1949 Wayne Tartars football team

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]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Southern IllinoisDetroit, MIW 48–8
October 1at Western IllinoisMacomb, ILW 33–14[2]
October 8at St. Bonaventure
L 7–25[3]
October 14Quantico MarinesDetroit, MIL 14–33
October 21at Detroit
L 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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