1949 Stanford Indians football team

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.

1949 Stanford Indians football
Pineapple Bowl champion
Pineapple Bowl vs. Hawaii, W 74–20
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1949 record7–3–1 (4–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
1949 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 17San Jose State*
W 49–0
September 24Harvard*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 44–0
October 1Michigan*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 7–27
October 8No. 18 UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 7–14
October 15at Washington
W 40–0
October 22Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 27–7
October 29Santa Clara*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
T 7–7
November 5at No. 12 USC
W 34–13
November 12IdahoNo. 17
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 63–0
November 19No. 3 CaliforniaNo. 12
L 14–33
January 2, 1950vs. Hawaii*
W 74–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

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.[1] 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."[2]

California

In the Big Game, California was ranked #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.[3][4]

Pineapple Bowl

Stanford was invited to the Pineapple Bowl following the season.[5] 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.[6]

Players drafted by the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Rupert AndrewsBack18232Chicago Bears
Bill DeYoungBack24302New York Yanks

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References
  1. "'49 football season starts at Stanford". The Harvard Crimson. October 13, 1948.
  2. "College cancels football game with Stanford". The Harvard Crimson. February 15, 1950.
  3. "Cal rocks Stanford 33–14 to gain Rose Bowl rerun". Eugene Register-Guard. November 20, 1949. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  4. "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1949–1953". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  5. "Stanford team in bowl tussle". Eugene Register-Guard. November 20, 1949. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  6. "Stanford mauls Hawaii U 74–20 in Pineapple tilt". Eugene Register-Guard. January 3, 1950. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  7. "1950 NFL Draft". Retrieved August 27, 2014.
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