1949 Whittier Poets football team
American college football season
| 1949 Whittier Poets football | |
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SCC champion | |
| Conference | Southern California Conference |
| Record | 8–1 (4–0 SCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Hadley Field |
Seasons ← 1948 1950 → | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whittier $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pomona | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Redlands | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occidental | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caltech | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1949 Whittier Poets football team represented Whittier College as a member of the Southern California Conference (SCC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Wallace Newman, the Poets compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the SCC title.[1] Whittier played home games at Hadley Field in Whittier, California.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | 8:15 p.m. | at Santa Barbara* |
| W 20–6 | 5,500 | [2][3][4] |
| October 1 | 8:00 p.m. | San Francisco State* |
| W 60–0 | 5,000 | [5][6] |
| October 8 | 8:00 p.m. | at Caltech |
| W 55–7 | [7][8][9] | |
| October 15 | 6:30 p.m. | at Arizona State–Flagstaff* |
| W 20–13 | [10][11][12] | |
| October 22 | 8:00 p.m. | at Occidental |
| W 54–6 | [13][14] | |
| October 29 | 8:00 p.m. | Cal Poly* |
| L 0–19 | 6,000 | [15][16][17][18] |
| November 5 | 8:00 p.m. | Pomona |
| W 14–13 | 9,000 | [19][20] |
| November 11 | at Cal Aggies* | W 20–13 | [21] | |||
| November 19 | 8:00 p.m. | Redlands |
| W 40–13 | 7,000 | [22][23] |
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References
- ^ "Hens Down Occidental". Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. November 21, 1949. p. 12. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ Cummings, Clover (September 23, 1949). "Gauchos Meet Whittier Tonight". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. p. B4. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Cummings, Clover (September 24, 1949). "Whittier Poets Defeat Gauchos". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. p. A1. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Cummings, Clover (September 24, 1949). "Overpowered In Line Colorful Locals Yield to Whittier, 20 to 6 (continued)". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. p. A3. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Poets Fear San Francisco Pass Attack". The Whittier News. Whittier, California. September 30, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Whittier College Romps To 60-0 Win Over Gaters From San Francisco State". The Whittier News. Whittier, California. October 3, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Quakers Are Favored Over Caltech". The Whittier News. Whittier, California. October 7, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Poets Ruin Caltech in 55-7 Contest". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1949. p. 14, part II. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Quakers Run Wild Against Caltech To Win 55-7 In Conference Opening Game". The Whittier News. Whittier, California. October 10, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Old Grads To Watch Logger-Whittier Clash". Arizona Daily Sun. Flagstaff, Arizona. October 14, 1949. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Poets Down Axemen: Homecoming Tilt Lost in Final Seconds". Arizona Daily Sun. October 17, 1949. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Quakers Score Twice In Last 2 1/2 Minutes To Whip Arizona State, 20-13". The Whittier News. Whittier, California. October 17, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Geyer, Jack (October 22, 1949). "Oxy Grids Oppose Poet Team Tonight". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 3, part III. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Favored Occidental Slaughtered By Quakers, 54-6". The Whittier News. Whittier, California. October 24, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fighting Quakers Risk Perfect Record Against Mustangs Here Tonight". The Whittier News. Whittier, California. October 29, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fighting Quakers Risk Perfect Record Against Mustangs Here Tonight (continued)". The Whittier News. Whittier, California. October 29, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Mustangs Romp Through Quakers 19-0; Whittier's String Of Wins Broken". The Whittier News. Whittier, California. October 31, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Victory String of Whittier College Nipped". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 31, 1948. p. 13. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Addicott, Warren (November 5, 1949). "Hens, Poets Vie Tonight For Crown". The Pomona Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. p. 6, section 1. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Addicott, Warren (November 7, 1949). "Whittier Win Over Sagehends Virtuall Clinches Crown". The Pomona Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fighting Quakers Score Seventh Win of Year; Down Cal Aggies, 20-13". The Whittier News. Whittier, California. November 12, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bulldogs Meet Whittier Tonight". Redlands Daily Facts. Redlands, California. November 19, 1949. p. 7. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Quakers Smash Redlands, 40-13, To Win Title". The Whittier News. Whittier, California. November 21, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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