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1949 Wayne Tartars football team

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1949 Wayne Tartars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame     10 0 0
Ball State     8 0 0
Xavier     10 1 0
Valparaiso     8 1 1
Washington University     7 2 0
Baldwin–Wallace     6 2 0
Wabash     5 2 1
Dayton     6 3 0
John Carroll     6 3 0
No. 19 Michigan State     6 3 0
Toledo     6 4 0
Youngstown     4 3 1
Bowling Green     4 5 0
Marquette     4 5 0
Central Michigan     3 4 0
Wayne     3 5 0
Indiana State     1 9 0
Michigan State Normal     0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1949 college football season. Under first-year head coach Louis F. Zarza, the team compiled a 3–5 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Southern IllinoisDetroit, MIW 48–8
October 1at Western IllinoisMacomb, ILW 33–14[2]
October 8at St. BonaventureL 7–25[3]
October 14Quantico MarinesDetroit, MIL 14–33
October 21at DetroitL 0–4122,359[4]
October 29NiagaraDetroit, MIL 6–14
November 5Toledodagger
  • Tom Adams Field
  • Detroit, MI
L 7–37
November 12OmahaDetroit, MIW 38–26
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. p. 121. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Wolves Lead Unbeaten Grid Clubs In State". The Herald-Press. Associated Press. October 3, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wayne Bows, 25-7: Salley Runs 67 Yards For TD as Bona Wins". The Sunday Press (Binghamton, NY). October 9, 1949. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Dick Peters (October 22, 1949). "Titans Pulverize Wayne, 40-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.