1949 Duquesne Dukes football team

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1949 Duquesne Dukes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
Home stadiumForbes Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
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[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Wake Forest
L 7–2212,000[2]
October 1at MuhlenbergAllentown, PAW 14–6
October 7at Alabama
L 8–4815,000
October 15at Holy Cross
W 40–147,500 [3]
October 22Villanova
L 0–2014,702[4][5]
October 29Saint Louis
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 51–147,500–8,000[6][7][8]
November 128:00 p.m.at Clemson
L 20–33[9][10]
November 19at Georgia
L 0–40[11]
November 24at Chattanooga
L 0–138,000[12]

References[edit]

  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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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