The 1949 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia during the 1949 college football season. The 1940s was the most successful decade in William & Mary football history. The Indians amassed more wins than any other decade (and this includes a non-existent 1943 season due to World War II), had the largest positive-point differential, won two conference championships and qualified for back-to-back bowl games in 1947 and 1948. There were 24 National Football League (NFL) Draft selections, which is the most all-time for William & Mary in a single decade. Additionally, the 1940s was the only decade in which William & Mary was an Associated Press nationally ranked team as a major college football team.
^"Indians nose out Houston U, 14–13". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 18, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Pitt whips Tribe, 13–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 25, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Indians roll over Gobblers". Greensboro Daily News. October 2, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^"William & Mary drubs Keydets in homecoming tilt, 54–6". Daily Press. October 9, 1949. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Spartans trim William & Mary". The Times Herald. October 16, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Deacons drub William and Mary, 55–28". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 23, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^"W&L victorious". The Daily News Leader. October 30, 1949. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^"North Carolina comes from behind to beat WIlliam and Mary, 20–14". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Razorbacks lose to William and Mary, 20–0". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 20, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Lex paces Indians to 33–7 victory over N.C. State". The Charlotte Observer. November 27, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.