1949 Cal Aggies football team

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 Boxers 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
FWC champion
Pear Bowl, L 15–33 vs. Pacific (OR)
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–4 (4–0 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Anderson
Home stadiumAggie Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Far Western Conference football standings
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1at Occidental*
L 0–26[1]
October 8Stanford JV*W 14–6
October 15at Humboldt StateW 33–6[2]
October 22Southern Oregon
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
W 14–13
October 29vs. Santa Barbara[note 1]*L 6–40
November 5at San Francisco StateW 31–13
November 11Whittier*
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 13–20[3]
November 19Chico State
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
W 12–3
November 2412:30 p.m.vs. Pacific (OR)*L 15–33[4]

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Oxy Stretches Win Streak to 10 Games". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. October 3, 1949. p. 30. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ "Favor Aggies In SOC Tilt". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. October 19, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "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  .
  4. ^ "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  .
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.