1949 Howard Bulldogs football team

The 1949 Howard Bulldogs football team represented Howard College—now known as the Samford University—as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1949 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Earl Gartman, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, placing second in the Dixie Conference. Howard employed the T formation on offense.^[1] The team played one home game at each of three difference stadiums, Woodlawn High School Stadium and Berry Field, both located in Birmingham, Alabama, and Tarrant High School Stadium in Tarrant, Alabama

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	9:00 p.m.	at Wofford*	Spartanburg, SC	L 13–27	5,000	[2][3]
October 1	2:30 p.m.	Tennessee Tech*	Woodlawn High School Stadium Birmingham, AL	L 18–33	1,500	[4][5]
October 8	7:30 p.m.	at Florence State*	Coffee Stadium Florence, AL	L 7–18	5,500	[6][7][8]
October 14	7:30 p.m.	Marion*	Tarrant High School Stadium Tarrant, AL	W 24–13	3,000	[9][10]
October 22		at Western Kentucky*	Bowling Green, KY	L 0–20	2,500	[11][12][13]
November 5	8:00 p.m.	at Mississippi College	Robinson Field Clinton, MS	W 19–14		[14][15]
November 12	8:00 p.m.	at Troy State*	Pace Field Troy, AL	L 0–27		[16][17]
November 19	2:00 p.m.	Millsaps	Berry Field Birmingham, AL	W 18–0	3,000	[1][18]
November 25	7:30 p.m.	at Athens*	Athens High Stadium Athens, AL	W 19–0		[19][20]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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