1949 Cal Aggies football team American college football season
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.
Schedule
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Notes
^ 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
^ "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 .
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons
Far Western Conference (pre-WWII) Far Western Conference (post-WWII) Northern California Athletic Conference