The 1949 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State Teachers College (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Fred McCollum, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 6âÂÂ3âÂÂ1 with a mark of 2âÂÂ0âÂÂ1 in conference play, sharing the AIC title with .