–14| 7,500–8,000| [6][7][8]
November 12| 8:00 p.m.| at Clemson|

* Memorial Stadium
* Clemson, SC

| L 20–33| | [9][10]
November 19| | at Georgia|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA

| L 0–40| | [11]
November 24| | at Chattanooga|

* Chamberlain Field
* Chattanooga, TN

| L 0–13| 8,000| [12]

* All times are in Eastern time

## References

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1. ^ "1949 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
2. ^ "Deacons power to 22–7 victory over Duquesne". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 18, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Drum, Bob (October 28, 1949). "Holy Cross' Team Bows to Underdogs". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. p. 37 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Berry, Mort (October 23, 1949). "Villanova Wins, 20-0, Against Duquesne". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 51. Retrieved April 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ Berry, Mort (October 23, 1949). "Romanik Stars as Villanova Turns Back Duquesne, 20-0, (continued)". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 52. Retrieved April 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ Hughes, Carl (October 30, 1949). "Ralph Riddles St. Louis For 4 Touchdowns". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 33. Retrieved April 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ Abrams, Al (October 30, 1949). "Longmore Paces Rout With 4 TDs". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 23. Retrieved April 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ Abrams, Al (October 30, 1949). "Longmore Scores 4 TD's In 51-14 Duquesne Win (continued)". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 26. Retrieved April 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
9. ^ "Clemson rolls over rugged Dukes, 33–20". The Atlanta Journal. November 13, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1949". Clemson University. 1949. p. 3. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
11. ^ "Georgia routs Duquesne, 40–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 20, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Dukes beaten by Chattanooga, 13–0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 25, 1949. Retrieved September 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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* Forbes Field
* Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field (1993–present)

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