1949 Chico State Wildcats football team

1949 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	2–6–1 (1–2–1 FWC)
Head coach	Roy Bohler (8th season)
Home stadium	Chico High School Stadium

1949 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal Aggies $	4	–	0	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Southern Oregon	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
San Francisco State	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Chico State	1	–	2	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Humboldt State	0	–	3	–	1			0	–	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24	Fairfield-Suisun AAF[note 1]*	Chico High School Stadium? Chico, CA?	W 40–2
October 1	at Willamette*	Sweetland Field Salem, OR	L 0–7	[1]
October 8	California JV[note 2]*	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	L 0–24
October 15	San Francisco State	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	W 19–6
October 22	at Pacific (OR)*	Tom Reynolds Field Forest Grove, OR	L 0–33	[2]
October 29	at Southern Oregon	Walter E. Phillips Field? Ashland, OR	L 14–21	[3]
November 5	Humboldt State	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	T 0–0
November 11	Oregon College*	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	L 7–43	[4][5][6]
November 19	at Cal Aggies	Aggie Field Davis, CA	L 3–12	[7]
*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.
3. "Sports Bulletins". Medford Mail Tribune (Medford, Oregon). October 30, 1949. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "OCE Team Pointing To Chico State Go". The Statesman. November 10, 1949. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "OCE Wolves Score Eighth Win of Season at Chico". The Capital Journal. November 12, 1949. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "OCE Remains Unbeaten". The News-Review (Roseburg, Oregon). November 12, 1949. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cal Aggies Accept Bowl Bid for Thanksgiving Day". San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, California). November 19, 1949. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "1949 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.