| Year: | 1949 |
| Team: | Missouri Valley Vikings |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Missouri College Athletic Union |
| Short Conf: | MCAU |
| Record: | 8–3 |
| Conf Record: | 3–0 |
| Head Coach: | Volney Ashford |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Off Scheme: | Short punt, single-wing |
| Stadium: | Gregg-Mitchell Field |
| Champion: | MCAU champion |
| Bowl: | Oleander Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 13–19 vs. McMurry |
The 1949 Missouri Valley Vikings football team represented Missouri Valley College as a member of the Missouri College Athletic Union (MCAU) during the 1949 college football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Volney Ashford, the Vikings compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the MCAU title.[1] Missouri Valley was invited to the Oleander Bowl, where the Vikings lost to McMurry. The team played home games at Gregg-Mitchell Field in Marshall, Missouri.