1949 Pepperdine Waves football team

The 1949 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] during the 1949 college football season.

1949 Pepperdine Waves football
ConferenceIndependent
1949 record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumSentinel Field
1949 Western college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Pacific (CA)   –    11 –0 –0
No. 15 Santa Clara   –    8 –2 –1
San Francisco   –    7 –3 –0
Idaho State   –    6 –2 –1
Hawaii   –    6 –3 –0
La Verne   –    5 –3 –2
Loyola (CA)   –    6 –4 –0
Nevada   –    5 –5 –0
Pepperdine   –    4 –5 –0
Saint Mary's   –    3 –6 –1
Portland   –    2 –5 –0
Cal Poly San Dimas   –    2 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Pepperdine competed as an Independent in 1949. They would move to the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in 1950. The team was led by first-year head coach Ray Richards. For the 1949 season, the Waves moved home games back to Sentinel Field on the campus of Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. They had previously played at Sentinel Field in 1946 & 1947. Pepperdine finished the season with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5).

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 17at Northern Arizona[note 2]
W 39–0[1]
September 25Arizona State[note 3]
L 13–33[2]
October 1San Diego State[note 4]
  • Sentinel Field
  • Inglewood, California
L 7–9[3][4]6,000
October 7at San Jose State[note 5]
L 12–49[5]
October 22Portland (OR)
  • Sentinel Field
  • Inglewood, California
W 16–13[6]
November 5at Santa Barbara[note 6]
W 33–12[7]4,500
November 11at Fresno State[note 7]
L 7–20[8]4,729
November 18at Loyola (CA)[note 8]
L 6–20[9]11,800
November 26BYU
  • Sentinel Field
  • Inglewood, California
W 28–14[10]8,000

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Team players in the NFL

The following player finished his career at Pepperdine in 1949 then served in the military for two years before being selected in the 1952 NFL Draft.[13][14]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Jack BigheadDefensive end – End15170Dallas Texans

Notes
  1. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  2. Northern Arizona University was known as Arizona State College at Flagstaff from 1945 to 1957.
  3. Arizona State University was known as Arizona State College from 1945 to 1957.
  4. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1958.
  7. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  8. Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles from 1930 to 1973.

References
  1. "Aerial Attack Blasts Axmen Of Flagstaff". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. September 19, 1949. p. 15. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Hardin-Simmons Faces Tempe In Border Test". Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, New Mexico). September 26, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Howard Hagen (October 2, 1949). "Preston's 88-yard T.D. Gallop Sparks Aztecs' 9-7 Victory". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 2-B.
  4. "Oxy Stretches Win Streak to 10 Games". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. October 3, 1949. p. 30. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Spartans Trounce Pepperdine, 49-12". Long Beach Independent. Long Beach, California. October 8, 1949. p. 17. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Jack Curnow (October 23, 1949). "Pepperdine Tops Ports by 16 to 13". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 4. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Peperdine Wallops Santa Barbara, 33-12". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 7, 1949. p. 15. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Pepperdine Upset by Fresno". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 12, 1949. p. 30. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Loyola Triumphs Over Pepperdine". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 19, 1949. p. 9. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Pepperdine Wallops Brigham Young, 28-14". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 28, 1949. p. 13. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "1949 - Pepperdine". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  12. Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  13. "1952 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  14. "Pepperdine Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
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