1949 Lewis Flyers football team

American college football season

1949 Lewis Flyers football

Badger-Illini champion

Conference| Badger-Illini Conference
Record| 9–0 (6–0 Badger-Illini)
Head coach|

* Ray McLean (2nd season)

Offensive scheme| T formation

Seasons

<- 1948

1950 ->

1949 Badger-Illini Conference football standings

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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

* $ - Conference champion

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]

## Schedule[edit]

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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|

* Legion Memorial Field
* Platteville, WI

| 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]

* *Non-conference game
* All times are in Central time

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Milton College Second In Badger-Illini Conference". The Gazette. Janesville, Wisconsin. November 26, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved November 24, 2020 - via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ "'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 .
3. ^ "Northwestern College Challenges Lewis Title". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 1, 1949. p. 4, part 2. Retrieved April 6, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "Football!". The Platteville Journal. Platteville, Wisconsin. October 13, 1949. p. 1, part 2. Retrieved April 6, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "College Football". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 22, 1949. p. 1, part 2. Retrieved April 6, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ "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 .
7. ^ "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 .
8. ^ "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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