Record: 8-2-1, .773 W-L% (16th of 119) ▪ Rank: 15th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Ind
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Len Casanova (8-2-1)
PS/G: 20.2 (63rd of 119) ▪ PA/G: 11.5 (20th of 119)
SRS: 11.26 (29th of 119) ▪ SOS: 4.62 (37th of 119)
Bowl Game: Won Orange Bowl 21-13 versus Kentucky
| 10/3 | 10/10 | 10/17 | 10/24 | 10/31 | 11/7 | 11/14 | 11/21 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 19 | 14 | 15 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 17, 1949 | Sat | Santa Clara | @ | California | PCC | L | 7 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 24, 1949 | Sat | Santa Clara | @ | San Jose State | Non-Major | W | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 3 | Oct 1, 1949 | Sat | Santa Clara | @ | Fresno State | Non-Major | W | 53 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 4 | Oct 9, 1949 | Sun | Santa Clara | Portland | Non-Major | W | 26 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | Lodi, CA | |
| 5 | Oct 15, 1949 | Sat | Santa Clara | @ | (13) UCLA | PCC | W | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 6 | Oct 22, 1949 | Sat | Santa Clara | @ | Loyola Marymount | Ind | W | 27 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 7 | Oct 29, 1949 | Sat | Santa Clara | @ | Stanford | PCC | T | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | T 1 | |
| 8 | Nov 5, 1949 | Sat | Santa Clara | San Francisco | Ind | W | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Nov 12, 1949 | Sat | (20) Santa Clara | @ | Saint Mary's (CA) | Ind | W | 19 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 10 | Nov 19, 1949 | Sat | (19) Santa Clara | @ | (2) Oklahoma | Big 7 | L | 21 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 11 | Jan 2, 1950 | Mon | (14) Santa Clara | N | (20) Kentucky | SEC | W | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |