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.

1949 Wayne Tartars football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5
Head coach	Louis F. Zarza (1st season)

1949 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Southern Illinois	Detroit, MI	W 48–8
October 1	at Western Illinois	Macomb, IL	W 33–14
October 8	at St. Bonaventure	Forness Stadium Olean, NY	L 7–25
October 14	Quantico Marines	Detroit, MI	L 14–33
October 21	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 0–41	22,359
October 29	Niagara	Detroit, MI	L 6–14
November 5	Toledo	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 7–37
November 12	Omaha	Detroit, MI	W 38–26
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