1949 Pacific Tigers football team

American college football season

1949 Pacific Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 10
Record	11–0
Head coach	Larry Siemering (3rd season)
Home stadium	Baxter Stadium, Grape Bowl
Seasons← 1948 1950 →

1949 Western college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 10 Pacific (CA)		–		11	–	0	–	0
Oregon College		–		9	–	0	–	0
No. 15 Santa Clara		–		8	–	2	–	1
San Francisco		–		7	–	3	–	0
Idaho State		–		6	–	2	–	1
Hawaii		–		6	–	3	–	0
La Verne		–		5	–	3	–	2
Loyola (CA)		–		6	–	4	–	0
Nevada		–		5	–	5	–	0
Pepperdine		–		4	–	5	–	0
Saint Mary's		–		3	–	6	–	1
Portland		–		3	–	5	–	0
Cal Poly San Dimas		–		2	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17		San Francisco		Grape Bowl Lodi, CA	W 7–6	18,000
September 23		at Loyola (CA)		Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 52–0	8,500
October 1		Cincinnati		Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 34–7
October 8		Nevada		Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 47–6
October 15		at Portland		Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 75–20
October 22		San Diego State		Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 62–14	8,000
October 28		at San 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
November 18		Fresno State		Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 45–0	8,500
November 24		at Cal Poly	No. 11	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 88–0
December 16		at Hawaii	No. 10	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 75–0	28,000
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	19	—	11 (2)	10 (4)

Team players in the NFL

The following Pacific Tigers were selected in the 1950 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Don Campora	Tackle – Defensive tackle	2	23	San Francisco 49ers
Eddie LeBaron	Quarterback	10	123	Washington Redskins

References

"Carpenter Draws Most Votes in Winning Position ON Associated Press' 25th All-Coast Selection". The Corvalis Gazette-Times. November 25, 1949. p. 7.
Joe St. Amant (November 22, 1949). "Bears Pace All-Pacific Coast Football Eleven". El Paso Herald-Post. p. 10.
"Tigers Edge Dons 7-6 In Great Defensive Battle". Lodi News-Sentinel. September 19, 1949. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
"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 .
"COP Beats Portland Pilots 75-20". Press Democrat. October 16, 1949. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
Howard Hagen (October 23, 1949). "College of Pacific Runs Over S.D. State, 62-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-2.
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 .
"Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
"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.
"Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
"1950 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
"Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
"Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.

v t e Pacific Tigers football
Venues	College Field (unknown–1928) Baxter Stadium (1929–1949) Stagg Memorial Stadium (1950–1995)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games San Jose State: Victory Bell
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1895 1896–1897 1898 1899 1900–1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

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