The 1949 Cal Aggies football team represented the College of Agriculture at Davis—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Ted Forbes, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title. As FWC champion, they were invited to a postseason bowl game, the Pear Bowl, played in Medford, Oregon, where they lost to the Pacific Badgers of Forest Grove, Oregon, co-champions of the Northwest Conference. The Cal Aggies were outscored by their opponents 160 to 138 for the season. They played home games in Davis, California, as the newly-opened Aggie Field, which was renamed Toomey Field in 1962.
| 1949 Cal Aggies football | |
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FWC champion | |
Pear Bowl, L 15–33 vs. Pacific (OR) | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (4–0 FWC) |
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| Captain | Jim Anderson |
| Home stadium | Aggie Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 1 | at Occidental* |
| L 0–26 | [1] | |
| October 8 | Stanford JV* | W 14–6 | |||
| October 15 | at Humboldt State | W 33–6 | [2] | ||
| October 22 | Southern Oregon |
| W 14–13 | ||
| October 29 | vs. Santa Barbara[note 1]* | L 6–40 | |||
| November 5 | at San Francisco State | W 31–13 | |||
| November 11 | Whittier* |
| L 13–20 | [3] | |
| November 19 | Chico State |
| W 12–3 | ||
| November 24 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. Pacific (OR)* | L 15–33 | [4][5] | |
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Notes
edit- ^ The game against Santa Barbara was part of an "All-UC Doubleheader" that was held annually from 1948 to 1963. The other game of the double-header was California vs. UCLA. The games were always held at the home stadium of either Cal or UCLA.
References
edit- ^ "Oxy Stretches Win Streak to 10 Games". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. October 3, 1949. p. 30. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Favor Aggies In SOC Tilt". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. October 19, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fighting Quakers Score Seventh Win of Year; Down Cal Aggies, 20-13". The Whittier News. Whittier, California. November 12, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Pear Bowl Game Here Thursday, 12:30 P.M." Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. November 23, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Badgers Take Pear Bowl Mix, 33-15". Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon). November 25, 1949. p. 12. Retrieved July 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.