1949 Cal Aggies football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1949 Cal Aggies football Far Western Conference FWC 5–4 4–0 Ted Forbes 1st Jim Anderson Aggie Field FWC champion Pear Bowl L 15–33 vs. 1949 Pacific Badgers Pacific (OR) 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 1949 Pacific Badgers Pacific Badgers 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. Schedule Pacific October 1 l y y 1949 Occidental Tigers Occidental D.W. Patterson Field Los Angeles, CA 0–26 Oxy Stretches Win Streak to 10 Games The Bakersfield Californian Bakersfield, California October 3, 1949 30 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18256459/oxy_stretches_win_streak_to_10_games/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 October 8 w y Stanford JV Aggie Field Davis, CA 14–6 October 15 w y Humboldt State Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA 33–6 Favor Aggies In SOC Tilt Medford Mail Tribune Medford, Oregon October 19, 1949 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18215461/favor_aggies_in_soc_tilt/ Newspapers.com March 11, 2018 October 22 w 1949 Southern Oregon Red Raiders Southern Oregon Aggie Field Davis, CA 14–13 October 29 l y y Santa BarbaraThe 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. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 6–40 Cummings Clover Gauchos Hope for Successful Year After Whipping Aggies https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-barbara-news-press/173230943/ Santa Barbara News-Press Santa Barbara, California October 30, 1949 E1 May 27, 2025 Newspapers.com November 5 w y San Francisco State Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA 31–13 November 11 l y Whittier Aggie Field Davis, CA 13–20 Fighting Quakers Score Seventh Win of Year; Down Cal Aggies, 20-13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-whittier-news/144276146/ The Whittier News Whittier, California November 12, 1949 10 March 27, 2024 Newspapers.com November 19 w Chico State Aggie Field Davis, CA 12–3 November 24 12:30 p.m. l y y 1949 Pacific Badgers Pacific (OR) Medford Stadium Medford, OR Pear Bowl 15–33 Pear Bowl Game Here Thursday, 12:30 P.M. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101340830/medford-mail-tribune/ Medford Mail Tribune Medford, Oregon November 23, 1949 4 May 7, 2022 Newspapers.com Badgers Take Pear Bowl Mix, 33-15 Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon) November 25, 1949 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12299425/badgers_take_pear_bowl_mix/ Newspapers.com July 11, 2017 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1949 California Aggies) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/108/stats/13166 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 11, 2022 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucda/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/15FBGuide.pdf#page=48 UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide April 22, 2017 March 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160308182711/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucda/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/15FBGuide.pdf#page=48 dead Notes note References Cal Aggies Category:UC Davis Aggies football seasons Category:Northern California Athletic Conference football champion seasons Cal Aggies football