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1950 college football season

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The 1950 college football season was the 82nd season of intercollegiate football in the United States. It concluded with four teams having a claim to the national championship:

Florida A&M (8–1–1) and Southern (10–0–1) were each recognized as black college national champions by at least one selector. In addition to Princeton, 16 other teams finished the season undefeated and untied, including Abilene Christian (11–0, Texas Conference and Refrigerator Bowl champion), Wyoming (10–0, AP No. 12 and Gator Bowl champion), Morris Harvey (10–0, Tangerine Bowl champion), Lehigh (9–0, Middle Three champion), Florida State (8–0, Dixie Conference champion), New Hampshire (8–0, Yankee Conference champion), and Maryland State (8–0 Furniture Bowl champion).

Ohio State halfback Vic Janowicz won the Heisman Trophy, and Penn halfback Reds Bagnell won the Maxwell Award. Individual statistical leaders in major college football included Johnny Bright of Drake (2,400 yards of total offense), Don Heinrich of Washington (1,846 passing yards), Wilford White of Arizona State (1,501 rushing yards), and Bobby Reynolds of Nebraska (157 points scored).

Conference and program changes

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Conference changes

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  • One conference began play during 1950:

Membership changes

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School 1949 conference 1950 conference
Butler Bulldogs MAC Independent
Idaho State Bengals Independent Rocky Mountain
Montana Grizzlies PCC Independent
Portland Pilots Independent Dropped Program
Saint Louis Billikens Missouri Valley Dropped Program
West Virginia Mountaineers Independent SoCon

Season chronology

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September

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In the preseason AP poll released on September 25, 1950, the defending champion Fighting Irish of Notre Dame were the overwhelming choice for first, with 101 of 123 first place votes. Far behind were No. 2 Army, No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 Tennessee and No. 5 Texas (which had won at Texas Tech 28–14). As the regular season progressed, a new poll would be issued on the Monday following the weekend's games.

On September 30 No. 1 Notre Dame beat No. 20 North Carolina 14–7. No. 2 Army beat Colgate 28–0, No. 3 Michigan lost to No. 19 Michigan State 14–7. No. 4 Tennessee lost at Mississippi State, 7–0. No. 5 Texas beat Purdue, 34–26, but fell to 7th. No. 6 Oklahoma beat Boston College 28–0. No. 10 SMU, which had already beaten Georgia Tech 33–13, defeated No. 11 Ohio State 32–27. The next AP Poll featured No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 Michigan State, No. 3 SMU, No. 4 Army, and No. 5 Oklahoma.

October

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October 7 No. 1 Notre Dame lost to Purdue, 28–14, and eventually finished with a 4–4–1 record. No. 2 Michigan State lost to Maryland, 34–7. No. 3 SMU won at Missouri 21–0. No. 4 Army beat Penn State 41–7 and was elevated to the first spot in the next poll. No. 5 Oklahoma beat Texas A&M 34–28. No. 6 Kentucky registered a fourth shutout and a 4–0 record, with a 40–0 win against Dayton. No. 7 Texas, which was idle, rose to 4th place behind Army, SMU, and Oklahoma and ahead of Kentucky.

October 14 No. 1 Army beat No. 18 Michigan 27–6 at Yankee Stadium. No. 2 SMU beat Oklahoma A&M 56–0. No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 4 Texas met in Dallas, with Oklahoma winning narrowly, 14–13. No. 5 Kentucky beat Cincinnati 41–7. No. 7 California, which had beaten USC 13–7, rose to 5th in the next poll behind Army, Oklahoma, SMU, and Kentucky.

October 21 All of the top five teams stayed undefeated with blowout victories. No. 1 Army won at Harvard 49–0. No. 2 Oklahoma beat Kansas State 58–0. In Houston, No. 3 SMU beat No. 15 Rice 42–21. In Philadelphia, No. 4 Kentucky beat Villanova 34–7. No. 5 California beat Oregon State in Portland 27–0. With their victory over a ranked opponent, SMU jumped to No. 1 in the next poll, ahead of Army, Oklahoma, Kentucky, and California.

October 28 No. 1 SMU was idle. No. 2 Army won at Columbia 34–0. No. 3 Oklahoma won at Iowa State 20–7. In Atlanta, No. 4 Kentucky beat Georgia Tech 28–14. No. 5 California beat St. Mary's 40–25, but still dropped in the next poll. They were replaced in the top five by No. 6 Ohio State, which had lost only to SMU and had just beaten Iowa 83–21; eventual Heisman winner Vic Janowicz accounted for six touchdowns and kicked eight extra points in the Iowa game.[2] The Buckeyes were elevated to No. 4 behind SMU, Army, and Oklahoma and ahead of Kentucky.

November

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November 4 No. 1 SMU lost at No. 7 Texas, 23–20. No. 2 Army won at No. 15 Pennsylvania 28–13. No. 3 Oklahoma won at Colorado 27–18. No. 4 Ohio State won at Northwestern 32–0. No. 5 Kentucky beat No. 17 Florida 40–6. No. 7 Texas beat SMU 23–20, and returned to fifth place behind Army, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Kentucky.

November 11 No. 1 Army beat New Mexico 51–0. No. 2 Ohio State beat No. 15 Wisconsin 19–14. No. 3 Oklahoma won at No. 19 Kansas, 33–13. No. 4 Kentucky won at Mississippi State, 48–21. No. 5 Texas beat Baylor 27–20. No. 6 California, moved to 7–0–0 after a 35–0 win against No. 19 UCLA. The next AP Poll elevated Ohio State to No. 1 and Oklahoma to No. 2, with Army falling to 3rd even though they received the largest number of first-place votes.[3] California moved up to No. 4, ahead of Kentucky and Texas.

November 18 No. 1 Ohio State lost at No. 8 Illinois, 14–7. No. 2 Oklahoma beat Missouri 41–7. No. 3 Army won at Stanford 7–0. No. 4 California defeated San Francisco 13–7. No. 5 Kentucky handed visiting North Dakota an 83–0 defeat to extend its record to 9–0–0, but still faced a final game against No. 9 Tennessee, whose only loss was by a single touchdown. No. 6 Texas won at TCU 21–7. The next poll featured No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Army, No. 3 Kentucky, No. 4 California, and No. 5 Texas.

November 25 No. 1 Oklahoma beat No. 16 Nebraska 49–35. No. 2 Army was idle as it prepared for the Army–Navy Game. No. 3 Kentucky lost at No. 9 Tennessee, 7–0. No. 4 California and unranked Stanford played to a 7–7 tie in Berkeley. No. 5 Texas beat Texas A&M 21–6. Michigan beat No. 8 Ohio State in the famous Snow Bowl 9–3 and earned a berth in the Rose Bowl against California. The final AP poll was released on November 27, although some colleges had not completed their schedules. Undefeated Oklahoma and Army were chosen as No. 1 and No. 2, with Texas (whose only loss was to Oklahoma by one point) at No. 3. Tennessee and California rounded out the top five, with undefeated Princeton at No. 6 and Kentucky moving down to No. 7 after their loss to Tennessee.

On December 2, with its champion status assured, No. 1 Oklahoma beat Oklahoma A&M 41–14. No. 2 Army (9–0–0) was heavily favored to beat unranked, and 2–6–0, Navy. Instead, the Philadelphia game turned into a 14–2 win for the Midshipmen. No. 3 Texas played a game on December 9, beating LSU 21–6. The Coaches Poll, which waited until the end of the regular season to release its final rankings, kept Oklahoma at No. 1 but dropped Army to No. 5 behind Texas, Tennessee, and California.

Conference standings

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Major conference standings

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1950 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Michigan $ 4 1 1 6 3 1
No. 14 Ohio State 5 2 0 6 3 0
Wisconsin 5 2 0 6 3 0
No. 13 Illinois 4 2 0 7 2 0
Northwestern 3 3 0 6 3 0
Iowa 2 4 0 3 5 1
Minnesota 1 4 1 1 7 1
Indiana 1 4 0 3 5 1
Purdue 1 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1950 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Oklahoma $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
No. 17 Nebraska 4 2 0 6 2 1
Missouri 3 2 1 4 5 1
Kansas 3 3 0 6 4 0
Iowa State 2 3 1 3 6 1
Colorado 2 4 0 5 4 1
Kansas State 0 6 0 1 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1950 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Texas State $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
Arizona State 4 1 0 9 2 0
Texas Western 4 2 0 7 3 0
Texas Tech 3 2 0 3 8 0
Hardin–Simmons 3 3 0 5 5 0
Arizona 2 4 0 4 6 0
New Mexico 2 5 0 2 8 0
New Mexico A&M 1 4 0 2 7 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 4 0 0 9 1 0
Cincinnati 3 1 0 8 4 0
Ohio 2 2 0 6 4 0
Western Reserve 1 3 0 2 8 0
Western Michigan 1 3 0 5 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lehigh $ 2 0 0 9 0 0
Rutgers 1 1 0 4 4 0
Lafayette 0 2 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 Tulsa $ 3 0 1 9 1 1
Detroit 2 1 1 6 3 1
Wichita 3 2 0 5 4 1
Drake 1 2 1 6 2 1
Oklahoma A&M 1 2 1 4 6 1
Bradley 0 3 0 5 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1950 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 California $ 5 0 1 9 1 1
No. 11 Washington 6 1 0 8 2 0
UCLA 5 2 0 6 3 0
Stanford 2 2 2 5 3 2
Idaho 1 1 1 3 5 1
Washington State 2 3 2 4 3 2
USC 1 3 2 2 5 2
Oregon State 2 5 0 3 6 0
Oregon 0 7 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1950 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Wyoming $ 5 0 0 10 0 0
Colorado A&M 4 1 0 6 3 0
Denver 2 2 1 3 8 1
Utah 1 2 2 3 4 3
BYU 1 3 1 4 5 1
Utah State 0 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1950 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Kentucky $ 5 1 0 11 1 0
No. 4 Tennessee 4 1 0 11 1 0
No. 16 Alabama 6 2 0 9 2 0
No. 20 Tulane 3 1 1 6 2 1
Georgia Tech 4 2 0 5 6 0
Georgia 3 2 1 6 3 3
Mississippi State 3 4 0 4 5 0
Vanderbilt 3 4 0 7 4 0
LSU 2 3 2 4 5 2
Florida 2 4 0 5 5 0
Ole Miss 1 5 0 5 5 0
Auburn 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1950 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Washington and Lee $ 6 0 0 8 3 0
No. 10 Clemson 3 0 1 9 0 1
VMI 5 1 0 6 4 0
Wake Forest 6 1 1 6 1 2
Maryland 4 1 1 7 2 1
Duke 5 2 0 7 3 0
North Carolina 3 2 1 3 5 2
George Washington 4 3 0 5 4 0
NC State 4 4 1 5 4 1
William & Mary 3 3 0 4 7 0
The Citadel 2 3 0 4 6 0
South Carolina 2 4 1 3 4 2
Furman 2 4 0 2 8 1
West Virginia 1 3 0 2 8 0
Davidson 1 5 0 3 6 0
Richmond 1 8 0 2 8 0
VPI 0 8 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1950 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Texas $ 6 0 0 9 2 0
Baylor 4 2 0 7 3 0
Texas A&M 3 3 0 7 4 0
TCU 3 3 0 5 5 0
Rice 2 4 0 6 4 0
SMU 2 4 0 6 4 0
Arkansas 1 5 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Independents

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1950 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Franklin & Marshall     9 0 0
No. 6 Princeton     9 0 0
St. Lawrence     8 0 0
Thiel     7 0 0
No. 2 Army     8 1 0
Fordham     8 1 0
Carnegie Tech     7 1 0
Drexel     6 1 0
Cornell     7 2 0
Bucknell     6 3 0
Penn     6 3 0
Yale     6 3 0
Buffalo     5 3 0
Colgate     5 3 0
Penn State     5 3 1
Syracuse     5 5 0
Temple     4 4 1
Tufts     4 4 1
Columbia     4 5 0
Villanova     4 5 0
Holy Cross     4 5 1
Dartmouth     3 5 1
Boston University     3 5 0
Duquesne     2 6 1
Hofstra     2 6 0
NYU     1 5 1
CCNY     1 7 0
Harvard     1 7 0
Brown     1 8 0
Pittsburgh     1 8 0
Boston College     0 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll
1950 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Valparaiso     9 1 0
No. 8 Michigan State     8 1 0
Xavier     8 1 0
John Carroll     8 2 0
Baldwin–Wallace     5 2 1
Marquette     5 3 1
Wabash     4 2 3
Butler     4 4 1
Notre Dame     4 4 1
Toledo     4 5 0
Bowling Green     3 4 2
Dayton     4 6 0
Youngstown     3 5 0
Ball State     2 4 1
Washington University     2 7 0
Wayne     2 7 0
Indiana State     1 7 1
Rose Poly     0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1950 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State     8 0 0
No. 15 Miami (FL)     9 1 1
Memphis State     9 2 0
Virginia     8 2 0
Tampa     5 4 0
Grambling     5 4 1
Texas State     5 5 1
Houston     4 6 0
Louisville     3 6 1
Navy     3 6 0
Sewanee     3 6 0
Delaware     2 5 1
Georgetown     2 7 0
Chattanooga     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1950 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Loyola (CA)     8 1 0
Pacific (CA)     7 3 1
San Francisco     7 4 0
San Jose State     6 3 1
Hawaii     5 4 2
Montana     5 5 0
La Verne     3 5 0
Santa Clara     3 7 0
Saint Mary's     2 7 1
Cal Poly San Dimas     1 6 1
Nevada     1 9 0

Minor conferences

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Conference Champion(s) Record
California Collegiate Athletic Association San Diego State 3–0–1
Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association North Carolina A&T 5–0–1
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Kansas State Teachers 5–0
College Conference of Illinois Wheaton (IL) 5–0
Evergreen Conference Eastern Washington College 5–1
Far Western Conference San Francisco State 4–0
Gulf Coast Conference North Texas State
Midwestern State
1–0–1
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Saint Ambrose 5–0
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Ottawa 6–0
Lone Star Conference Sul Ross State College 3–0–1
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Alma 4–0–1
Mid-American Conference Miami (OH) 4–0
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference Coe
Knox
Ripon
5–1
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Gustavus Adolphus 6–0
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Missouri School of Mines 4–1
Nebraska College Conference Doane 4–1–1
New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference Eastern New Mexico 5–1
North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference South Dakota State 5–0–1
North Dakota College Athletic Conference Valley City State 4–0
Ohio Athletic Conference Muskingum 6–0
Ohio Valley Conference Murray State 5–0–1
Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference Central State College (OK)
Southwestern State Teachers (OK)
4–1
Oregon Collegiate Conference Oregon College
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Chester State Teachers 4–0
Pacific Northwest Conference Lewis & Clark 5–0
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Colorado College 5–0
South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference Northern State Teachers (SD) 4–0
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Pomona-Pitzer
Redlands
Whittier
3–1
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Florida A&M College
Xavier (LA)
6–0
Southwestern Athletic Conference Southern 7–0
State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota Bemidji State Teachers
Mankato State Teachers
3–0–1
Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference Abilene Christian 5–0
Upper Peninsula Conference Northern Michigan 4-3
Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference La Crosse State Teachers
Whitewater State Teachers
4–0
4–0

Minor conference standings

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1950 Badger-Illini Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mission House $ 6 0 0 6 0 0
Northwestern (WI) 5 1 0 5 1 0
Wisconsin–Extension 4 1 1 4 1 1
Milton 2 3 1 2 3 2
Concordia (IL) 1 3 1 2 4 1
St. Procopius 2 5 0 2 5 0
Wisconsin Tech 1 4 1 1 5 1
Aurora 1 5 0 1 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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
1950 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Emporia State $ 5 0 0 6 2 1
Pittsburg State 4 1 0 5 5 0
Washburn 2 2 1 3 4 1
St. Benedict's 1 3 1 4 4 1
Fort Hays State 0 3 2 3 4 2
Southwestern (KS) 0 3 2 3 4 2
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 College Conference of Illinois football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wheaton (IL) $ 5 0 0 7 2 0
Illinois Wesleyan 5 1 0 5 3 0
Millikin 4 1 0 4 4 0
Lake Forest 3 2 0 3 4 1
North Central (IL) 2 3 0 4 4 0
Elmhurst 1 4 0 3 5 0
Illinois College 1 4 0 3 5 0
Augustana (IL) 1 4 0 2 6 0
Carthage 1 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 North Carolina A&T $ 5 0 1 6 2 1
No. 8 Morgan State 5 0 2 6 0 2
No. 9 North Carolina College 6 1 0 7 2 0
No. 9 St. Augustine's 6 1 0 8 1 0
No. 16 Bluefield State 4 2 1 6 3 1
No. 11 West Virginia State 3 2 1 5 3 1
Virginia Union 6 3 0 6 3 0
No. 25 Howard 5 4 0 5 4 0
Lincoln (PA) 2 3 1 3 3 1
Virginia State 3 5 0 3 5 0
Winston-Salem State 2 3 2 2 3 2
Johnson C. Smith 2 4 1 2 5 1
Hampton 2 5 0 2 7 0
Delaware State 2 6 1 2 7 1
Shaw 1 8 0 1 8 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 7 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier[4]
1950 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Washington $ 5 1 0 8 2 0
Western Washington 4 1 1 7 2 1
Pacific Lutheran 3 2 1 4 3 1
Puget Sound 2 2 2 3 3 3
Whitworth 2 4 0 4 3 1
Saint Martin's 1 4 1 2 5 1
Central Washington 1 4 1 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Francisco State $ 4 0 0 6 2 0
Cal Aggies 3 1 0 3 5 0
Chico State 2 2 0 2 6 0
Southern Oregon 1 3 0 3 7 0
Humboldt State 0 4 0 0 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Gulf Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State + 1 0 1 7 2 1
Midwestern (TX) + 1 0 1 4 5 1
Trinity (TX) 0 2 0 5 4 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1950 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mississippi Southern $ 3 1 0 5 5 0
Louisiana Tech 3 2 0 5 4 1
Louisiana College 2 2 0 5 5 0
Northwestern State 2 3 0 6 4 0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 3 0 6 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 3 0 5 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Hoosier Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Canterbury $ 6 0 0 8 0 0
Anderson (IN) 4 1 1 4 3 2
Hanover 3 2 0 3 5 1
Taylor 3 2 0 5 4 0
Indiana Central 2 4 1 3 5 1
Manchester (IN) 2 4 0 3 6 0
Earlham 1 4 0 3 5 0
Franklin (IN) 1 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois State Normal $ 5 0 1 7 1 2
Western Illinois 4 1 0 7 1 0
Central Michigan 2 2 0 6 4 0
Eastern Illinois 2 2 0 5 3 0
Northern Illinois State 2 4 0 3 6 0
Southern Illinois 1 3 1 3 5 1
Michigan State Normal 0 4 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Division
Loras xy 5 0 0 8 3 0
Upper Iowa 4 1 0 5 3 0
Buena Vista 3 2 0 6 3 0
Westmar 2 3 0 3 6 0
Luther 1 4 0 1 7 0
Wartburg 0 5 0 1 8 0
Southern Division
St. Ambrose xy$ 5 0 0 12 1 0
Parsons 4 1 0 6 2 0
Iowa Wesleyan 3 2 0 4 5 0
Dubuque 1 4 0 3 5 0
Simpson (IA) 1 4 0 3 6 0
Central (IA) 1 4 0 2 7 0
Championship: St. Ambrose 27, Loras 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
1950 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ottawa $ 6 0 0 7 2 0
Baker 5 1 0 6 3 0
Kansas Wesleyan 3 2 1 3 6 1
Bethany (KS) 2 3 1 3 5 1
McPherson 2 4 0 3 5 0
College of Emporia 2 4 0 2 7 0
Bethel (KS) 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sul Ross $ 3 0 1 8 2 1
Southwest Texas State 2 2 0 6 3 0
Stephen F. Austin 2 2 0 5 5 0
East Texas State 1 2 1 4 5 2
Sam Houston State 1 3 0 5 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Randolph–Macon $ 4 0 0 5 4 0
Western Maryland 3 0 0 6 2 0
Washington College 3 1 0 5 3 0
Mount St. Mary's 1 1 0 1 5 1
Gallaudet 1 1 0 1 4 0
Catholic University 2 3 1 2 3 1
Hampden–Sydney 1 3 0 4 5 0
Johns Hopkins 0 2 1 3 4 1
Bridgewater 0 4 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Dickinson Scoring System.
1950 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alma $ 4 0 1 6 2 1
Kalamazoo 4 1 0 5 4 0
Albion 2 2 1 6 2 1
Hope 2 2 1 4 3 1
Hillsdale 1 3 1 2 6 1
Adrian 0 5 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Mid-Ohio League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio Northern $ 5 0 0 9 1 0
Ashland 3 1 1 5 3 1
Findlay 3 1 1 3 4 1
Bluffton 2 3 0 4 4 0
Defiance 1 4 0 3 6 0
Cedarville 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Midlands Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Norbert $ 4 0 0 7 0 0
St. Ambrose 3 1 0 12 1 0
Loras 1 2 0 8 3 0
Lewis 1 2 0 4 4 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 0 4 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Wilberforce State $ 3 0 0 6 4 0
No. 4 Tennessee A&I 2 1 0 9 2 0
Kentucky State 1 2 0 4 5 1
Lincoln (MO) 0 3 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier[5]
1950 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Knox + 5 1 0 6 1 1
Coe + 5 1 0 6 2 0
Ripon + 5 1 0 6 2 0
Beloit 4 2 0 5 2 1
Carleton 4 2 0 5 3 0
Monmouth (IL) 1 5 0 3 5 0
Lawrence 1 5 0 2 5 0
Cornell (IA) 1 5 0 2 6 0
Grinnell 1 5 0 2 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1950 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Gustavus Adolphus $ 6 0 0 9 2 0
St. Thomas (MN) 5 1 0 5 3 0
Hamline 4 2 0 5 2 0
Macalester 3 2 1 5 3 1
Saint John's (MN) 3 3 0 4 3 0
Minnesota–Duluth 3 3 0 4 3 0
Concordia (MN) 2 4 0 3 4 0
St. Olaf 2 4 0 2 6 0
Augsburg 1 5 0 1 5 1
Saint Mary's (MN) 0 5 1 1 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Minnesota Teachers College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bemidji State + 3 0 1 5 1 1
Mankato State + 3 0 1 4 3 1
St. Cloud State 2 2 0 4 4 0
Winona State 1 3 0 2 5 0
Moorhead State 0 4 0 0 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Bemidji State forfeited a conference win over Winona State because of an ineligible player.
1950 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
William Jewell $ 3 0 0 8 1 0
Missouri Valley 2 1 0 8 3 0
Central (MO) 0 2 1 5 3 1
Culver–Stockton 0 2 1 3 4 2
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Missouri Mines $ 4 1 0 7 2 0
SW Missouri State 3 1 1 6 3 1
Central Missouri State 3 2 0 8 3 0
SE Missouri State 1 3 1 4 5 1
NW Missouri State 1 3 1 3 5 1
Kirksville State 0 2 3 2 4 3
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Carroll (MT) $ 4 0 0 5 2 0
Western Montana 3 1 0 5 1 0
Eastern Montana 1 3 0 1 4 0
Montana Mines 1 3 0 ? ? ?
Rocky Mountain 1 3 0 ? ? ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Nebraska College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Doane $ 4 1 1 7 2 1
Peru State 5 2 0 7 2 0
Wayne State (NE) 5 2 0 6 3 0
Hastings 4 2 1 5 2 1
Chadron State 4 2 1 5 4 1
Nebraska Wesleyan 4 3 0 5 5 0
Kearney State 3 5 0 4 5 0
Midland 1 6 1 2 6 1
York (NE) 0 7 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 New Mexico Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern New Mexico $ 5 1 0 5 5 0
New Mexico Western 3 1 1 5 3 1
Adams State 2 2 1 2 5 2
New Mexico Military 2 3 1 3 6 1
St. Michael's (NM) 2 3 0 3 4 0
New Mexico Highlands 2 4 0 2 5 1
Panhandle A&M 1 3 1 3 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
South Dakota State $ 5 0 1 9 0 1
Iowa State Teachers 4 2 0 4 4 0
North Dakota 3 1 2 5 2 2
Morningside 3 2 1 6 2 1
South Dakota 3 3 0 4 5 0
Augustana (SD) 1 5 0 2 7 0
North Dakota State 0 6 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Valley City State $ 4 0 0 7 1 0
Minot State 6 1 0 6 2 0
Ellendale 4 1 0 4 1 0
Dickinson State 4 1 0 5 2 1
Wahpeton Science 2 3 0 3 4 0
Jamestown 2 4 0 2 6 0
Mayville State 1 4 0 3 4 0
Bismarck JC 0 4 0 0 4 0
Bottineau 0 5 0 0 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 North State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Appalachian State $ 7 0 1 9 2 1
Elon 6 1 1 7 2 1
Lenoir Rhyne 6 2 0 8 2 0
East Carolina 5 2 0 7 3 0
Catawba 2 3 0 4 6 0
Guilford 2 5 0 4 5 0
Western Carolina 1 4 0 3 6 0
Atlantic Christian 0 5 0 2 7 0
High Point 0 7 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lewis & Clark $ 5 0 0 9 0 0
Pacific (OR) 3 2 0 7 2 0
Linfield 3 2 0 6 3 0
College of Idaho 2 3 0 4 5 0
Willamette 1 4 0 4 4 2
Whitman 1 4 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Murray State $ 5 0 1 7 2 1
Western Kentucky 3 1 2 6 2 2
Eastern Kentucky 4 2 0 6 4 0
Morehead State 3 3 0 4 4 0
Marshall 2 4 0 2 8 0
Evansville 1 4 1 3 6 1
Tennessee Tech 1 5 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central State (OK) + 4 1 0 7 3 0
SW Oklahoma State + 4 1 0 6 5 0
SE Oklahoma State 2 2 1 4 4 2
NW Oklahoma State 2 3 0 5 4 0
East Central 2 3 0 4 5 0
Northeastern State 0 4 1 1 7 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1950 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oregon College $ 3 0 0 6 2 0
Oregon Tech 1 1 1 2 7 1
Eastern Oregon 1 2 0 1 8 0
Vanport 0 2 1 1 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Chester $ 4 0 0 7 2 0
Bloomsburg 6 1 0 7 1 0
Shippensburg 5 1 1 7 1 1
Lock Haven 3 2 0 5 4 0
East Stroudsburg 2 1 1 4 3 1
Indiana (PA) 4 4 1 4 4 1
California (PA) 2 2 0 7 2 0
Slippery Rock 2 2 0 3 5 0
Edinboro 2 3 0 3 4 0
Millersville 2 5 0 2 6 0
Clarion 1 3 0 2 5 0
Kutztown 0 3 1 5 3 1
Mansfield 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado College $ 5 0 0 9 1 0
Colorado State–Greeley 3 2 0 6 2 1
Idaho State 3 2 0 4 4 0
Western State (CO) 2 3 0 4 4 0
Montana State 1 3 0 1 8 0
Colorado Mines 0 4 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Emory and Henry $ 4 0 0 10 2 0
Carson–Newman 2 1 1 3 5 1
Milligan 1 1 2 3 4 2
East Tennessee State 1 2 1 3 5 1
Tusculum 0 4 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 South Carolina Little Four football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wofford $ 3 0 0 7 2 1
Presbyterian 2 1 0 5 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern State $ 4 0 0 5 3 0
Huron 6 1 0 6 3 0
Black Hills 4 1 0 5 2 1
Southern State (SD) 5 2 0 6 2 0
General Beadle 3 2 0 4 2 0
South Dakota Mines 2 4 0 3 5 0
Dakota Wesleyan 1 5 1 1 6 1
Yankton 0 5 2 1 6 2
Sioux Falls 0 5 1 0 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Whittier + 3 1 0 9 1 0
Redlands + 3 1 0 5 3 0
Pomona + 3 1 0 4 3 1
Occidental 1 3 0 4 4 0
Caltech 0 4 0 1 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1950 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Southern $ 7 0 0 10 0 1
No. 5 Langston 6 1 0 9 1 0
No. 22 Bishop 5 2 0 7 3 1
No. 18 Prairie View A&M 4 3 0 6 4 1
Arkansas AM&N 2 5 0 4 6 1
Wiley 2 5 0 3 6 1
[[{{{school}}}|Texas College]] 1 5 1 1 9 1
[[{{{school}}}|Samuel Huston]] 0 6 1 0 6 2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier[6]
1950 Texas Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Abilene Christian $ 5 0 0 11 0 0
[[{{{school}}}|Texas A&I]] 4 1 0 6 3 0
[[{{{school}}}|Southwestern (TX)]] 2 3 0 5 5 0
[[{{{school}}}|Howard Payne]] 2 3 0 4 5 1
[[{{{school}}}|McMurry]] 2 3 0 4 5 0
[[{{{school}}}|Austin]] 0 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Virginia Little Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Emory and Henry $ 2 0 0 10 2 0
Randolph–Macon 2 1 0 5 4 0
Bridgewater 0 1 0 0 6 0
Hampden–Sydney 0 2 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Volunteer State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee $ 4 0 0 9 2 0
Milligan 1 1 1 3 4 2
[[{{{school}}}|Austin Peay]] 1 2 0 5 2 1
East Tennessee State 0 1 1 3 5 1
[[{{{school}}}|Union (TN)]] 0 2 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Morris Harvey + 5 0 0 10 0 0
[[{{{school}}}|West Liberty State]] + 5 0 0 9 0 0
[[{{{school}}}|Potomac State]] + 4 0 0 6 0 0
[[{{{school}}}|Shepherd]] 3 2 1 4 4 1
[[{{{school}}}|West Virginia Tech]] 3 2 1 0 6 3
[[{{{school}}}|Fairmont State]] 4 3 0 4 4 0
[[{{{school}}}|Davis & Elkins]] 4 4 0 5 5 0
[[{{{school}}}|Salem]] 3 4 0 3 5 0
[[{{{school}}}|Glenville State]] 3 5 0 3 5 0
[[{{{school}}}|West Virginia Wesleyan]] 1 7 0 1 8 0
[[{{{school}}}|Concord]] 0 6 0 1 8 0
[[{{{school}}}|Bethany (WV)]] * 0 2 0 1 6 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.
1950 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
La Crosse State + 6 0 0 10 0 0
Whitewater State + 6 0 0 6 0 0
[[{{{school}}}|Platteville State]] 5 2 0 5 2 0
[[{{{school}}}|Stout Institute]] 3 2 1 5 2 1
[[{{{school}}}|River Falls State]] 2 3 1 3 3 2
[[{{{school}}}|Milwaukee State]] 2 3 1 3 4 1
[[{{{school}}}|Stevens Point State]] 2 4 0 3 4 1
[[{{{school}}}|Superior State]] 1 3 2 3 4 2
[[{{{school}}}|Eau Claire State]] 1 4 1 3 4 1
[[{{{school}}}|Oshkosh State]] 0 6 0 0 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1950 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 4 0 0 8 0 0
Maine 3 1 0 5 1 1
Rhode Island State 2 2 0 3 5 0
UMass 1 1 0 3 5 0
Vermont 0 3 0 2 5 0
Connecticut 0 3 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Rankings

[edit]

The final AP poll was released in late November and the final UP poll one week later.

Bowl games

[edit]

Major bowls

[edit]
Bowl game Winning team Losing team
Sugar Bowl No. 7 Kentucky 13 No. 1 Oklahoma 7
Cotton Bowl No. 4 Tennessee 20 No. 3 Texas 14
Rose Bowl No. 9 Michigan 14 No. 5 California 6
Orange Bowl No. 10 Clemson 15 No. 15 Miami (FL) 14

Other bowls

[edit]
Bowl game Winning team Losing team
Gator Bowl No. 12 Wyoming 20 No. 18 Washington & Lee 7
Sun Bowl West Texas State 14 Cincinnati 13
Salad Bowl Miami (OH) 34 Arizona State 21
Pineapple Bowl Hawaii 28 Denver 27
Presidential Cup Texas A&M 40 Georgia 20

Heisman Trophy voting

[edit]

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

Player School Position Total
Vic Janowicz Ohio State HB 633
Kyle Rote SMU HB 280
Reds Bagnell Penn HB 231
Babe Parilli Kentucky QB 214
Bobby Reynolds Nebraska HB 174
Bob Williams Notre Dame QB 159
Leon Heath Oklahoma FB 125
Dan Foldberg Army E 103

Source: [9][10][11]

Statistical leaders

[edit]

Individual

[edit]

Total offense

[edit]

The following players were the individual leaders in total offense during the 1950 season:

Major college

Rank Player Team Games Attempts Total Yds TdR
1 Johnny Bright Drake 9 320 2,400[12] 30
2 Billy Cox Duke 10 397 1,995 11
3 Don Heinrich Washington 10 271 1,807 17
4 Gil Bartosh TCU 9 321 1,733 9
5 John Ford Hardin-Simmons 10 245 1,720 15
6 Babe Parilli Kentucky 11 234 1,681 28
7 Bill Weeks Iowa State 10 278 1,673 15
8 Reds Bagnell Penn 9 282 1,603 16
9 Bill Wade Vanderbilt 11 224 1,595 18
10 Wilford White Arizona State 10 207 1,589 25
11 Charles Maloy Holy Cross 10 297 1,560 20
12 Don Klosterman Loyola (CA) 9 239 1,542 20
13 Jimmy Coley VMI 11 241 1,480 13
14 Bobby Reynolds Nebraska 9 203 1,417 22
15 Dick Kazmaier Princeton 9 191 1,372 22
16 Ed "Scooter" Mooney NC State 10 364 1,354 6
17 Andy Davis George Washington 9 253 1,345 5
18 Claude Arnold Oklahoma 10 207 1,339 15
19 Tom Kingsford Montana 10 254 1,318 16
20 Bob Smith Texas A&M 10 200 1,302 14

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Small college

Rank Player Team Games Attempts Total Yds
1 Bob Heimerdinger Northern Illinois State 9 286 1782
2 Ted Marchibroda St. Bonaventure 9 262 1693
3 Eddie Haddox Baldwin-Wallace 8 285 1650
4 Gil Georgeff Central (MO) 9 206 1644
5 James Macholtz Anderson (IN) 9 294 1605
6 Gene Mayfield West Texas State 10 213 1566
7 Andy MacDonald Central Michigan 10 262 1466
8 Eddie LeBaron Quantico 11 193 1387
9 Joe Arenas Omaha 9 209 1274
10 Meriel Michelson Eastern Washington 10 180 1234
11 Joe Rabb Louisiana Tech 10 291 1228
12 Johnson Stetson 10 178 1220
13 Tom Greenan St. Ambrose 13 159 1207
14 Dick Doyne Lehigh 9 164 1206
15 Eddie Hyduke Pepperdine 9 211 1204
16 Charlie Wright West Texas State 10 206 1203
17 Billy Cross West Texas State 10 130 1197
18 Carl Taseff John Carroll 10 212 1186
19 Meriel Michelson Eastern Washington 9 170 1171
20 Brad Rowland McMurry 9 223 1170

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Passing

[edit]

The following players were the individual leaders in pass completions during the 1950 season:

Major college

Rank Player Team Games Compl. Att. Pct.
Compl.
Yds. Int. TDs
1 Don Heinrich Washington 10 134 221 60.9% 1,846 9 14
2 Dave Cunningham Utah 9 119 217 54.8% 1,146 12 13
3 Bill Weeks Iowa State 10 116 220 52.7% 1,552 16 9
4 Babe Parilli Kentucky 11 114 204 56.2% 1,627 12 23
5 Don Klosterman Loyola (CA) 9 113 207 54.6% 1,582 11 19
6 John Ford Hardin-Simmons 10 111 199 55.8% 1,777 7 12
7 Fred Benners SMU 10 109 192 56.8% 1,361 13 9
8 Billy Cox Duke 10 108 206 52.4% 1,428 15 8
9 Charles Maloy Holy Cross 10 104 242 43.0% 1,572 19 14
10 Bob Williams Notre Dame 9 99 210 47.1% 1,035 15 10
11 Dick Flowers Northwestern 9 91 183 49.7% 1,063 11 10
11 Larry Isbell Baylor 10 91 187 48.7% 1,220 9 15
13 Haywood Sullivan Florida 10 89 170 52.4% 1,134 8 9
14 Coley VMI 11 89 195 45.6% 1,344 14 9
15 Tom Kingsford Montana 10 84 184 45.7% 1,362 13 10
16 Johnny Bright Drake 9 81 137 59.1% 1,168 9 12
17 Gary Kerkorian Stanford 10 80 151 53.0% 1,148 9 6
18 Dick Doheny Fordham 9 79 143 55.2% 1,252 5 12
19 Gil Bartosh TCU 10 77 149 51.7% 1,023 9 7
20 Dale Samuels Purdue 9 77 172 44.8 1,126 21 10

[15]

Small college

Rank Player Team Games Compl. Att. Pct.
Compl.
Yds. Int. TDs
1 Andy MacDonald Central Michigan 10 109 200 .545 1577 12 15
2 Bob Heimerdinger Northern Illinois 9 102 210 .486 1597 18 13
3 Ted Marchibroda St. Bonaventure 9 95 202 .470 1577 15 13
4 Sy Kalman CCNY 8 94 211 .445 1034 15 5
5 Bob Aubry Toledo 9 91 237 .384 1125 18 11
6 Eugene Traylor Kentucky State 10 87 181 .481 1085 18 5
7 Eddie Hyduke Pepperdine 9 86 188 .457 1260 8 11
8 Chuck Paige Michigan State Normal 9 79 185 .427 1031 10 9
9 Gene Mayfield West Texas State 10 78 153 .510 1359 9 11
10 Joe Zaleski Dayton 9 77 165 .467 967 10 2
11 Al Morhard Western Reserve 10 75 215 .349 1100 26 8

Rushing

[edit]

The following players were the individual leaders in rushing yards during the 1950 season:

Major college

Rank Player Team Games Yds Rushes Avg
1 Wilford White Arizona State 10 1,501 199 7.55
2 Bobby Reynolds Nebraska 9 1,342 193 6.95
3 Bob Smith Texas A&M 10 1,302 199 6.54
4 Johnny Bright Drake 9 1,232 183 6.73
5 Wade Stinson Kansas 10 1,129 167 6.76
6 Hugh McElhenny Washington 10 1,107 179 6.18
7 Sonny Grandelius Michigan State 9 1,023 163 6.28
8 Kayo Dottley Ole Miss 10 1,007 191 5.27
9 Steve Wadiak South Carolina 10 998 162 6.16
10 Jake Roberts Tulsa 11 954 138 6.91
11 Johnny Olszewski California 10 950 151 6.29
12 John Papit Virginia 10 949 167 5.68
13 Charlie Hoag Kansas 10 940 155 6.06
14 Bobby Marlow Alabama 11 883 118 7.47
15 George Bean Utah 9 878 163 5.39
16 Billy Vessels Oklahoma 10 870 135 6.44
17 George Musacco Loyola (CA) 9 866 187 4.63
18 Max Clark Houston 10 860 129 6.67
19 Byron Townsend Texas 10 841 228 3.69
20 Pete D'Alonzo Villanova 9 833 145 5.74

[16]

Small college

Rank Player Team Games Yds Rushes Avg
1 Meriel Michelson Eastern Washington 10 1234 180 6.86
2 Charlie Wright West Texas State 10 1203 206 5.84
3 Billy Cross West Texas State 10 1197 130 9.21
4 Carl Taseff John Carroll 10 1164 210 5.54
5 John Yannes St. Lawrence 8 1122 189 5.94
6 Gil Georgeff Central (MO) 9 1057 127 8.32
7 Paul Yackey Heidelberg 9 1018 163 6.25
7 Brad Rowland McMurry 9 1018 182 5.59
9 Dick Doyne Lehigh 9 994 156 6.37
10 Bobby Gardner Ohio Wesleyan 9 961 181 5.31

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Receiving

[edit]

The following players were the individual leaders in receptions during the 1950 season:

Major college

Rank Player Team Receptions Receiving
yards
TDs
1 Gordon Cooper Denver 46 569 8
2 Tom Bienemann Drake 45 615 2
3 Jim Doran Iowa State 42 652 6
4 Don Stonesifer Northwestern 42 560 5
5 Ceep Youmans Duke 40 446 1
6 Bill McColl Stanford 39 671 4
7 Sy Wilhelmi Iowa State 38 442 2
8 Herman Fisher Nevada 38 434 1
9 Fred Snyder Loyola-Los Angeles 36 596 9
10 John Thomas Oregon State 36 350 1
11 Al Lary Alabama 35 756 10
11 Paul Bishoff West Virginia 35 581 3
13 Alan Pfefer Fordham 35 571 5
13 Harold Riley Baylor 35 539 3
13 Al Bruno Kentucky 35 532 10
13 Herbert McLean Columbia 35 492 1
13 Jim Mutscheller Notre Dame 35 426 7
18 Tom McCann Holy Cross 34 438 2
18 Fred Smith Tulsa 34 433 4
20 Gene Schroeder Virginia 33 552 7

[18]

Small college

Rank Player Team Games Receptions Receiving
yards
TDs
1 Jack Bighead Pepperdine 9 38 551 6
2 Bob McElroy Quantico 11 37 686 9
3 Wendell "Joe" Swann North Texas State 10 36 585 3
4 Norb Hecker Baldwin-Wallace 8 34 614 7
5 Chuck Toy Fresno State 9 34 587 9
6 Dan O'Connor Niagara 8 34 462 6
7 John Schuesler Butler 9 32 494 1
8 Harvey Singleton Kentucky State 10 32 402 2
9 John "Moose" McGrath Amherst 8 30 536 7
10 Giovanni "John" Partenio Central Michigan 10 30 430 5

[19]

Scoring

[edit]

The following players were the individual leaders in scoring during the 1950 season:

Major college

Rank Player Team Pts TD PAT FG
1 Bobby Reynolds Nebraska 157 22 25 0
2 Wilford White Arizona State 136 22 1 1
3 Eddie Talboom Wyoming 130 15 40 0
4 Johnny Bright Drake 108 18 0 0
5 Johnny Turco Holy Cross 102 16 0 0
6 Bob Shemonski Maryland 97 16 1 0
7 Max Clark Houston 90 11 24 0
7 Merwin Hodel Colorado 90 15 0 0
7 Billy Vessels Oklahoma 90 15 0 0
10 Fred Cone Clemson 86 14 2 0
11 Byron Townsend Texas 84 14 0 0
11 Bob Smith Texas A&M 84 14 0 0
11 Wade Stinson Kansas 84 14 0 0
14 Al Pollard Army 83 8 35 0
14 Walt Michaels Washington & Lee 83 9 29 0
16 Dickie Lewis William & Mary 82 10 22 0
17 Ollie Matson San Francisco 81 13 3 0
18 Kyle Rote SMU 78 13 0 0
18 Hugh McElhenny Washington 78 13 0 0

[20]

Small college

Rank Player Team Pts TD PAT FG
1 Carl Taseff John Carroll 138 23 0 0
2 Charlie Wright West Texas State 120 20 0 0
3 Bob Miller Emory & Henry 114 19 0 0
4 Ace Loomis La Crosse State 108 18 0 0
5 Clarke St. Augustine's 101 16 5 0
6 Tom Cook William Jewell 97 16 1 0
7 Mark Thomsen Dana 92 13 14 0
8 Gene Payne Gustavus Adolphus 91 15 1 0
9 Bobby Gardner Ohio Wesleyan 90 15 0 0
9 Odie Posey Southern 90 12 12 2

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Team

[edit]

Total offense

[edit]

The following teams were the leaders in total offense during the 1950 season:

Major college

Rank Team Games
played
Total
plays
Yards
gained
Yards
per game
1 Arizona State 10 92 4704 470.4
2 Princeton 9 617 3903 433.7
3 Tulsa 11 783 4747 431.5
4 Clemson 9 630 3881 431.2
5 Loyola (CA) 9 775 3781 420.1
6 Alabama 11 773 4576 416.0
7 Oklahoma 10 706 4154 415.4
8 Washington 10 694 4116 411.6
9 Nebraska 9 618 3666 407.3
10 Pacific 11 800 4399 399.9

[22]

Small college

Rank Team Games
played
Total
plays
Yards
gained
Yards
per game
1 West Texas State 10 680 4653 463.5
2 Miami (OH) 9 559 3747 416.3
3 John Carroll 10 701 4144 414.4
4 William Jewell 9 526 3675 408.3
5 St. Bonaventure 9 608 3625 402.8
6 St. Lawrence 8 572 3206 400.8
7 Western Illinois 8 585 3170 396.3
8 Lewis & Clark 9 575 3557 395.2
9 Morris Harvey 9 525 3521 391.2
10 North Texas State 10 660 3894 389.4

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Rushing offense

[edit]

The following teams were the leaders in rushing offense during the 1950 season:

Major college

Rank Team Games
played
Total
plays
Yards
gained
Yards
per game
1 Arizona State 10 620 3470 347.0
2 Princeton 9 503 2929 325.4
3 Nebraska 9 510 2894 321.6
4 Kansas 10 524 3116 311.6
5 Tulsa 11 3384 307.6
6 Washington & Lee 10 578 2995 299.5
7 Pacific 11 619 3278 298.0
8 Clemson 9 504 2648 294.2
9 Oklahoma 10 562 2931 293.1
10 Army 9 477 2568 285.3

[22]

Small college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 St. Lawrence 356.1
2 Lewis & Clark 343.8
3 West Texas State 322.9
4 New Hampshire 303.0
5 William Jewell 302.3
6 Morris Harvey 298.9
7 Heidelberg 287.9
8 New Mexico Western 287.1
9 John Carroll 284.0
10 Western Illinois 282.1

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Passing offense

[edit]

The following teams were the leaders in passing offense during the 1950 season:

Major college

Rank Team Games
played
Completions Attempts Pct Yards Yards
per game
Int TD
1 SMU 10 156 296 .527 2146 '214.6 24 14
2 Hardin-Simmons 10 130 228 .570 2061 206.1 8 15
3 Washington 10 149 260 .573 2041 204.1 12 14
4 Loyola (CA) 9 122 228 .535 1674 186.0 12 20
5 George Washington 9 113 228 .496 1475 163.9 17 7
6 Duke 10 121 236 .513 1639 163.9 21 10
7 Holy Cross 10 105 247 .425 1585 158.5 20 14
8 Drake 9 101 182 .555 1420 157.8 11 12
9 Iowa State 10 117 226 .518 1574 157.4 18 9
10 Kentucky 11 125 230 .543 1714 155.8 14 27

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Small college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Northern Illinois 187.0
2 Central Michigan 176.5
3 Miami (OH) 175.7
4 St. Bonaventure 174.8
5 Scranton 163.9
6 Pepperdine 158.6
7 Baldwin-Wallace 149.9
8 Buffalo 148.4
9 Central (MO) 146.6
10 Butler 144.6

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Total defense

[edit]

The following teams were the leaders in total defense during the 1950 season:

Major college

Rank Team Games
played
Total
plays
Yards
gained
Yards
per game
1 Wake Forest 9 491 1469 163.2
2 Kentucky 11 671 1895 172.3
3 Wyoming 9 493 1559 173.2
4 Army 9 637 1705 189.4
5 Miami (FL) 10 653 1968 196.8
6 Cornell 9 547 1788 198.7
7 Tennessee 11 673 2208 200.7
8 Tulane 9 557 1807 200.8
9 Mississippi State 9 470 1828 203.1
10 San Francisco 11 693 2240 203.6

[25]

Small college

Rank Team Games
played
Total
plays
Yards
gained
Yards
per game
1 New Haven State 7 315 655 93.6
2 Lewis & Clark 9 426 933 103.7
3 Southern 11 580 1433 130.3
4 St. Lawrence 8 367 1059 132.4
5 Abilene Christian 10 533 1386 138.6
6 Gustavus Adolphus 10 453 1402 140.2
7 Springfield 8 435 1244 155.5
8 North Carolina A&T 10 568 1560 156.0
9 Rider 8 406 1253 156.6
10 Valparaiso 9 516 1417 157.5

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Rushing defense

[edit]

The following teams were the leaders in rushing defense during the 1950 season:

Major college

Rank Team Games No. Yards Avg..
1 Ohio State 9 341 576 64.0
2 Princeton 9 326 611 67.9
3 Wake Forest 9 330 626 69.6
4 San Francisco 11 435 820 74.5
5 Wyoming 9 343 788 87.6
6 Tulane 9 373 824 91.6
7 Kentucky 11 482 1021 92.8
8 Michigan State 9 344 874 97.1
9 Maryland 10 421 1016 101.6
10 Loyola (CA) 9 348 960 106.7

[25]

Small college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Lewis & Clark 50.3
2 New Haven State 53.6
3 St. Lawrence 72.5
4 Scranton 76.4
5 Southern 78.9
6 North Carolina AT&T 79.5
7 Abilene Christian 81.3
8 Gustavus Adolphus 81.5
9 William Jewell 83.3
10 Franklin & Marshall 83.6

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Passing defense

[edit]

The following teams were the leaders in passing defense during the 1950 season:

Major college

Rank Team Games Compl. Att. Pct Yards Yards
per game
Int TD
1 Tennessee 11 65 149 .436 743 67.5 23 2
2 Indiana 9 51 127 .402 629 69.9 12 3
3 Tulsa 11 59 181 .326 770 70.0 12 3
4 Duke 10 67 147 .456 707 70.7 17 3
5 Montana 9 48 127 .378 661 73.4 19 4
6 Iowa State 10 42 113 .372 741 74.1 9 4
7 Penn State 9 52 141 .369 671 74.6 18 8
8 Harvard 8 35 101 .347 599 74.9 2 6
9 Army 9 59 155 .381 679 75.4 18 1
10 Mississippi State 9 49 102 .480 703 78.1 7 7

[25]

Small college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Vermont 34.4
2 New Haven State 40.0
3 Southern 51.4
4 Lewis & Clark 53.3
5 Rider 54.3
6 Washington (MD) 56.0
7 Cortland State 56.1
8 Oberlin 56.5
9 Wilmington 56.9
10 Abilene Christian 57.2

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See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "1950 Preseason AP Football Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Vic Janowicz".
  3. ^ "November 13, 1950 Football Polls - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football, Basketball, and Softball Polls and Rankings".
  4. ^ "The Final Dickinson Rating Standings of Grid Teams". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 2, 1950. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The Final Dickinson Rating Standings of Grid Teams". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 2, 1950. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The Final Dickinson Rating Standings of Grid Teams". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 2, 1950. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Joe Fall (November 28, 1950). "Oklahoma Is Named Nation's Top Team; Army Drops To 2nd". The Asheville Times. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Stan Opotowsky (December 5, 1950). "Oklahoma Remains Atop Final UP Grid Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. United Press. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Janowicz to get Heisman award". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. December 6, 1950. p. 50.
  10. ^ "Janowicz awarded Heisman Trophy". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. December 6, 1950. p. 46.
  11. ^ "Janowicz chosen Heisman winner". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 6, 1950. p. 25.
  12. ^ Bright broke Frank Sinkwich's prior major college record of 2,187 yards.
  13. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 27.
  14. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 40.
  15. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 28.
  16. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 29.
  17. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 39.
  18. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 30.
  19. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 41.
  20. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 32.
  21. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 44.
  22. ^ a b Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 35.
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