Gopher Football 1949 Season

1949 Schedule Date Opponent W/L/T Score 09/24/1949 Washington (3-7) W 48-20 10/01/1949 @ Nebraska (4-5) W 28-6 10/08/1949 Northwestern (4-5) W 21-7 10/15/1949 @ Ohio State (7-1-2) W 27-0 10/22/1949 @ Michigan (6-2-1) L 7-14 10/29/1949 Homecoming Purdue (4-5) L 7-13 11/05/1949 Iowa (4-5) W 55-7 11/12/1949 @ Pittsburgh (6-3) W 24-7 11/19/1949 Wisconsin (5-3-1) W 14-6

1949 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L T PCT W L T PCT Ohio State 4 1 1 .750 7 1 2 .800 Michigan 4 1 1 .750 6 2 1 .722 Minnesota 4 2 0 .667 7 2 0 .778 Wisconsin 3 2 1 .583 5 3 1 .611 Illinois 3 3 1 .500 3 4 2 .444 Iowa 3 3 0 .500 4 5 0 .444 Northwestern 3 4 0 .429 4 5 0 .444 Purdue 2 4 0 .333 4 5 0 .444 Indiana 0 6 0 .000 1 8 0 .111

Season notes:

Coached by Bernie Bierman (15th season).

1949 Poll Results

Associated Press

1. Notre Dame 10-0-0 2. Oklahoma 11-0-0 3. California 10-1-0 4. Army 9-0-0 5. Rice 10-1-0 6. Ohio State 7-1-2 7. Michigan 6-2-1 8. Minnesota 7-2-0 9. Louisiana State 8-3-0 10. Pacific (CA) 10-0-0 11. Kentucky 9-3-0 12. Cornell 8-1-0 13. Villanova 8-1-0 14. Maryland 9-1-0 15. Santa Clara 8-2-1 16. North Carolina 7-4-0 17. Tennessee 7-2-1 18. Princeton 6-3-0 19. Michigan State 6-3-0 20. Missouri 7-4-0 20. Baylor 8-2-0

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1949 Season Bowl Results Orange Bowl - 01/02/1950 Santa Clara 21, Kentucky 13 Sugar Bowl - 01/02/1950 Oklahoma 35, Louisiana State 0 Cotton Bowl - 01/02/1950 Rice 27, North Carolina 13 Sun Bowl - 01/02/1950 Texas-El Paso 33, Georgetown 20 Gator Bowl - 01/02/1950 Maryland 20, Missouri 7 Tangerine Bowl - 01/02/1950 St. Vincent 7, Emory & Henry 6 Raisin Bowl - 12/31/1949 San Jose State 20, Texas Tech 13 Salad Bowl - 01/01/1950 Xavier (OH) 33, Arizona State 21