1949 Pepperdine Waves football team

1949 Pepperdine Waves football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Ray Richards (1st season)
Home stadium	Sentinel Field
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 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		at Arizona State–Flagstaff	Skidmore Field Flagstaff, AZ	W 39–0		[1]
September 25		Arizona State	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	L 13–33		[2] [3]
October 1		San Diego State	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	L 7–9	6,000	[4] [5]
October 7		at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 12–49		[6]
October 22		Portland	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	W 16–13		[7]
November 5	8:15 p.m.	at Santa Barbara	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 33–12	4,500	[8] [9] [10]
November 11		at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 7–20	4,729	[11]
November 18		at Loyola (CA)	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	L 6–20	11,800	[12]
November 26		BYU	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	W 28–14	8,000	[13]
All times are in Pacific time

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Team players in the NFL

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. ^{[16] [17]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Jack Bighead	Defensive end – End	15	170	Dallas Texans

Notes

1. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.

References

1. "Aerial Attack Blasts Axmen Of Flagstaff". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. September 19, 1949. p. 15. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Arizona State dumps Pepperdine, 33 to 13". The Fresno Bee. September 25, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hardin-Simmons Faces Tempe In Border Test". Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, New Mexico). September 26, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
4. 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.
5. "Oxy Stretches Win Streak to 10 Games". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. October 3, 1949. p. 30. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Spartans Trounce Pepperdine, 49-12". Long Beach Independent. Long Beach, California. October 8, 1949. p. 17. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
7. 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.
8. "Gauchos 'Fired-Up' For Wave Invasion". Santa Barbara News-Press . Santa Barbara, California. November 5, 1949. p. A3. Retrieved May 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
9. Cummings, Clover (November 6, 1949). "Johnson Runbacks Provide Only Two Gaucho Scores". Santa Barbara News-Press . Santa Barbara, California. p. E1. Retrieved May 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
10. "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.
11. "Pepperdine Upset by Fresno". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 12, 1949. p. 30. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Loyola Triumphs Over Pepperdine". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 19, 1949. p. 9. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
13. "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.
14. "1949 - Pepperdine". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
15. Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
16. "1952 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
17. "Pepperdine Players/Alumni" . Retrieved February 15, 2017.