1949 San Francisco Dons football team

The 1949 San Francisco Dons football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Francisco as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In their second season under head coach Joe Kuharich, the Dons compiled a 7–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 260 to 144.[1]

1949 San Francisco Dons football
Conference	Independent
1949 record	7–3
Head coach	Joe Kuharich (2nd season)
Home stadium	Kezar Stadium

1949 Western college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Pacific (CA)	Grape Bowl Lodi, CA	L 6–7
September 25	St. Bonaventure	Kezar Stadium San Francisco	W 34–21
September 30	Loyola (CA)	Kezar Stadium San Francisco	W 27–12
October 7	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit	W 38–14
October 14	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 27–20
October 23	Saint Mary's	Kezar Stadium San Francisco	W 41–14
October 30	Nevada	Kezar Stadium San Francisco	W 41–13
November 6	Santa Clara	Kezar Stadium San Francisco	L 7–13	40,000	[2]
November 12	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 0–10
November 20	Marquette	Kezar Stadium San Francisco	W 39–20

References

1. "1949 San Francisco Dons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
2. "Santa Clara Beats USF, 13-7: Hall Haynes Is Hero For Bronco Team". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 7, 1949. p. 12.