1949 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record2–6–1 (1–2–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumChico High School Stadium
1949 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal Aggies $ 4 0 05 4 0
Southern Oregon 2 1 15 2 1
San Francisco State 1 2 13 4 1
Chico State 1 2 12 6 1
Humboldt State 0 3 10 8 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1949 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1949 college football season. Led Roy Bohler in his eighth and final season as head coach, Chico State compiled an overall record of 2–6–1 with a mark of 1–2–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 148 to 83 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at Chico High School Stadium in Chico, California.

Bohler finished his tenure at Chico State with a record of 24–35–5, for a .414 winning percentage.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Fairfield-Suisun AAF[note 1]*W 40–2
October 1at Willamette*
L 0–7[1]
October 8California JV[note 2]*
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 0–24
October 15San Francisco State
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 19–6
October 22at Pacific (OR)*
L 0–33[2]
October 29at Southern Oregon
L 14–21[3]
November 5Humboldt State
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
T 0–0
November 11Oregon College*
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 7–43[4]
November 19at Cal AggiesL 3–12[5]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

  1. Travis Air Force Base was known as Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Force Base from 1947–1951.
  2. The University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers".

References

  1. "Chico State Beaten". Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California). October 2, 1949. p. B4 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Black Saturday". Daily Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon). October 25, 1949. p. 13. Retrieved March 13, 2018 via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. "Sports Bulletins". Medford Mail Tribune (Medford, Oregon). October 30, 1949. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "OCE Remains Unbeaten". The News-Review (Roseburg, Oregon). November 12, 1949. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Cal Aggies Accept Bowl Bid for Thanksgiving Day". San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, California). November 19, 1949. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1949 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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