1949 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team

The 1949 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team represented Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg—now known as Pittsburg State University—as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Carnie Smith, the Gorillas compiled an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the CIC title with Washburn.