1949 Pepperdine Waves football team

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1949

| team = Pepperdine Waves

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 4–5

| head_coach = Ray Richards

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Sentinel Field

}}

{{1949 Western college football independents records}}

The 1949 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine CollegePepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970. as an independent during the 1949 college football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Ray Richards. For the 1949 season, the Waves moved home games back to Sentinel Field on the campus of Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. They had previously played at Sentinel Field in 1946 and 1947. Pepperdine finished the season with a record of 4–5. They joined the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in 1950.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 17

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Arizona State–Flagstaff

| site_stadium = Skidmore Field

| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ

| score = 39–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=Aerial Attack Blasts Axmen Of Flagstaff|newspaper=Arizona Republic|location=Phoenix, Arizona|date=September 19, 1949|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18267390/aerial_attack_blasts_axmen_of_flagstaff/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| w/l = l

| opponent = Arizona State

| site_stadium = Sentinel Field

| site_cityst = Inglewood, CA

| score = 13–33

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fresno-bee-arizona-state-dumps-peppe/169619739/|work=The Fresno Bee|title=Arizona State dumps Pepperdine, 33 to 13|date=September 25, 1949|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Hardin-Simmons Faces Tempe In Border Test|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, New Mexico)|date=September 26, 1949|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18267328/hardin_simmons_faces_tempe_in_border/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| w/l = l

| opponent = San Diego State

| site_stadium = Sentinel Field

| site_cityst = Inglewood, CA

| score = 7–9

| attend = 6,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Preston's 88-yard T.D. Gallop Sparks Aztecs' 9-7 Victory|newspaper=The San Diego Union|location=San Diego, California|author=Howard Hagen|date=October 2, 1949|page=2-B}}{{cite news|title=Oxy Stretches Win Streak to 10 Games|newspaper=The Bakersfield Californian|location=Bakersfield, California|date=October 3, 1949|page=30|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18256459/oxy_stretches_win_streak_to_10_games/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = San Jose State

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

| score = 12–49

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=Spartans Trounce Pepperdine, 49-12|newspaper=Long Beach Independent|location=Long Beach, California|date=October 8, 1949|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18267253/spartans_trounce_pepperdine/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| w/l = w

| opponent = Portland

| site_stadium = Sentinel Field

| site_cityst = Inglewood, CA

| score = 16–13

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=Pepperdine Tops Ports by 16 to 13|author=Jack Curnow|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 23, 1949|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18267191/pepperdine_tops_ports/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Santa Barbara

| site_stadium = La Playa Stadium

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

| score = 33–12

| attend = 4,500

| source = {{cite news|title=Pepperdine Wallops Santa Barbara, 33-12|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun|location=San Bernardino, California|date=November 7, 1949|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18267128/pepperdine_wallops_santa_barbara/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Fresno State

| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium

| site_cityst = Fresno, CA

| score = 7–20

| attend = 4,729

| source = {{cite news|title=Pepperdine Upset by Fresno|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 12, 1949|page=30|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18267088/pepperdine_upset_by_fresno/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Loyola (CA)

| site_stadium = Gilmore Stadium

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| score = 6–20

| attend = 11,800

| source = {{cite news|title=Loyola Triumphs Over Pepperdine|newspaper=The Press Democrat|location=Santa Rosa, California|date=November 19, 1949|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18267029/loyola_triumphs_over_pepperdine/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 26

| w/l = w

| opponent = BYU

| site_stadium = Sentinel Field

| site_cityst = Inglewood, CA

| score = 28–14

| attend = 8,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Pepperdine Wallops Brigham Young, 28-14|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun|location=San Bernardino, California|date=November 28, 1949|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18266940/pepperdine_wallops_brigham_young/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}

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{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2532&year=1949|title=1949 - Pepperdine|access-date=February 2, 2017|archive-date=September 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911054618/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2532&year=1949|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.pepperdinesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/060310aaa.html|title=The History of Pepperdine Football|work=Pepperdine Waves|date=June 3, 2010|accessdate=February 15, 2017|author=Grenley, Dave|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231609/http://www.pepperdinesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/060310aaa.html|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}

Team players in the NFL

The following player finished his career at Pepperdine in 1949 then served in the military for two years before being selected in the 1952 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1952.htm|title=1952 NFL Draft|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-date=November 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121115426/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1952.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/pepperdine/|title=Pepperdine Players/Alumni|access-date=February 15, 2017}}

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| Jack Bighead

Defensive end – End15170Dallas Texans

Notes

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