1949 college football season























1949 NCAA football season
First AP #1 of season Michigan Wolverines[1]
Number of bowls 9
Champion
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (AP)
Heisman
Leon Hart, Notre Dame E


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  • College football seasons


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The 1949 NCAA football season finished with four teams that were unbeaten and untied-- Notre Dame, Oklahoma, California, and Army had won all their games at season's end. Notre Dame, however, was the overwhelming choice for national champion in the AP Poll, with 172 of 208 first place votes.[2] The Fighting Irish did not participate in the New Year's Day bowl games, which were played on January 2, 1950.




Contents






  • 1 Conference and program changes


    • 1.1 Conference changes


    • 1.2 Membership changes




  • 2 September


  • 3 October


  • 4 November


  • 5 Conference standings


    • 5.1 Minor conferences


      • 5.1.1 Conference standings






  • 6 Final polls


  • 7 Bowl games


  • 8 See also


  • 9 References





Conference and program changes



Conference changes


  • One new conference began play in 1949:

    • Gulf Coast Conference – active through the 1956 season; formed by former members of the Lone Star Conference



Membership changes




























School 1948 Conference 1949 Conference

Detroit Titans
 Independent
Missouri Valley

Louisville Cardinals
 Ohio Valley Independent

Marshall Thundering Herd
 Independent
Ohio Valley

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
 Independent
Ohio Valley


September


The Associated Press did not poll the writers until the third week of the season. Among the five teams that had been ranked highest in 1948, California opened play on September 17 with a 21-7 win over Santa Clara.


By September 24, most teams were in action. Defending champion Michigan beat visiting Michigan State, 7-3. Notre Dame beat Indiana 49-6. North Carolina beat N.C. State 26-6. California beat St. Mary's 29-7. The night before, Oklahoma had won at Boston College, 46-0.



October


On October 1 in Seattle, Notre Dame beat Washington 27-7. Oklahoma beat Texas A&M 33-13, North Carolina beat Georgia 21-14, and Michigan won at Stanford, 27-7.
When the first poll was issued, Michigan had 34 of the 80 votes cast, followed by Notre Dame and Oklahoma. Tulane University, which had beaten Alabama 28-14 and Georgia Tech 18-0, placed fourth. Minnesota, which had victories over Washington (48-20) and at Nebraska (28-6) was fifth. North Carolina, which had been in the final top five in 1948, was at sixth place.


October 8 #1 Michigan was beaten at home by #7 Army. #2 Notre Dame won at Purdue 35-12. #3 Oklahoma beat Texas in Dallas, 20-14. #4 Tulane beat Southeastern Louisiana 40-0. #5 Minnesota beat Northwestern 21-7.


October 15 In South Bend, #1 Notre Dame beat #4 Tulane 46-7.
#2 Army won at Harvard, 54-14.
#3 Oklahoma beat Kansas 48-26. #9 California, which beat USC 16-10, was fifth in the next poll.
#5 Minnesota stayed unbeaten with a win in Columbus over Ohio State, 27-0.


October 22 #1 Notre Dame was idle. #2 Army beat Columbia 63-6. #3 Minnesota lost at Michigan, 14-7.
#4 Oklahoma won at Nebraska 48-0. #5 California beat Washington 21-7. #9 Rice won at Texas, 17-15, and was fifth in the next poll.


October 29
In Baltimore, #1 Notre Dame defeated Navy, 40-0. #2 Army (the United States Military Academy) defeated the VMI (the Virginia Military Institute) 40-14. #3 Oklahoma beat Iowa State 34-7. In Los Angeles, #4 California beat UCLA 35-21. #5 Rice beat Texas Tech 28-0 to extend its record to 5-1-0. #6 Michigan, which won at Illinois 13-0, returned to the Top Five with a 4-2-0 record.



November


November 5
#1 Notre Dame won at Michigan State, 34-21. #2 Army defeated Fordham, 35-0. #3 Oklahoma won at Kansas State 39-0. #4 California beat Washington State 33-14. #5 Michigan beat Purdue 20-12. The top five stayed unchanged.


November 12 At Yankee Stadium, #1 Notre Dame beat North Carolina, 42-6. #2 Army had a scare in Philadelphia, edging Penn 14-13.
#3 Oklahoma won at Missouri, 27-7. #4 California beat Oregon 41-14. #5 Michigan beat Indiana 20-7.


November 19 #1 Notre Dame defeated Iowa 28-7. #2 Oklahoma beat Santa Clara 28-21. #3 California defeated Stanford 33-14 to finish its season unbeaten. #4 Army was idle as it prepared for the Army–Navy Game. #5 Michigan was tied by #7 Ohio State, 7-7.


November 26 #1 Notre Dame defeated visiting USC, 32-0.
#3 Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State 41-0. #4 Army returned to Philadelphia for the Army–Navy Game and defeated Navy 38-0. #2 California at 10-0-0, and #5 Ohio State, at 6-1-2, accepted bids to play in the Rose Bowl.


The final poll was released on November 28, although some colleges had not completed their schedules. On December 3, the national champs, #1 Notre Dame closed a perfect season in Dallas with a 27-20 win over Southern Methodist University (SMU).



Conference standings


The following is a potentially incomplete list of conference standings:




























































































































































1949 Big 7 football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L  
T
No. 2 Oklahoma $
 5
 – 0
 – 0     11
 – 0
 – 0
No. 20 Missouri
 5
 – 1
 – 0     7
 – 4
 – 0

Iowa State
 3
 – 3
 – 0     5
 – 3
 – 1

Nebraska
 3
 – 3
 – 0     4
 – 5
 – 0

Kansas
 2
 – 4
 – 0     5
 – 5
 – 0

Colorado
 1
 – 4
 – 0     3
 – 7
 – 0

Kansas State
 1
 – 5
 – 0     2
 – 8
 – 0


  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll


































































































































































1949 Big Nine football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L  
T
No. 6 Ohio State +
 4
 – 1
 – 1     7
 – 1
 – 2
No. 7 Michigan +
 4
 – 1
 – 1     6
 – 2
 – 1
No. 8 Minnesota
 4
 – 2
 – 0     7
 – 2
 – 0

Wisconsin
 3
 – 2
 – 1     5
 – 3
 – 1

Illinois
 3
 – 3
 – 1     3
 – 4
 – 2

Iowa
 3
 – 3
 – 0     4
 – 5
 – 0

Northwestern
 3
 – 4
 – 0     4
 – 5
 – 0

Purdue
 2
 – 4
 – 0     4
 – 5
 – 0

Indiana
 0
 – 6
 – 0     1
 – 8
 – 0


  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll























































































1949 Gulf Coast Conference football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L  
T

Midwestern State $
 10
 – 1
 – 0     3
 – 0
 – 0

North Texas State
 8
 – 4
 – 0     2
 – 1
 – 0

Houston
 5
 – 4
 – 1     1
 – 2
 – 0

Trinity (TX)
 6
 – 5
 – 1     0
 – 3
 – 0


  • $ – Conference champion







































































































1949 IIAC football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L  
T

Western Illinois $
 4
 – 0
 – 0     9
 – 1
 – 0

Northern Illinois State
 2
 – 1
 – 1     7
 – 2
 – 1

Eastern Illinois
 2
 – 2
 – 0     3
 – 5
 – 0

Illinois State
 1
 – 2
 – 1     6
 – 2
 – 1

Southern Illinois
 0
 – 4
 – 0     2
 – 7
 – 0


  • $ – Conference champion






















































































1949 NCAA independents football records

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L  
T
No. 1 Notre Dame
  
–
      10
 – 0
 – 0

Penn State
  
–
      5
 – 4
 – 0

Syracuse
  
–
      4
 – 5
 – 0

Drexel
  
–
      3
 – 3
 – 1

Rankings from AP Poll




































































































































1949 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L  
T

Detroit $
 4
 – 0
 – 0     5
 – 4
 – 0

Drake
 3
 – 1
 – 0     6
 – 2
 – 1

Oklahoma A&M
 2
 – 1
 – 1     4
 – 4
 – 2

Wichita
 2
 – 3
 – 1     3
 – 6
 – 1

Tulsa
 1
 – 2
 – 1     5
 – 5
 – 1

Bradley
 1
 – 3
 – 0     5
 – 5
 – 0

Saint Louis
 0
 – 3
 – 1     2
 – 6
 – 0


  • $ – Conference champion


















































































































































































1949 PCC football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 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















































































































































































































1949 SEC football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L  
T

Tulane $
 5
 – 1
 – 0     7
 – 2
 – 1
No. 11 Kentucky
 4
 – 1
 – 0     9
 – 3
 – 0
No. 17 Tennessee
 4
 – 1
 – 1     7
 – 2
 – 1

Georgia Tech
 5
 – 2
 – 0     7
 – 3
 – 0
No. 9 LSU
 4
 – 2
 – 0     8
 – 3
 – 0

Alabama
 4
 – 3
 – 1     6
 – 3
 – 1

Vanderbilt
 4
 – 4
 – 0     5
 – 5
 – 0

Auburn
 2
 – 4
 – 2     2
 – 4
 – 3

Ole Miss
 2
 – 4
 – 0     4
 – 5
 – 1

Florida
 1
 – 4
 – 1     4
 – 5
 – 1

Georgia
 1
 – 4
 – 1     4
 – 6
 – 1

Mississippi State
 0
 – 6
 – 0     0
 – 8
 – 1


  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll





















































































































1949 Skyline Six Conference football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L  
T

Wyoming $
 5
 – 0
 – 0     9
 – 1
 – 0

Colorado A&M
 4
 – 1
 – 0     9
 – 1
 – 0

Denver
 2
 – 2
 – 0     4
 – 6
 – 0

Utah
 2
 – 3
 – 0     2
 – 7
 – 1

Utah State
 1
 – 3
 – 0     3
 – 7
 – 0

BYU
 0
 – 5
 – 0     0
 – 11
 – 0


  • $ – Conference champion












































































































































































































































































1949 Southern Conference football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L  
T
No. 16 North Carolina $
 5
 – 0
 – 0     7
 – 4
 – 0
No. 14 Maryland
 4
 – 0
 – 0     9
 – 1
 – 0

Washington and Lee
 3
 – 1
 – 1     3
 – 5
 – 1

Duke
 4
 – 2
 – 0     6
 – 3
 – 0

William & Mary
 4
 – 2
 – 0     6
 – 4
 – 0

VMI
 3
 – 2
 – 1     3
 – 5
 – 1

The Citadel
 2
 – 2
 – 0     4
 – 5
 – 0

Clemson
 2
 – 2
 – 0     4
 – 4
 – 2

Furman
 3
 – 3
 – 0     3
 – 6
 – 0

South Carolina
 3
 – 3
 – 0     4
 – 6
 – 0

Wake Forest
 3
 – 3
 – 0     4
 – 6
 – 0

George Washington
 2
 – 3
 – 0     4
 – 5
 – 0

NC State
 3
 – 6
 – 0     3
 – 7
 – 0

VPI
 1
 – 5
 – 2     1
 – 7
 – 2

Richmond
 2
 – 6
 – 0     3
 – 7
 – 0

Davidson
 1
 – 5
 – 0     2
 – 8
 – 0


  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll




































































































































1949 Southwest Conference football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L  
T
No. 5 Rice $
 6
 – 0
 – 0     10
 – 1
 – 0
No. 20 Baylor
 4
 – 2
 – 0     8
 – 2
 – 0

TCU
 3
 – 3
 – 0     6
 – 3
 – 1

Texas
 3
 – 3
 – 0     6
 – 4
 – 0

SMU
 2
 – 3
 – 1     5
 – 4
 – 1

Arkansas
 2
 – 4
 – 0     5
 – 5
 – 0

Texas A&M
 0
 – 5
 – 1     1
 – 8
 – 1


  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll




















































































































1949 Yankee Conference football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L  
T

Vermont
 2
 – 0
 – 0     6
 – 2
 – 0

Connecticut $
 2
 – 0
 – 1     4
 – 4
 – 1

Maine $
 2
 – 0
 – 1     2
 – 4
 – 1

UMass
 1
 – 1
 – 0     3
 – 5
 – 0

New Hampshire
 1
 – 3
 – 0     4
 – 4
 – 0

Rhode Island
 0
 – 4
 – 0     0
 – 8
 – 0


  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll


Minor conferences













































































































































































Conference
 Champion(s)
 Record

Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Texas Tech
 5–0–0

California Collegiate Athletic Association
San Jose State
 4–0–0

Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Morgan State College
 7–0–0

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Pittsburg State
Washburn
 5–1–0

College Conference of Illinois
Augustana (IL)
Wheaton (IL)
 5–0–0

Evergreen Conference
Eastern Washington College
Puget Sound
 5–1–0

Far Western Conference
NBAC
 4–0–0

Gulf Coast Conference
Hardin College (Midwestern)
 3–0–0

Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Simpson
 6–0–0

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Baker
 5–1–0

Lone Star Conference
East Texas State Teachers
 3–0–0

Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Hillsdale
 5–0–0

Mid-American Conference
Cincinnati
 4–0–0

Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference
Lawrence
 6–0–0

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Saint Thomas (MN)
 6–0–0

Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Missouri School of Mines
 5–0–0

Nebraska College Athletic Conference
Nebraska State Teachers–Wayne
 8–0–0

New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference
Sul Ross State College
 5–0–0

North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Iowa State Teachers (Northern Iowa)
South Dakota State
 5–1–0

North Dakota College Athletic Conference
Valley City State
 5–0–0

Ohio Athletic Conference
Muskingum
 7–0–0

Ohio Valley Conference
Evansville
 3–1–1

Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference
Central State College (OK)
 5–0–0

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Bloomsburg State Teachers
California State Teachers
 6–0–0

Pacific Northwest Conference
College of Idaho
Lewis & Clark
Boxer (OR)
 4–1–0

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Colorado College
 3–0–0

South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
Southern State Teachers (USD–Springfield)
 5–0–1

Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Whittier
 4–0–0

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Florida A&M College
 6–0–0

Southwestern Athletic Conference
Langston
Southern
 6–0–1

State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota
Mankato State Teachers
 3–1–0

Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference
McMurry (TX)
 4–0–1

Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference
La Crosse State Teachers
Stevens Point State Teachers
Stout State Teachers
 6–1–0
5–1–0
4–2–0


Conference standings
















































































































1949 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L  
T

San Jose State $
 4
 – 0
 – 0     9
 – 4
 – 0

San Diego State
 3
 – 1
 – 0     6
 – 3
 – 0

Cal Poly
 1
 – 3
 – 0     4
 – 6
 – 0

Fresno State
 1
 – 3
 – 0     3
 – 8
 – 0

Santa Barbara
 1
 – 3
 – 0     2
 – 7
 – 0


  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll






































































































1949 Far Western Conference football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L  
T

Cal Aggies $
 4
 – 0
 – 0     5
 – 4
 – 0

Southern Oregon
 2
 – 1
 – 1     5
 – 2
 – 1

San Francisco State
 1
 – 2
 – 1     3
 – 4
 – 1

Chico State
 1
 – 2
 – 1     2
 – 6
 – 1

Humboldt State
 0
 – 3
 – 1     0
 – 8
 – 1


  • $ – Conference champion



















































































































































1949 Ohio Valley football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L  
T

Marshall
 4
 – 0
 – 0     6
 – 4
 – 0

Louisville
 3
 – 0
 – 0     8
 – 3
 – 0

Evansville $
 3
 – 1
 – 1     7
 – 2
 – 1

Morehead State
 3
 – 3
 – 0     6
 – 3
 – 0

Eastern Kentucky
 2
 – 2
 – 1     4
 – 4
 – 1

Western Kentucky
 2
 – 3
 – 0     5
 – 4
 – 0

Murray State
 1
 – 6
 – 0     1
 – 7
 – 1

Tennessee Tech
 0
 – 3
 – 0     3
 – 6
 – 0



  • $ – Conference champion

  • Evansville declared champion because Marshall and Louisville did not play required games in 1949




















































































































































1949 SWAC football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L  
T

Southern +
 6
 – 0
 – 1     10
 – 0
 – 1

Langston +
 6
 – 0
 – 1     8
 – 1
 – 1

Prairie View A&M
 5
 – 2
 – 0     8
 – 3
 – 0

Bishop
 4
 – 3
 – 0     5
 – 3
 – 1

Texas College
 2
 – 4
 – 1     2
 – 6
 – 2

Arkansas AM&N
 1
 – 4
 – 2     5
 – 4
 – 2

Samuel Huston
 1
 – 6
 – 0     1
 – 7
 – 0

Wiley
 0
 – 6
 – 1     0
 – 9
 – 1


  • + – Conference co-champions




Final polls


Main article: 1949 NCAA football rankings


Bowl games
















































































Bowl game
 Winning Team
 points
 Losing Team
 points

Rose Bowl
 #6 Ohio State Buckeyes
 17
 #3 California Golden Bears
 14

Sugar Bowl
 #2 Oklahoma Sooners
 35
 #9 LSU Tigers
 0

Orange Bowl
 #15 Santa Clara Broncos
 21
 #11 Kentucky Wildcats
 13

Cotton Bowl
 #5 Rice Owls
 27
 #16 North Carolina Tar Heels
 13

Sun Bowl
Texas School of Mines (UTEP)
 33
Georgetown Hoyas
 20

Gator Bowl
 #14 Maryland Terrapins
 20
 #20 Missouri Tigers
 7

Tangerine Bowl
State Vincent Bearcats
 7
Emory & Henry Wasps
 6

Raisin Bowl
San Jose State Spartans
 20
Texas Tech Red Raiders
 13

Salad Bowl
Xavier Musketeers
 33
Arizona State Sun Devils
 21

Shrine Bowl
Southern Illinois Normal Maroons
 41
Indiana State Teachers College Sycamores
 14


See also


  • 1949 College Football All-America Team


References





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