Coming off the successful
1949 season in which a talented group of sophomores, led by quarterback
Gary Kerkorian and end
Bill McColl, had the Indians a game away from the
Rose Bowl, Stanford was expected to have an excellent season and was ranked 7th in the first-ever preseason
AP Poll.[1][2] But after starting 4–0, the team would only win one more game and tie twice, the second tie coming in the
Big Game, in which the team rallied to tie undefeated and Rose Bowl-bound rival
California.[2][3] Coach Schwartz resigned following the season.[4]
Coming off the successful
1949 season in which a talented group of sophomores, led by quarterback
Gary Kerkorian and end
Bill McColl, had the Indians a game away from the
Rose Bowl, Stanford was expected to have an excellent season and was ranked 7th in the first-ever preseason
AP Poll.[1][2] But after starting 4–0, the team would only win one more game and tie twice, the second tie coming in the
Big Game, in which the team rallied to tie undefeated and Rose Bowl-bound rival
California.[2][3] Coach Schwartz resigned following the season.[4]