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1949 School Ratings

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National Champion: Notre Dame (AP)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Leon Hart (Notre Dame)

AP First #1: Michigan ▪ AP Final #1: Notre Dame

The SRS columns are SRS broken up into offensive and defensive components.
The Scoring columns are points per game adjusted for strength of opposition.
The Passing, Rushing, and Total columns are yards per attempt adjusted for strength of opposition.

119 Schools

SRS Scoring Passing Rushing Total
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS Off Def Off Def Off Def Off Def
1 Notre Dame Ind 15.54 16.81 32.35 44.82 -3.14
2 California PCC 14.88 12.11 27.00 39.39 1.36
3 Minnesota Western 11.71 15.03 26.74 38.58 -0.27
4 Oklahoma Big 7 13.79 11.88 25.66 44.16 1.33
5 Ohio State Western 11.17 13.08 24.25 34.88 1.22
6 Michigan Western 6.85 15.41 22.27 29.13 -5.03
7 Army Ind 10.56 10.16 20.72 40.37 7.56
8 Southern California PCC 11.92 8.56 20.47 35.38 4.96
9 Wisconsin Western 8.72 11.27 19.99 33.49 1.51
10 Rice SWC 7.42 12.32 19.74 32.02 3.19
11 Michigan State Ind 10.87 8.43 19.30 41.98 4.42
12 Texas SWC 7.61 11.51 19.12 36.30 0.99
13 UCLA PCC 12.81 4.25 17.06 35.60 9.18
14 Stanford PCC 5.85 11.19 17.04 38.06 4.13
15 Baylor SWC 10.03 6.75 16.78 31.65 7.19
16 Maryland Southern 5.40 10.42 15.82 29.57 5.73
17 Southern Methodist SWC 11.33 3.74 15.08 33.35 9.65
18 Louisiana State SEC 3.56 10.88 14.45 26.77 4.59
19 Illinois Western 6.05 8.35 14.41 29.42 4.93
20 Northwestern Western 5.92 7.69 13.62 28.00 6.82
SRS Scoring Passing Rushing Total
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS Off Def Off Def Off Def Off Def
21 Tulane SEC 6.23 6.71 12.95 30.75 10.81
22 Villanova Ind 8.93 3.81 12.73 30.82 12.21
23 Iowa Western 11.20 1.27 12.47 34.28 14.16
24 Kentucky SEC 0.90 11.30 12.20 27.82 5.56
25 Purdue Western 2.19 9.80 11.99 25.57 2.71
26 Pennsylvania Ind 6.70 5.16 11.86 24.75 9.90
27 Cornell Ind 6.50 5.28 11.78 29.16 13.76
28 Texas Christian SWC 6.59 4.79 11.38 28.19 8.87
29 Santa Clara Ind 1.98 9.27 11.26 23.19 5.54
30 Oregon State PCC 5.30 5.81 11.12 29.07 8.99
31 Missouri Big 7 10.64 0.26 10.90 33.09 11.85
32 Pittsburgh Ind 3.71 6.10 9.81 23.35 10.19
33 Tennessee SEC 1.88 7.55 9.42 23.18 8.09
34 North Carolina Southern 5.54 3.50 9.03 26.49 12.35
35 Oregon PCC 7.09 1.63 8.72 30.73 12.42
36 Georgia Tech SEC 3.05 5.52 8.57 24.55 9.73
37 Navy Ind 4.61 2.74 7.36 26.63 15.36
38 Miami (FL) Ind 1.01 5.99 7.00 22.10 9.43
39 Princeton Ind 4.18 2.56 6.73 22.47 13.87
40 Dartmouth Ind 2.52 4.20 6.72 20.42 14.30
SRS Scoring Passing Rushing Total
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS Off Def Off Def Off Def Off Def
41 Duke Southern 3.10 3.43 6.52 31.49 13.26
42 Arkansas SWC 1.49 5.02 6.51 23.13 10.43
43 Alabama SEC 3.53 2.73 6.26 25.22 13.23
44 Virginia Ind 2.41 3.69 6.10 20.70 13.94
45 Boston University Ind 4.22 1.76 5.98 26.56 15.07
46 Penn State Ind 2.52 3.16 5.68 22.91 12.26
47 Washington PCC 6.82 -1.29 5.52 29.00 15.48
48 William & Mary Southern 4.22 1.13 5.35 28.04 16.39
49 Indiana Western 3.56 1.76 5.32 28.49 16.22
50 Wyoming Skyline -0.35 5.42 5.07 32.13 13.17
51 San Francisco Ind 3.95 0.59 4.54 22.17 15.80
52 Fordham Ind 4.19 0.17 4.36 26.45 16.88
53 Kansas Big 7 4.11 0.07 4.18 30.59 14.05
54 Iowa State Big 7 -1.92 5.77 3.85 23.80 9.63
55 Brown Ind 0.16 3.58 3.74 21.05 15.41
56 Vanderbilt SEC 2.57 1.00 3.57 21.93 14.35
57 Wake Forest Southern 2.75 -0.13 2.61 23.70 14.88
58 Oklahoma State MVC 1.17 1.37 2.55 25.79 16.23
59 Nebraska Big 7 -2.17 3.90 1.73 19.82 11.63
60 Georgia SEC -2.87 4.56 1.69 19.80 11.06
SRS Scoring Passing Rushing Total
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS Off Def Off Def Off Def Off Def
61 Rutgers Ind 1.30 0.36 1.66 24.05 17.60
62 Boston College Ind -0.99 2.35 1.36 25.03 15.09
63 Mississippi SEC 6.67 -5.33 1.34 28.17 23.47
64 Washington State PCC -0.60 1.57 0.96 21.36 14.42
65 Texas Tech BIAA -3.34 3.66 0.32 15.53 14.29
66 South Carolina Southern -3.45 3.47 0.02 18.70 13.38
67 Texas A&M SWC -1.35 0.52 -0.82 21.36 15.97
68 Texas-El Paso BIAA -3.87 2.97 -0.90 18.06 15.23
69 Marquette Ind -0.50 -0.75 -1.24 30.89 20.64
70 Colorado State Skyline -4.57 3.23 -1.34 13.33 13.85
71 Idaho PCC 2.87 -4.42 -1.55 30.49 28.98
72 Hardin-Simmons BIAA 2.18 -3.76 -1.57 22.54 21.77
73 Yale Ind -2.21 0.54 -1.67 14.95 18.96
74 Florida SEC 1.47 -3.65 -2.18 22.37 21.78
75 Auburn SEC -1.96 -0.78 -2.74 17.86 17.51
76 Drake MVC -5.73 2.98 -2.75 16.12 14.25
77 Detroit Mercy MVC -2.13 -0.74 -2.88 18.41 16.15
78 Temple Ind -2.52 -0.37 -2.89 17.78 21.46
79 Tulsa MVC -0.34 -2.95 -3.29 20.36 21.11
80 Loyola Marymount Ind -0.25 -3.53 -3.78 17.59 24.76
SRS Scoring Passing Rushing Total
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS Off Def Off Def Off Def Off Def
81 Syracuse Ind 1.18 -5.15 -3.97 20.93 22.22
82 Saint Mary's (CA) Ind -0.61 -3.84 -4.45 19.26 21.56
83 Clemson Southern 1.78 -7.03 -5.25 24.70 23.82
84 West Virginia Ind 1.01 -6.71 -5.70 19.70 25.90
85 Georgetown Ind -3.87 -1.95 -5.82 15.21 20.08
86 George Washington Southern -3.55 -2.40 -5.95 14.88 19.72
87 Kansas State Big 7 -1.80 -4.44 -6.25 21.70 21.44
88 West Texas A&M BIAA 0.16 -6.56 -6.40 21.03 25.59
89 Houston Ind -2.49 -3.92 -6.41 13.75 20.13
90 Arizona State BIAA 3.15 -9.66 -6.52 22.92 28.62
91 North Carolina State Southern -4.90 -2.02 -6.92 13.95 16.69
92 Colorado Big 7 -5.08 -2.30 -7.38 15.55 17.89
93 Montana PCC -2.02 -5.67 -7.69 14.28 25.92
94 Nevada Ind -0.93 -6.81 -7.75 14.81 25.88
95 Washington & Lee Southern -6.10 -2.75 -8.86 14.92 22.33
96 Columbia Ind -7.07 -2.30 -9.37 11.37 27.50
97 Virginia Military Institute Southern -5.08 -5.90 -10.98 14.00 26.16
98 Harvard Ind -3.70 -7.35 -11.05 14.30 27.01
99 Utah Skyline -9.24 -1.98 -11.22 11.75 19.28
100 Duquesne Ind -7.89 -3.36 -11.25 11.78 23.63
SRS Scoring Passing Rushing Total
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS Off Def Off Def Off Def Off Def
101 Colgate Ind 1.79 -13.17 -11.38 21.08 30.42
102 Denver Skyline -4.44 -7.22 -11.66 15.09 25.18
103 New York University Ind -9.23 -3.21 -12.44 9.96 22.64
104 Mississippi State SEC -12.27 -0.35 -12.63 7.98 19.86
105 Bradley MVC -8.48 -5.36 -13.83 6.35 26.94
106 Furman Southern -8.08 -5.81 -13.89 9.37 22.78
107 Citadel Southern -10.11 -4.10 -14.21 5.75 25.80
108 Virginia Tech Southern -5.64 -9.01 -14.65 13.12 28.07
109 Arizona BIAA -10.79 -3.95 -14.74 10.13 28.79
110 Wichita State MVC -7.77 -7.08 -14.85 16.57 25.19
111 Richmond Southern -11.72 -4.05 -15.77 6.25 26.61
112 New Mexico State BIAA -3.20 -12.73 -15.93 17.73 38.82
113 Utah State Skyline -11.41 -5.57 -16.97 6.37 24.31
114 New Mexico BIAA -8.54 -8.89 -17.43 8.50 29.39
115 Holy Cross Ind -8.45 -9.67 -18.12 10.17 33.71
116 Saint Louis MVC -6.27 -12.25 -18.52 14.02 35.30
117 Davidson Southern -11.38 -11.23 -22.61 5.54 35.49
118 Northern Arizona BIAA -14.67 -9.45 -24.12 0.35 36.86
119 Brigham Young Skyline -12.33 -15.64 -27.97 5.11 37.82