1949 Puget Sound Loggers football team

The 1949 Puget Sound Loggers football team represented the College of Puget Sound—now known as the University of Puget Sound—as a member of the Evergreen Conference during the 1949 college football season. Led by second-year head coach John P. Heinrick, the Loggers compiled an overall record of 7–1 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the Evergreen title with Eastern Washington.[1] Puget Sound played home games at the Lincoln Bowl in Tacoma, Washington.

1949 Puget Sound Loggers football
Evergreen co-champion
ConferenceEvergreen Conference
Record7–1 (5–1 Evergreen)
Head coach
Home stadiumLincoln Bowl
1949 Evergreen Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Puget Sound + 5 –1 –07 –1 –0
Eastern Washington + 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Western Washington 3 –2 –14 –4 –1
Pacific Lutheran 2 –3 –12 –5 –2
Whitworth 2 –4 –05 –4 –0
Central Washington 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Saint Martin's 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 248:00 p.m.Pacific Lutheran*
W 27–0[2][3]
September 298:00 p.m.Saint Martin's
W 27–0[4][5]
October 88:00 p.m.Eastern Washington
  • Lincoln Bowl
  • Tacoma, WA
W 13–7[6][7][8]
October 14at Central WashingtonEllensburg, WAL 13–21[9]
October 222:00 p.m.Willamette*
  • Lincoln Bowl
  • Tacoma, WA
W 27–06,000[10][11][12]
November 51:30 p.m.at Whitworth
W 46–73,200[13][14]
November 128:00 p.m.Western Washington
  • Lincoln Bowl
  • Tacoma, WA
W 12–0[15][16]
November 188:00 p.m.Pacific Lutheran
  • Lincoln Bowl
  • Tacoma, WA
W 20–0[17][18][19]

References
  1. "Savages Again Tied For Title". Spokane Chronicle. November 21, 1949. p. 17. Retrieved November 11, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Irwin, Lee (September 26, 1949). "Loggers, Lutes To Tangle". The News Tribune. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Loggers Down PLC Gridders". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. September 26, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Loggers Favored To Defeat SMC In Tilt Tonight". The Daily Olympian. September 29, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Loggers Blank St. Martin's Rangers 27-0". The Daily Olympian. September 30, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Loggers Set For Eastern". The News Tribune. October 7, 1949. p. D4. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Savages Fall To Loggers, 14-7". The Spokesman-Review. October 9, 1949. p. 1, part 2. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Honeywell, Ed (October 10, 1949). "Loggers, Eastern Ready". The News Tribune. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Central Defeats CPS Grid Team". The Everett Daily Herald. Associated Press. October 15, 1949. p. 9. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Honeywell, Ed (October 22, 1949). "Bearcats, Loggers To Meet". The News Tribune. p. 21. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Loggers Trim Willamette". The News Tribune. October 23, 1949. p. B7. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Loggers Rip Willamette (continued)". The News Tribune. October 23, 1949. p. B8. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Figures Don't Win For Pirates". The Spokesman-Review. November 4, 1949. p. 13. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Pirates Snowed By Big Loggers Down". The Spokesman-Review. November 6, 1949. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Vikings Buried In Tacoma Mud, 12-0". The Bellingham Herald. November 13, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Loggers, Vikings Ready". The News Tribune. November 14, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. Irwin, Lee (November 19, 1949). "Loggers To Meet Lutes". The News Tribune. p. 1. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. Irwin, Lee (November 19, 1949). "Lutes And Loggers All Set (continued)". The News Tribune. p. 26. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. "College of Puget Sound Beats Pacific Lutheran". The Everett Daily Herald. November 19, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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