1949 Santa Clara
8–2–1, coached by Len Casanova, finished No. 15 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 13 UCLA 14–0Oct 15
UCLA was ranked No. 13, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at California | L 7–21 | 32% |
| Sep 24 | at San José State | W 14–13 | 82% |
| Oct 1 | at Fresno State | W 53–0 | 86% |
| Oct 9 | vsPortland | W 26–13 | 86% |
| Oct 15 | at 13UCLA | W 14–0 | 41% |
| Oct 22 | atLoyola Marymount | W 27–19 | 87% |
| Oct 29 | at Stanford | T 7–7 | 50% |
| Nov 5 | vsSan Francisco | W 13–7 | 63% |
| Nov 12 | atSaint Mary’s (CA) | W 19–6 | 65% |
| Nov 19 | at 2Oklahoma | L 21–28 | 22% |
| Jan 2Bowls & playoff | vs 20KentuckyOrange Bowl | W 21–13 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kentucky 21–13 in the Orange Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 6: 20
- Wk 7: 19
- Wk 8: 14
- Final: 15
- Record
- 8–2–1
- Conference
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- AP final
- No. 15 peak No. 14
- Points
- 222–127
- Coach
- Len Casanova
- Elo
- 1635 +90 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 21.1 No. 6 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1950
The 1950 draft| Rd 2 | Hall Haynes B | Washington Redskins |
All-Pacific Coast
1 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
- Vern SterlingOGAP-1; INS-1
Second team
- Hall HaynesBAP-2; INS-2
- John HockOTINS-2
- Thomas PayneOTINS-2
- Jim DowlingOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1949 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).