1949 Stanford Indians football team

1949 Stanford Indians football
1949 Stanford Indians football
Pineapple Bowl champion
Pineapple Bowl, W 74–20 vs. Hawaii
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	7–3–1 (4–2 PCC)
Head coach	Marchmont Schwartz (5th season);
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
	Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Pacific Coast Conference 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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	San Jose State*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 49–0
September 24	Harvard*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 44–0	8,000	^[1]
October 1	Michigan*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 7–27	87,123	^[2]^[3]
October 8	No. 18 UCLA		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 7–14	40,000
October 15	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 40–0	33,745
October 22	Oregon State		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 27–7	25,000	^[4]
October 29	Santa Clara*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	T 7–7	45,000	^[5]
November 5	at No. 12 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	W 34–13	70,041
November 12	Idaho	No. 17	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 63–0	12,000
November 19	No. 3 California	No. 12	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	L 14–33	91,000
January 2, 1950	vs. Hawaii*		Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii (Pineapple Bowl)	W 74–20	20,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	17	12	12	—

Game summaries

Program for the October 22 game against the Oregon State Beavers.

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.^[6] 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."^[7]

California

In the Big Game, California was ranked No. 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.^[8]

Pineapple Bowl

Stanford was invited to the Pineapple Bowl following the season.^[9] 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.^[10]