1949_Cal_Aggies_football_team

1949 Cal Aggies football team

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 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.

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Notes

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