The 1949 East Los Angeles Huskies football team was an American football team that represented East Los Angeles Junior College as a member of the Metropolitan Conference during the 1949 junior college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Al Hunt, the Huskies compiled a perfect 10–0 record, won the Metropolitan Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 253 to 110.
| 1949 East Los Angeles Huskies football | |
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Metropolitan champion | |
| Conference | Metropolitan Conference |
| Record | 10–0 (4–0 Metropolitan) |
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| East Los Angeles $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego Junior College | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| El Camino | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bakersfield | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Monica | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Despite being the only undefeated and untied football team in Southern California,[1] and being ranked No. 5 in the Williamson ratings for small colleges, the Huskies finished second in the voting to represent the west in the Junior Rose Bowl and declined an invitation to play in the Gold Dust Bowl.[2] One official stated, "East Los Angeles retires from the Metropolitan Conference football season undefeated, untied, unwanted and uninvited."[3]
East Los Angeles freshman end Bill Hattig was selected as a first-team players on the 1949 All-Southern California junior college football team. Three East Los Angeles players were named to the second team: backs Ed Sherrill and Jimmy Dyer and center Nick Sadd.[4]
Four East Los Angeles players were selected as first-team players on the 1949 All-Metropolitan Conference football team: quarterback Bob Sherrill; end Bill Hattig; center Nick Sadd; and back Skippy Dyer. End Bob Hughes and guard Penington were named to the second team. Sadd received the honor for the second consecutive year.[5][6][7]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | at Glendale (CA)* | W 19–12 | [8] | ||||
| September 23 | at Chaffey* | Ontario, CA | W 27–19 | [9] | |||
| September 29 | at San Bernardino* |
| W 24–7 | 6,000 | [10] | ||
| October 7 | vs. Los Angeles City* |
| W 19–14 | [11] | |||
| October 14 | at Santa Monica | Santa Monica, CA | W 26–7 | [12] | |||
| October 22 | at Oceanside-Carlsbad* | Oceanside, CA | W 19–7 | ||||
| November 4 | vs. City College of San Francisco* | W 53–6 | [13] | ||||
| November 11 | at Bakersfield |
| W 33–18 | [14] | |||
| November 17 | at San Diego Junior College | San Diego, CA | W 27–20 | [15] | |||
| November 25 | at El Camino |
| W 6–0 | 8,500 | [16] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Huskie Record Impressive as Bowl Candidate". The Bakersfield California. November 16, 1949. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Santa Ana Bowl Choice: Wins Rose berth over ELAJC team". Los Angeles Daily News. November 29, 1949. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unwanted, Uninvited". The Bakersfield Californian. December 8, 1949. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All-Southland Jaysee Team Big, Fast, Offensive Minded". Los Angeles Times. December 18, 1949. p. II-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Gades Shut Out of Alll-League 11". The Bakersield California. December 7, 1949. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ELAJC depending on Sherrill's air arm for sixth straight". Los Angeles Tribune. October 22, 1949. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stopping East L.A. 11 Promises Busy Evening". The Bakersfield Californian. November 9, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East LAJC in 19-12 Victory Over Glendale". Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1949. p. III-4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Upset Chaffey, 27-19". Los Angeles Times. September 24, 1949. p. III-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indians Hold East L.A.J.C.: Huskies Triumph By 24 to 7 Score". San Bernardino Daily Sun. September 30, 1949. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Hand 19-14 Bearing to Cub Eleven". Los Angeles Times. October 8, 1949. p. III-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East LAJC in 26-7 Triumph Over Corsairs". Los Angeles Times. October 15, 1949. p. III-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Los Angeles Laces Rams, 53-6". San Francisco Examiner. November 5, 1949. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Walt Little (November 12, 1949). "Renegade Game Cripple Toll Is Costly: Hard-Fought Contest Won by Huskie 11". The Bakersfield Californian. pp. 16, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Los Angeles Defeats San Diego". The Bakersfield Californian. November 18, 1949. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Nips El Camino, 6-0". Los Angeles Times. November 25, 1949. p. IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.