They finished 1–10–1,[2] last place in the Eastern Division and the worst record in the ten-team league.
The head coach was Charley Ewart, previously the general manager (and backfield coach) for the Philadelphia Eagles who played college football at Yale.
[1][3] Signed to a three-year contract,[3] he resigned the day after the regular season's final game, a 27–0 home loss to Pittsburgh with just over 4,000 in attendance.
[4] Source:[5] Halfback Doak Walker was selected as a "future pick" after his Heisman Trophy-winning junior season, but he stayed at SMU for his senior season in 1949.
Walker's draft rights were traded to the Detroit Lions, where his hall of fame career began in 1950.