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1949 Stanford

7–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠2 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Marchy Schwartz.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 1949, game by game: won vs. San José State 49–0; won vs. Harvard 44–0; lost vs. Michigan 7–27; lost vs. No. 18 UCLA 7–14; won at Washington 40–0; won vs. Oregon State 27–7; tied vs. Santa Clara 7–7; won at No. 12 USC 34–13; won vs. Idaho 63–0; lost vs. No. 3 California 14–33; won at Hawai’i 74–20+63−20Won 49–0 vs. San José State+49San José StateWon 44–0 vs. Harvard+44HarvardLost 7–27 vs. Michigan-20MichiganLost 7–14 vs. No. 18 UCLA-7No. 18 UCLAWon 40–0 at Washington+40WashingtonWon 27–7 vs. Oregon State+20Oregon StateTied 7–7 vs. Santa Clara0Santa ClaraWon 34–13 at No. 12 USC+21No. 12 USCWon 63–0 vs. Idaho+63IdahoLost 14–33 vs. No. 3 California-19No. 3 CaliforniaWon 74–20 at Hawai’i+54Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsSan José StateW 49–⁠084%
Sep 24vsHarvardW 44–⁠058%
Oct 1vsMichiganL 7–⁠2729%
Oct 8vs18UCLAL 7–⁠1451%
Oct 15atWashingtonW 40–⁠048%
Oct 22vsOregon StateW 27–⁠757%
Oct 29vsSanta ClaraT 7–⁠750%
Nov 5at12USCW 34–⁠1328%
Nov 12vsIdahoW 63–⁠080%
Nov 19vs3CaliforniaL 14–⁠3337%
Jan 2atHawai’iW 74–⁠2089%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 74–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 17
  2. Wk 7: 12
  3. Wk 8: 12

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1949.

Record
7–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 12
Points
366–⁠121
Coach
Marchy Schwartz
Elo
1579 +118 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.9 No. 15 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Pacific Coast

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Harry HugasianBINS-2
  • Gordon WhiteOTAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1949 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1949 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
California7–⁠010–⁠13
UCLA5–⁠26–⁠3
Stanford4–⁠27–⁠3–⁠1
USC4–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Oregon State5–⁠37–⁠3
Oregon2–⁠54–⁠6
Washington2–⁠53–⁠7
Washington State2–⁠63–⁠6
Idaho1–⁠43–⁠5
Montana0–⁠35–⁠4

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.