1949 Wayne Tartars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
1949 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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

[5]

References

  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.
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