en 1949 Portland Pilots football team

1949 Portland Pilots football
1949 Portland Pilots football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5
Head coach	Harry Wright (1st season);
Home stadium	Multnomah Stadium, Vaughn Street Park
	Seasons ← 1948

1949 Western college football independents records
v t e	Conf.			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 10 Pacific (CA)		–		11	–	0	–	0
Oregon College		–		9	–	0	–	0
No. 15 Santa Clara		–		8	–	2	–	1
San Francisco		–		7	–	3	–	0
Idaho State		–		6	–	2	–	1
Hawaii		–		6	–	3	–	0
La Verne		–		5	–	3	–	2
Loyola (CA)		–		6	–	4	–	0
Nevada		–		5	–	5	–	0
Pepperdine		–		4	–	5	–	0
Saint Mary's		–		3	–	6	–	1
Portland		–		3	–	5	–	0
Cal Poly San Dimas		–		2	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Portland Pilots football team was an American football team that represented the University of Portland as an independent during the 1949 college football season. The team compiled a 3–5 record. The coaching staff was led by former Notre Dame star Harry "The Horse" Wright in his first year as head coach. Wright was assisted by two other Notre Dame alumni—Neil Green as line coach and Floyd Simmons as backfield coach.^[1]

Key players included quarterback Danny Christianson, left halfback John Freeman, right halfback Larry Wissbaum, and end Joe Marshello.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

In February 1950, Rev. T. J. Mehling, president of the University of Portland, announced that the school was abandoning its football program in order to focus its efforts on its basketball program. Mehling cited the "extraordinary expenses" associated with maintaining a first-rate football program.^[6]

Portland's decision to cease competition in intercollegiate football was part of a trend among west coast Catholic universities in terminating their football programs: Gonzaga (1942); Saint Mary's (1950); Loyola (1951); San Francisco (1951); and Santa Clara (1952).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Central Washington	Vaughn Street Park Portland, OR	W 32–0	5,000	^[7]
September 25	Nevada	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 27–53	8,500	^[2]
October 1	at Montana State	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 40–0	3,000	^[3]
October 9	at Santa Clara	Grape Bowl Lodi, CA	L 13–26		^[8]
October 15	Pacific (CA)	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 20–75		^[9]
October 22	at Pepperdine	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	L 13–16		^[4]
October 29	vs. Idaho	Public School Field Boise, ID	L 21–49		^[10]
November 19	Lewis & Clark	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 35–20		^[5]

References

^ Larry Lokey (September 19, 1949). "Pilots Have High Hopes of Gridiron Success in 1949". The Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon). p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Nevada Gallops Over Portland Pilots, 53-27". The Statesman. September 26, 1949. p. 9.
^ ^a ^b "Pilots Plaster Cats 40-0". Great Falls Tribune. October 2, 1949. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Jack Curnow (October 23, 1949). "Pepperdine Tops Ports by 16 to 13". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 4. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Portland Pilots Clip Lewis & Clark 35-20". Eugene Register-Guard. November 20, 1949. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Portland Pilots Quit Football". Albany Democrat-Herald. February 13, 1950. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Central Humbled by Portland U". The Bellingham Herald. September 18, 1949. p. 14.
^ "Santa Clara Beats Portland, 26-13". Honolulu Advertiser. October 10, 1949. p. 12.
^ "COP Beats Portland Pilots 75-20". Press Democrat. October 16, 1949. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Idaho Romps: Vandals Roll Through Pilots". The Spokesman-Review. October 30, 1949. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] Larry Lokey (September 19, 1949). "Pilots Have High Hopes of Gridiron Success in 1949". The Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon). p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.

[NGOPP-2] "Nevada Gallops Over Portland Pilots, 53-27". The Statesman. September 26, 1949. p. 9.

[PPC40-3] "Pilots Plaster Cats 40-0". Great Falls Tribune. October 2, 1949. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.

[PTPB16-4] Jack Curnow (October 23, 1949). "Pepperdine Tops Ports by 16 to 13". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 4. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[PPCLC-5] "Portland Pilots Clip Lewis & Clark 35-20". Eugene Register-Guard. November 20, 1949. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Portland Pilots Quit Football". Albany Democrat-Herald. February 13, 1950. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Central Humbled by Portland U". The Bellingham Herald. September 18, 1949. p. 14.

[8] "Santa Clara Beats Portland, 26-13". Honolulu Advertiser. October 10, 1949. p. 12.

[9] "COP Beats Portland Pilots 75-20". Press Democrat. October 16, 1949. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.

[IR-10] "Idaho Romps: Vandals Roll Through Pilots". The Spokesman-Review. October 30, 1949. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.

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