The 1949 Raisin Bowl (December) was an American

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played on December 31, 1949 at

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. The game pitted the

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and the

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. This was the fifth and final

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played.

Background

San Jose State won eight games in the regular season, though they were invited to their second bowl game in four seasons. Texas Tech finished as champion of the

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for the third straight year and fourth in seven years (with no champion awarded from 1943–45). This was their fifth bowl game in 11 years.

Game summary

*Texas Tech - Hatch 1 yard run *San Jose State - Wilson 30 yard pass from Menges *San Jose State - Donaldson 11 yard run *San Jose State - Donaldson 5 yard run *Texas Tech - Stuver 76 yard run In a game that started and ended with fog, San Jose State pulled through with quick scoring to win their second ever bowl game.file:///C:/Users/ref15p/Downloads/05mediaguide-bowlhistory.pdf

Aftermath

With the win, San Jose State had won nine games for the fourth straight season. They did not win 9 games again until 1975. Incidentally, they did not reach a bowl game until the

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in 1971 and a major bowl game until

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. Texas Tech returned to a bowl game in

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, which they won for their first ever win in school history.

References

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