1949 Stanford Indians football team

1949 Stanford Indians football
Pineapple Bowl champion
Pineapple Bowl, W 74–20 vs. Hawaii
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record7–3–1 (4–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 California $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
UCLA 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Stanford 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
USC 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Oregon State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Washington 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Washington State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Idaho 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Montana 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1949 college football season. Stanford was led by fifth-year head coach Marchmont Schwartz. The team was a member of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17San Jose State*
W 49–0
September 24Harvard*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 44–0  8,000[1]
October 1Michigan*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 7–2787,123[2][3]
October 8No. 18 UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 7–1440,000
October 15at Washington
W 40–033,745
October 22Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 27–725,000[4]
October 29Santa Clara*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
T 7–745,000[5]
November 5at No. 12 USC
W 34–1370,041
November 12IdahoNo. 17
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 63–012,000
November 19No. 3 CaliforniaNo. 12
L 14–3391,000
January 2, 1950vs. Hawaii*
W 74–2020,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1949 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
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Game summaries

Program for the October 22 game against the Oregon State Beavers.

Harvard

This season marked the only time that Stanford and Harvard played each other, with the Indians winning handily, 44–0. It was Harvard's second-ever West Coast game, after their victory in 1920 Rose Bowl.[6] A second game, to be played at Harvard Stadium, was scheduled for the 1950 season, but was canceled by Harvard to lighten what was characterized as a "far too heavy" schedule."[7]

California

In the Big Game, California was ranked No. 3 and had gone to the Rose Bowl the previous season. Stanford came into the game with one conference loss; a win over Cal would have given them a tie for the conference championship and a possible bid to the Rose Bowl. But although the Indians managed a 7–6 halftime lead, the Bears took control in the second half, going on to win 33–14 and securing a return to the Rose Bowl.[8]

Pineapple Bowl

Stanford was invited to the Pineapple Bowl following the season.[9] As this bowl always matched Hawaii against a mainland team, Stanford does not count the game as a postseason bowl. Stanford jumped out to a 20-point first quarter lead, and tacked on six fourth quarter touchdowns to win handily, 74–20.[10]

Players drafted by the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Rupert Andrews Back 18 232 Chicago Bears
Bill DeYoung Back 24 302 New York Yanks

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References

  1. ^ "Stanford Swamps Harvard Eleven; Palo Alto Indians Rout Crimson, Tallying in Every Quarter, 44-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 25, 1949. p. S4.
  2. ^ Lyall Smith (October 2, 1949). "Wolverines Roll To 25th Straight: U-M Scuttles Stanford 27–7". Detroit Free Press. pp. C1, C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Merle Levin (October 2, 1949). "Michigan Scalps Indians, 27–7". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 6 – via Bentley Historical Library.
  4. ^ "Stanford stampedes Oregon State, 27–7". Council Bluffs Nonpareil. October 23, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ray Haywood (October 30, 1949). "Broncos Battle Stanford to 7 to 7 Deadlock: Santa Clara Checks Tribe Bowl Hopes". Oakland Tribune. p. 1B, 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "'49 football season starts at Stanford". The Harvard Crimson. October 13, 1948.
  7. ^ "College cancels football game with Stanford". The Harvard Crimson. February 15, 1950.
  8. ^ "Cal rocks Stanford 33–14 to gain Rose Bowl rerun". Eugene Register-Guard. November 20, 1949. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  9. ^ "Stanford team in bowl tussle". Eugene Register-Guard. November 20, 1949. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  10. ^ "Stanford mauls Hawaii U 74–20 in Pineapple tilt". Eugene Register-Guard. January 3, 1950. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  11. ^ "1950 NFL Draft". Retrieved August 27, 2014.