American college football season
The 1949 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College [ note 1] 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.
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Team players in the NFL [ edit ] 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 .[ 13] [ 14]
^ "Aerial Attack Blasts Axmen Of Flagstaff" . Arizona Republic . Phoenix, Arizona. September 19, 1949. p. 15. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Hardin-Simmons Faces Tempe In Border Test" . Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, New Mexico) . September 26, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Howard Hagen (October 2, 1949). "Preston's 88-yard T.D. Gallop Sparks Aztecs' 9-7 Victory". The San Diego Union . San Diego, California. p. 2-B. ^ "Oxy Stretches Win Streak to 10 Games" . The Bakersfield Californian . Bakersfield, California. October 3, 1949. p. 30. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Spartans Trounce Pepperdine, 49-12" . Long Beach Independent . Long Beach, California. October 8, 1949. p. 17. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Jack Curnow (October 23, 1949). "Pepperdine Tops Ports by 16 to 13" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. p. 4. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Pepperdine Wallops Santa Barbara, 33-12" . The San Bernardino County Sun . San Bernardino, California. November 7, 1949. p. 15. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Pepperdine Upset by Fresno" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. November 12, 1949. p. 30. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Loyola Triumphs Over Pepperdine" . The Press Democrat . Santa Rosa, California. November 19, 1949. p. 9. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Pepperdine Wallops Brigham Young, 28-14" . The San Bernardino County Sun . San Bernardino, California. November 28, 1949. p. 13. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "1949 - Pepperdine" . Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2017 . ^ Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football" . Pepperdine Waves . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017 . ^ "1952 NFL Draft" . Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2017 . ^ "Pepperdine Players/Alumni" . Retrieved February 15, 2017 .
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