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California

PAC · 1949 Season · Final

Pretender −
Record
10–1
0.909 Win %
Conference
1st
7–0 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
111
1916–2026
All-Time Record
610–557–31
0.522 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1920, 1937, 1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 24
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare California head-to-head · History & Eras

1949 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 20Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)H2HIND FBSI8–2–1W 21–7
5Week 5 · Sep 27ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)H2HIND FBSI3–6–1W 29–7
6Week 6 · Oct 4Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC7–3W 41–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB105–3–1W 35–20
8Week 8 · Oct 18USCH2HPAC5–3–1W 16–10
9Week 9 · Oct 25Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC3–7W 21–7
10Week 10 · Nov 1UCLAH2HPAC6–3W 35–21
11Week 11 · Nov 8Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–6W 33–14
12Week 12 · Nov 15Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC4–6W 41–14
13Week 13 · Nov 22Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC7–3–1W 33–14
14Final · Jan 3Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB107–1–2L 14–17

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
0.948
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+50
-1+51
  • Santa Clara +8
  • Oregon State +7
  • Stanford +7
  • UCLA +6
  • Wisconsin +5
  • USC +5
  • Oregon +4
  • ST. Mary's +3
  • Washington +3
  • Washington State +3
  • Ohio State -1

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #3Better than 99%
Win % Place 4thBetter than 98%

0.909 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#1W12#1W13#1W14#1Regular Season Final#3Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
+22
+41
+15
+6
+14
+14
+19
+27
+19
-3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#721944#671945#971946#91947#101948

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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