| 1949Stanford Indians football | |
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Pineapple Bowl champion | |
Pineapple Bowl, W 74–20 vs.Hawaii | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 7–3–1 (4–2 PCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3California $ | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1949 Stanford Indians football team representedStanford University in the1949 college football season. Stanford was led by fifth-year head coachMarchmont Schwartz. The team was a member of thePacific Coast Conference and played their home games atStanford Stadium inStanford, California.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | San Jose State* | W 49–0 | ||||
| September 24 | Harvard* |
| W 44–0 | 8,000 | [1] | |
| October 1 | Michigan* |
| L 7–27 | 87,123 | [2][3] | |
| October 8 | No. 18UCLA |
| L 7–14 | 40,000 | ||
| October 15 | atWashington | W 40–0 | 33,745 | |||
| October 22 | Oregon State |
| W 27–7 | 25,000 | [4] | |
| October 29 | Santa Clara* |
| T 7–7 | 45,000 | [5] | |
| November 5 | at No. 12USC | W 34–13 | 70,041 | |||
| November 12 | Idaho | No. 17 |
| W 63–0 | 12,000 | |
| November 19 | No. 3California | No. 12 |
| L 14–33 | 91,000 | |
| January 2, 1950 | vs.Hawaii* | W 74–20 | 20,000 | |||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 12 | 12 | — |
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 in1920 Rose Bowl.[6] A second game, to be played atHarvard Stadium, was scheduled for the1950 season, but was canceled by Harvard to lighten what was characterized as a "far too heavy" schedule."[7]
In theBig Game, California was ranked No. 3 and had gone to theRose 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]
Stanford was invited to thePineapple Bowl following the season.[9] As this bowl always matchedHawaii 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]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Rupert Andrews | Back | 18 | 232 | Chicago Bears |
| Bill DeYoung | Back | 24 | 302 | New York Yanks |