1950 Pepperdine Waves football team

American college football season

1950 Pepperdine Waves football

Conference| California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record| 4–5 (2–2 CCAA)
Head coach|

* Ray Richards (2nd season)

Home stadium| Gilmore Stadium

Seasons

<- 1949

1951 ->

1950 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
San Diego State $  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Santa Barbara | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Pepperdine | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Fresno State | 1  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Cal Poly | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1950 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1950 college football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Ray Richards and played home games at Gilmore Stadium in Los Angeles. They finished the season with an overall record of 4–5 and a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the CCAA.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 16| at Cal Poly|

* Mustang Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, CA

| W 20–12| | [1]
September 23| Loyola (CA)*|

* Gilmore Stadium
* Los Angeles, CA

| L 14–50| 11,800| [2]
September 29| at BYU*|

* Cougar Stadium[note 2]
* Provo, UT

| L 27–28| 6,500| [3]
October 14| at San Diego State|

* Aztec Bowl
* San Diego, CA

| L 14–28| 10,000| [4]
October 21| at Redlands*|

* Redlands Stadium[note 3]
* Redlands, CA

| W 25–14| | [5]
October 28| San Jose State*|

* Gilmore Stadium
* Los Angeles, CA

| L 7–48| | [6]
November 4| Santa Barbara|

* Gilmore Stadium
* Los Angeles, CA

| L 7–16| 5,000| [7]
November 18| Fresno State|

* Gilmore Stadium
* Los Angeles, CA

| W 27–13| 500| [8]
November 25| Arizona State–Flagstaff*|

* Gilmore Stadium
* Los Angeles, CA

| W 66–12| | [9]

* *Non-conference game

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## Notes

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1. ^ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
2. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season
3. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season

## References

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1. ^ "Waves Annex Grid Opener". Long Beach Independent. Long Beach, California. September 17, 1950. p. 27. Retrieved March 13, 2018 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Loyola Drubs Pepperdine". Long Beach Independent. Long Beach, California. September 24, 1950. p. 28. Retrieved March 13, 2018 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ John Mooney (September 30, 1950). "Karpowitz Boots BYU to 28-27 Win Over Pepperdine Waves". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 31. Retrieved March 13, 2018 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Howard Hagen (October 15, 1950). "Aztecs Whip Waves, 28 To 14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-2.
5. ^ "Waves Pin 25-14 Loss on Redlands". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 22, 1950. p. 87. Retrieved March 13, 2018 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "San Jose Spartans Trounce Pepperdine". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 29, 1950. p. A-57. Retrieved March 13, 2018 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Santa Barbara Gauchos Romp Over Pepperdine". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 6, 1950. p. 19. Retrieved March 13, 2018 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
9. ^ "Pepperdine Slaps Flagstaff". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. November 27, 1950. p. 6. Retrieved March 13, 2018 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "1950 - Pepperdine". Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
11. ^ Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.

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Pepperdine Waves football

Venues|

* Sentinel Field (1946–1947, 1949, 1959–1961)
* Wrigley Field (1948)
* Gilmore Stadium (1950)
* El Camino Stadium (1951–1958)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1947 Will Rogers Bowl

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961

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