1949 Bradley Braves football team

1949 Bradley Braves football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeoria Stadium
1949 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Detroit $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Drake 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Wichita 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Tulsa 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Saint Louis 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 Bradley Braves football team was an American football team that represented Bradley University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by Art Bergstrom in his second season as head coach, the Braves compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing sixth out of seven teams in the MVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Ripon*
W 14–0
September 24Louisiana Tech*
  • Peoria Stadium
  • Peoria, IL
W 20–185,000[1]
October 1Drake
  • Peoria Stadium
  • Peoria, IL
L 17–7
October 8at Wichita
L 21–13
October 15Washington & Jefferson*
  • Peoria Stadium
  • Peoria, IL
W 19–7
October 22at Tulsa
L 55–610,246
October 29Louisville*
  • Peoria Stadium
  • Peoria, IL
L 35–12[2]
November 5Delaware*
  • Peoria Stadium
  • Peoria, IL
L 47–77,000[3]
November 12South Dakota State*
  • Peoria Stadium
  • Peoria, IL
W 32–7
November 19at Saint Louis
W 29–7[4]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Bradley comes from behind to defeat Louisiana Tech". Monroe Morning World. September 25, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "History from November 20, 1948 - September 30, 1960". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  3. ^ "Bradley Loses Homecoming to Delaware, 47-7". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Chicago, Ill. Associated Press. November 6, 1949. sect. 2, p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bradley Punches Out Win over St. Louis U". Miami News-Record. No. Nov 20, 1949. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  5. ^ "1949 Bradley Braves Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. SRCFB. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
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