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

Conference opponents not played this season: Montana, Oregon, Washington State

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.[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.
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