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
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1949 record	7–3–1 (4–2 PCC)
Head coach	Marchmont Schwartz (5th season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 17	San Jose State*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 49–0
September 24	Harvard*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 44–0
October 1	Michigan*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 7–27
October 8	No. 18 UCLA		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 7–14
October 15	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 40–0
October 22	Oregon State		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 27–7
October 29	Santa Clara*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	T 7–7
November 5	at No. 12 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	W 34–13
November 12	Idaho	No. 17	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 63–0
November 19	No. 3 California	No. 12	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (52nd Big Game)	L 14–33
January 2, 1950	vs. Hawaii*		Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI (Pineapple Bowl)	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

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. "'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.