1950 college football season

1950 college football season
Preseason AP No. 1	Notre Dame [1]
Number of bowls	9
Champion(s)	Oklahoma (AP, Coaches)
Heisman	Vic Janowicz (halfback, Ohio State)
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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:

• Bud Wilkinson's 1950 Oklahoma Sooners football team finished the regular season undefeated (9–0) and was recognized as the national champion in the final Associated Press (AP) poll and the final United Press (UP) coaches poll. However, the Sooners lost in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day. The final polls were issued prior to the bowl games, leaving intact Oklahoma's claim as AP and UP national champion.
• Robert Neyland's 1950 Tennessee Volunteers football team compiled an 11–1 record including a victory over No. 3 Texas in the Cotton Bowl. The Volunteers were ranked No. 4 in the final AP Poll but have been recognized as the 1950 national champion by the Billingsley Report, DeVold System, Dunkel System, College Football Researchers Association, and National Championship Foundation.
• The 1950 Princeton Tigers football team compiled a perfect 9–0 record and was ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll. The Tigers have been recognized as the national champions by the Poling System and Boand System. Princeton coach Charlie Caldwell won the AFCA Coach of the Year Award.
• Bear Bryant's 1950 Kentucky Wildcats football team compiled an 11–1 record and defeated Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl. Kentucky claims the 1950 national championship based on its No. 1 ranking in computer rankings released in 1990 by Jeff Sagarin. Kentucky quarterback Babe Parilli tallied 1,627 passing yards and finished fourth in voting for the 1950 Heisman Trophy.

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:
  • Oregon Collegiate Conference – a conference active through the 1965 season; also known as the Oregon Intercollegiate Conference

Membership changes

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

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

1950 Big Ten Conference football standings v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 North Central Conference football standings v t e 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 Pacific Coast Conference football standings v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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
1950 Yankee Conference football standings v t e 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

Independents

1950 Eastern college football independents records v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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

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

1950 Badger-Illini Conference football standings v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 $ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier [6]	1950 Texas Conference football standings v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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

Rankings

Main article: 1950 NCAA football rankings

Bowl games

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
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

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: ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Statistical leaders

Individual

Total offense

The following players were the individual leaders in total offense among major college football players during the 1950 season:
1. Johnny Bright, Drake, 2,400 yards (broke [[Frank Sinkwich's prior major college record of 2,187 yards)
2. Billy Cox, Duke, 1,995 yards
3. Don Heinrich, Washington, 1,807 yards
4. Gil Bartosh, TCU, 1,733 yards
5. John Ford, Hardin-Simmons, 1,720 yards
6. Babe Parilli, Kentucky, 1,681 yards
7. Bill Weeks, Iowa State, 1,673 yards
8. Reds Bagnell, Penn, 1,603 yards
9. Bill Wade, Vanderbilt, 1,595 yards
10. Wilford White, Arizona State, 1,589 yards
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Passing

The following players were the individual leaders in pass completions among major college football players during the 1950 season:
1. Don Heinrich, Washington, 134 of 221, 60.9%, 1,846 yards, 9 interceptions, 14 touchdowns
2. Cunningham, Utah, 119 of 217, 54.8%, 1,146 yards, 12 interceptions, 13 touchdowns
3. Bill Weeks, Iowa State, 116 of 220, 52.7%, 1,552 yards, 16 interceptions, 9 touchdowns
4. Babe Parilli, Kentucky, 114 of 204, 56.2%, 1,627 yards, 12 interceptions, 23 touchdowns
5. Don Klosterman, Loyola-Los Angeles, 113 of 207, 54.6%, 1,582 yards, 11 interceptions, 19 touchdowns
6. John Ford, Hardin-Simmons, 111 of 199, 55.8%, 1,777 yards, 7 interceptions, 12 touchdowns
7. Fred Benners, SMU, 109 of 192, 56.8%, 1,361 yards, 13 interceptions, 9 touchdowns
8. Billy Cox, Duke, 108 of 206, 52.4%, 1,428 yards, 15 interceptions, 8 touchdowns
9. Chuck Maloy, Holy Cross, 104 of 242, 43.0%, 1,572 yards, 19 interceptions, 14 touchdowns
10. Bob Williams, Notre Dame, 99 of 210, 47.1%, 1,035 yards, 15 interceptions, 10 touchdowns
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Rushing

The following players were the individual leaders in rushing yards among major college football players during the 1950 season:
1. Wilford White, Arizona State, 1,501 yards on 199 carries (7.55 average)
2. Bobby Reynolds, Nebraska, 1,342 yards on 193 carries (6.95 average)
3. Bob Smith, Texas A&M, 1,302 yards on 199 carries (6.54 average)
4. Johnny Bright, Drake, 1,232 yards on 183 carries (6.73 average)
5. Wade Stinson, Kansas, 1,129 yards on 167 carries (6.76 average)
6. Hugh McElhenny, Washington, 1,107 yards on 179 carries (6.18 average)
7. Sonny Grandelius, Michigan State, 1,023 yards on 163 carries (6.28 average)
8. Kayo Dottley, Ole Miss, 1,007 yards on 191 carries (5.27 average)
9. Steve Wadiak, South Carolina, 998 yards on 162 carries (6.16 average)
10. J. Roberts, Tulsa, 954 yards on 138 carries (6.91 average)
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Receiving

The following players were the individual leaders in receptions among major college football players during the 1950 season:
1. Gordon Cooper, Denver, 46 receptions, 569 yards, 8 touchdowns
2. Tom Bienemann, Drake, 45 receptions, 615 yards, 2 touchdowns
3. Jim Doran, Iowa State, 42 receptions, 652 yards, 6 touchdowns
4. Don Stonesifer, Northwestern, 42 receptions, 560 yards, 5 touchdowns
5. Ceep Youmans, Duke, 40 receptions, 446 yards, 1 touchdowns
6. Bill McColl, Stanford, 39 receptions, 671 yards, 4 touchdowns
7. Sy Wilhelmi, Iowa State, 38 receptions, 442 yards, 2 touchdowns
8. Herman Fisher, Nevada, 38 receptions, 434 yards, 1 touchdown
9. Fred Snyder, Loyola-Los Angeles, 36 receptions, 596 yards, 9 touchdowns
10. Thomas, Oregon State, 36 receptions, 350 yards, 1 touchdown
11. Al Lary, Alabama, 35 receptions, 756 yards, 10 touchdowns
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Scoring

The following players were the individual leaders in scoring among major college football players during the 1950 season:
1. Bobby Reynolds, Nebraska, 157 points (22 TD, 25 PAT)
2. Wilford White, Arizona State, 136 points (22 TD, 1 PAT, 1 FG)
3. Eddie Talboom, Wyoming, 130 points (15 TD, 40 PAT)
4. Johnny Bright, Drake, 108 points (18 TD)
5. Johnny Turco, Holy Cross, 102 points (16 TD)
6. Bob Shemonski, Maryland, 97 points (16 TD, 1 PAT)
7. Max Clark, Houston, 90 points (11 TD, 24 PAT)
7. Merwin Hodel, Colorado, 90 points (15 TD)
7. Billy Vessels, Oklahoma, 90 points (15 TD)
10. Fred Cone, Clemson, 86 points (14 TD, 2 PAT)
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Team

Total offense

The following teams were the leaders in total offense in major college football during the 1950 season:
1. Arizona State, 470.4 yards per game
2. Princeton, 433.7 yards per game
3. Tulsa, 431.5 yards per game
4. Clemson, 431.2 yards per game
5. Loyola (CA), 420.1 yards per game
6. Alabama, 416.0 yards per game
7. Oklahoma, 415.4 yards per game
8. Washington, 411.6 yards per game
9. Nebraska, 407.3 yards per game
10. Pacific, 399.9 yards per game
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Total defense

The following teams were the leaders in total defense in major college football during the 1950 season:
1. Wake Forest, 163.2 yards per game
2. Kentucky, 172.3 yards per game
3. Wyoming, 173.2 yards per game
4. Army, 189.4 yards per game
5. Miami (FL), 196.8 yards per game
6. Cornell, 198.7 yards per game
7. Tennessee, 200.7 yards per game
8. Tulane, 200.8 yards per game
9. Mississippi State, 203.1 yard per game
10. San Francisco, 203.6 yards per game
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See also

• 1950 College Football All-America Team

References

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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. "Janowicz to get Heisman award". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. December 6, 1950. p. 50.
8. "Janowicz awarded Heisman Trophy". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. December 6, 1950. p. 46.
9. "Janowicz chosen Heisman winner". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 6, 1950. p. 25.
10. Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 27.
11. Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 28.
12. Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 29.
13. Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 30.
14. Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 32.
15. Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 36.
16. Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 38.