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1949 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1949 Pacific Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In their third season under head coach Larry Siemering, the Tigers compiled an undefeated 11–0 record, were ranked No. 10 in the final AP Poll, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 575 to 66. The Tigers' victories included a 34–7 besting of Cincinnati, a 62–14 victory over San Diego State, and a 45–6 victory over Utah.

Quarterback Eddie LeBaron was selected by both the Associated Press and International News Service as a first-team player on the 1949 All-Pacific Coast football team.^[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		San Francisco		Grape Bowl Lodi, CA	W 7–6	18,000	[3]
September 23		atLoyola (CA)		Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 52–0	8,500	[4]
October 1		Cincinnati		Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 34–7
October 8		Nevada		Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 47–6
October 15		atPortland		Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 75–20		[5]
October 22		San Diego State		Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 62–14	8,000	[6]
October 28		atSan Jose State		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 45–7
November 12	8:15 p.m.	Utah	No. 19	Grape Bowl Lodi, CA	W 45–6	17,000	[7][8]
November 18		Fresno State		Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 45–0	8,500	[9]
November 24		atCal Poly	No. 11	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 88–0		[10]
December 16		atHawaii	No. 10	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 75–0	28,000	[11]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Rankings[edit]

Team players in the NFL[edit]

The following Pacific Tigers were selected in the 1950 NFL Draft.^[12][13][14]

References[edit]

^ "College of Pacific Routs Lions, 52-0". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 24, 1949. p. 34. Retrieved April 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

^ Underwood, Carl (November 12, 1949). "All Eyes Focused On Lil' Eddie In Redskin Scrap". Lodi News-Sentinel. Lodi, California. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

^ Underwood, Carl (November 14, 1949). "LeBaron Leads Tigers To 45-6 Victory". Lodi News-Sentinel. Lodi, California. p. 4. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

^ "C.O.P. Routs Cal Poly by 88 to 0 Count". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 25, 1949. p. 25. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.