American college football season
The 1950 college football season finished with Ohio State halfback Vic Janowicz winning the Heisman Trophy and Penn halfback Reds Bagnell taking the Maxwell Award. Four teams have laid claim to the 1950 national championship:
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).
Individual statistical leaders in major college football during the 1950 season 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
Conference changes
- One conference began play during 1950:
Membership changes
September
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
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
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
For this article, major conferences defined as those including at least one state flagship public university or a team ranked in the AP Poll.
Major conference standings
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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 [[{{{school}}}|Bishop]] | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | No. 18 [[{{{school}}}|Prairie View A&M]] | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | [[{{{school}}}|Arkansas AM&N]] | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | [[{{{school}}}|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 | | 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 | | | | |
| 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
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Rankings
Bowl games
Heisman Trophy voting
The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player
Source: [7][8][9]
Statistical leaders
Individual
Total offense
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[10] | 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 |
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Small college
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Attempts | Total Yds |
1 | Bob Heimerdinger | Northern Illinois | 9 | 286 | 1782 |
2 | Ted Marchibroda | St. Bonaventure | 9 | 262 | 1693 |
3 | Eddie Haddox | Baldwin-Wallace | 8 | 285 | 1650 |
4 | Georgeff | Central (MO) | 9 | 206 | 1644 |
5 | James Macholtz | Anderson (IN) | 9 | 294 | 1605 |
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Passing
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-Los Angeles | 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 | Chuck 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 |
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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 |
Rushing
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 | J. Roberts | Tulsa | 11 | 954 | 138 | 6.91 |
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Small college
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Yds | Rushes | Avg |
1 | Michelson | Eastern Washington | 10 | 1234 | 180 | 6.86 |
2 | Wright | West Texas State | 10 | 1203 | 206 | 5.84 |
3 | Cross | West Texas State | 10 | 1197 | 130 | 9.21 |
4 | Carl Taseff | John Carroll | 10 | 1164 | 210 | 5.54 |
5 | Yannes | St. Lawrence | 8 | 1122 | 189 | 5.94 |
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Receiving
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 | Thomas | Oregon State | 36 | 350 | 1 |
11 | Al Lary | Alabama | 35 | 756 | 10 |
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Small college
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Receptions | Receiving yards | TDs |
1 | Bighead | Pepperdine | 9 | 38 | 551 | 6 |
2 | McElroy | Quantico | 11 | 37 | 686 | 9 |
3 | Swann | North Texas State | 10 | 36 | 585 | 3 |
4 | Hecker | Baldwin-Wallace | 8 | 34 | 614 | 7 |
5 | Toy | Fresno State | 9 | 34 | 587 | 9 |
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Scoring
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 |
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Small college
Rank | Player | Team | Pts | TD | PAT | FG |
1 | Carl Taseff | John Carroll | 138 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Wright | West Texas State | 120 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Miller | Emory & Henry | 114 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Loomis | La Crosse State | 108 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Clarke | St. Augustine's | 101 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
6 | Cook | William Jewell | 97 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
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Team
Total offense
The following teams were the leaders in total offense during the 1950 season:
Major college
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Small college
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Rushing offense
The following teams were the leaders in rushing offense during the 1950 season:
Major college
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Passing offense
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 |
Total defense
The following teams were the leaders in total defense during the 1950 season:
Major college
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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 |
Rushing defense
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 |
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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 | North Carolina AT&T | 79.5 |
Passing defense
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 |
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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 |
See also
References
- ^ "1950 Preseason AP Football Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ "Vic Janowicz".
- ^ "November 13, 1950 Football Polls - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football, Basketball, and Softball Polls and Rankings".
- ^ "The Final Dickinson Rating Standings of Grid Teams". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 2, 1950. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Final Dickinson Rating Standings of Grid Teams". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 2, 1950. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Final Dickinson Rating Standings of Grid Teams". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 2, 1950. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Janowicz to get Heisman award". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. December 6, 1950. p. 50.
- ^ "Janowicz awarded Heisman Trophy". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. December 6, 1950. p. 46.
- ^ "Janowicz chosen Heisman winner". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 6, 1950. p. 25.
- ^ Bright broke Frank Sinkwich's prior major college record of 2,187 yards.
- ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 27.
- ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 40.
- ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 28.
- ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 29.
- ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 39.
- ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 30.
- ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 41.
- ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 32.
- ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 44.
- ^ a b Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 35.
- ^ a b Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 43.
- ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 37.
- ^ a b c Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 38.
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