The 1949 Langston Lions football team represented Langston University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Caesar Felton Gayles, the Lions compiled an overall record of 8âÂÂ1âÂÂ1, with a conference record of 6âÂÂ0âÂÂ1, and finished as SWAC co-champion.