1949 Raisin Bowl (December)

August 2023 Raisin Bowl December 31 1949 1949 San Jose State Spartans 8–4 Wilbur V. Hubbard 0 7 13 0 Texas Tech Red Raiders 7–4 Dell Morgan 7 0 0 6 bg Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, California 1949 (Jan) C. Martin Welch 10,000 Yes The 1949 Raisin Bowl (December) was an American college football bowl game played on December 31, 1949 at Ratcliffe Stadium in Fresno, California. The game pitted the San Jose State Spartans and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. This was the fifth and final Raisin Bowl played. Background San Jose State won eight games in the regular season, though they were invited to their second bowl game in four seasons. Texas Tech finished as champion of the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the third straight year and fourth in seven years (with no champion awarded from 1943–45). This was their fifth bowl game in 11 years. Game summary Texas Tech - Hatch 1 yard run San Jose State - Wilson 30 yard pass from Menges San Jose State - Donaldson 11 yard run San Jose State - Donaldson 5 yard run Texas Tech - Stuver 76 yard run In a game that started and ended with fog, San Jose State pulled through with quick scoring to win their second ever bowl game.http://www.texastech.com/sports/2016/6/9/auto-pdf-p-hotos-s-chools-text-sports-m-footbl-auto-pdf-05mediaguide-bowlhistory.aspx Auto PDF p hotos s chools text sports m footbl auto PDF 05mediaguide bowlhistoryfile:///C:/Users/ref15p/Downloads/05mediaguide-bowlhistory.pdf Statistics Texas Tech San Jose StateFirst downs 13 13Rushing yards 254 170Passing yards 88 131Total offense 342 301Passing 4–12–3 9–16–1Fumbles–lost 3–2 3–1Penalties–yards 1–5 5–27 Return yards 99 131Punts–average 4–39.7 5–33.8 Aftermath With the win, San Jose State had won nine games for the fourth straight season. They did not win 9 games again until 1975. Incidentally, they did not reach a bowl game until the Pasadena Bowl in 1971 and a major bowl game until 1981. Texas Tech returned to a bowl game in 1952, which they won for their first ever win in school history. References Raisin Bowl Category:Raisin Bowl Category:San Jose State Spartans football bowl games Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders football bowl games Category:December 1949 sports events in the United States Raisin Bowl