American college football season
The1949 Pepperdine Waves football team representedGeorge Pepperdine College [ note 1] as an independent during the1949 college football season . The team was led by first-year head coachRay Richards . For the 1949 season, the Waves moved home games back toSentinel Field on the campus ofInglewood High School inInglewood, California . They had previously played at Sentinel Field in 1946 and 1947. Pepperdine finished the season with a record of 4–5. They joined theCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in 1950.
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Team players in the NFL [ edit ] The following player finished his career at Pepperdine in 1949 then served in the military for two years before being selected in the1952 NFL draft .[ 16] [ 17]
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