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1949 Pepperdine Waves football team

The 1949 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] as an independent during the 1949 college football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Ray Richards. For the 1949 season, the Waves moved home games back to Sentinel Field on the campus of Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. They had previously played at Sentinel Field in 1946 and 1947. Pepperdine finished the season with a record of 4–5. They joined the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in 1950.

1949 Pepperdine Waves football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumSentinel Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Pacific (CA)   –   11 – 0 – 0
Oregon College   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 15 Santa Clara   –   8 – 2 – 1
San Francisco   –   7 – 3 – 0
Idaho State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Hawaii   –   6 – 3 – 0
La Verne   –   5 – 3 – 2
Loyola (CA)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Nevada   –   5 – 5 – 0
Pepperdine   –   4 – 5 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   3 – 6 – 1
Portland   –   3 – 5 – 0
Cal Poly San Dimas   –   2 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Arizona State–Flagstaff
W 39–0[1]
September 25Arizona State
L 13–33[2]
October 1San Diego State
  • Sentinel Field
  • Inglewood, CA
L 7–96,000[3][4]
October 7at San Jose State
L 12–49[5]
October 22Portland
  • Sentinel Field
  • Inglewood, CA
W 16–13[6]
November 5at Santa Barbara
W 33–124,500[7]
November 11at Fresno State
L 7–204,729[8]
November 18at Loyola (CA)
L 6–2011,800[9]
November 26BYU
  • Sentinel Field
  • Inglewood, CA
W 28–148,000[10]

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Team players in the NFL

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The following player finished his career at Pepperdine in 1949 then served in the military for two years before being selected in the 1952 NFL draft.[13][14]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Jack Bighead Defensive end – End 15 170 Dallas Texans

Notes

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  1. ^ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.

References

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  1. ^ "Aerial Attack Blasts Axmen Of Flagstaff". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. September 19, 1949. p. 15. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ "Hardin-Simmons Faces Tempe In Border Test". Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, New Mexico). September 26, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ Howard Hagen (October 2, 1949). "Preston's 88-yard T.D. Gallop Sparks Aztecs' 9-7 Victory". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 2-B.
  4. ^ "Oxy Stretches Win Streak to 10 Games". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. October 3, 1949. p. 30. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  5. ^ "Spartans Trounce Pepperdine, 49-12". Long Beach Independent. Long Beach, California. October 8, 1949. p. 17. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ Jack Curnow (October 23, 1949). "Pepperdine Tops Ports by 16 to 13". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 4. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  7. ^ "Pepperdine Wallops Santa Barbara, 33-12". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 7, 1949. p. 15. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  8. ^ "Pepperdine Upset by Fresno". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 12, 1949. p. 30. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  9. ^ "Loyola Triumphs Over Pepperdine". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 19, 1949. p. 9. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  10. ^ "Pepperdine Wallops Brigham Young, 28-14". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 28, 1949. p. 13. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  11. ^ "1949 - Pepperdine". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  12. ^ Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  13. ^ "1952 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  14. ^ "Pepperdine Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
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