1950 college football season

The 1950 college football season finished with the unbeaten and untied Oklahoma Sooners (9–0) being the consensus choice for national champion. On New Year's Day, however, the Sooners were upset by the Kentucky Wildcats (ranked No. 7 in the AP and UP polls) in the Sugar Bowl. The Army Cadets, ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll, had been defeated in its final regular season game by 2–6 Navy, 14–2. However, the final poll had been issued on November 27, and the bowl games had no effect on Oklahoma's status as the No. 1 team.

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

During the 20th century, the NCAA had no playoff for the college football teams that would later be described as "Division I-A". While the NCAA has never officially endorsed a championship team, it has documented the choices of some selectors in its official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records publication.[1] The AP Poll in 1950 consisted of the votes of as many as 317 sportswriters. Though not all writers voted in every poll, the sportswriters who did cast ballots voted on the ten best teams. Under a point system of 10 points for first place, 9 for second, etc., the "overall" ranking was determined, and the top twenty colleges were ranked based on their overall points.

For the first time, the Associated Press issued a "preseason poll", before most teams played their first games.[2]

Starting in 1950, the United Press began the "Coaches Poll." "Thirty-five of the nation's foremost football coaches will rate the country's top collegiate football teams each week for the United Press this coming season," an announcement stated, with "five coaches from each section of the country -- the east, midlands, midwest, Pacific coast, the Rockies, south and southwest". The UP added, referring to the AP writers' poll, "The nature of the board giving each section of the country equal representation avoids the sectional bias and ballot box stuffing for which other football polls have been criticized.".[3] The coaches named Notre Dame as the No. 1 team in the first UP poll, with 25 of the 35 first place votes.[4]

Generally, the top teams played on New Year's Day in the four major postseason bowl games: the Rose Bowl (near Los Angeles at Pasadena), the Sugar Bowl (New Orleans), the Orange Bowl (Miami), and the Cotton Bowl (Dallas).

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 #2 Army, #3 Michigan, #4 Tennessee and #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 #1 Notre Dame beat #20 North Carolina 14-7. #2 Army beat Colgate 28-0, #3 Michigan lost to #10 Michigan State 14-7. #4 Tennessee lost at Mississippi State, 7-0. #5 Texas beat Purdue, 34-26, but fell to 7th. #6 Oklahoma beat Boston College 28-0. #10 SMU, which had beaten Georgia Tech 33-13, and Ohio State 32-27, rose to 3rd.

October

October 7 #1 Notre Dame lost to Purdue, 28-14, and eventually finished with a 4-4-1 record. #2 Michigan State lost to Maryland, 34-7. #3 SMU won at Missouri 21-0. #4 Army beat Penn State 41-7. #5 Oklahoma beat Texas A&M 34-28. #6 Kentucky registered a fourth shutout and a 4-0 record, with a 40-0 win against Dayton. #7 Texas, which was idle, rose to 4th place.

October 14 #1 Army beat #18 Michigan 27-6 at Yankee Stadium. #2 SMU beat Oklahoma State 56-0. #3 Oklahoma and #4 Texas met in Dallas, with Oklahoma winning narrowly, 14-13. #5 Kentucky beat Cincinnati 41-7. #7 California, which had beaten USC 13-7, rose to 5th in the next poll.

October 21 #1 Army won at Harvard 49-0. #2 Oklahoma beat Kansas State 58-0. In Houston, #3 SMU beat #15 Rice 42-21. In Philadelphia, #4 Kentucky beat Villanova 34-7. #5 California beat Oregon State in Portland 27-0

October 28 #1 SMU was idle. #2 Army won at Columbia 34-0. #3 Oklahoma won at Iowa State 20-7. In Atlanta, #4 Kentucky beat Georgia Tech 28-14. #5 California beat St. Mary’s 40-25 and dropped in the polls. #6 Ohio State beat Iowa 83-21

November

November 4 #1 SMU lost at #7 Texas, 23-20. #2 Army won at #15 Pennsylvania 28-13. #3 Oklahoma won at Colorado 27-18. #4 Ohio State won at Northwestern 32-0. #5 Kentucky beat #17 Florida 40-6. #7 Texas beat SMU 23-20, and returned to the top five.

November 11 #1 Army beat New Mexico 51-0. #2 Ohio State beat #15 Wisconsin 19-14. #3 Oklahoma won at #19 Kansas, 33-13. #4 Kentucky won at Mississippi State, 48-21. #5 Texas beat Baylor 27-20. #6 California, which was 7-0-0 after a 35-0 win against #19 UCLA, rose to 4th.

November 18 #1 Ohio State lost at #8 Illinois, 14-7. #2 Oklahoma beat Missouri 41-7. #3 Army won at Stanford 7-0. #4 California defeated San Francisco 13-7. #5 Kentucky handed visiting North Dakota an 83-0 defeat to extend its record to 9-0-0, but still faced a final game was against 8-1-0 Tennessee. #6 Texas won at TCU 21-7.

November 25 #1 Oklahoma beat #16 Nebraska 49-35. #2 Army was idle as it prepared for the Army–Navy Game. #3 Kentucky lost at #9 Tennessee, 7-0. #4 California and unranked Stanford played to a 7-7 tie in Berkeley. #5 Texas beat Texas A&M 21-6. Michigan beat Ohio State in the famous Snow Bowl 9-3.

The final AP poll was released on November 27, although some colleges had not completed their schedules. On December 2, with its champion status assured, #1 Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State 41-14. #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. #3 Texas played a game on December 9, beating LSU 21-6.

Conference standings

Major conference standings

1950 Big Nine 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 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 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Colorado College $ 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Colorado State–Greeley 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 1 Idaho State 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Western State 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 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 – 9 – 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

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 No. 2 Army   –       8 – 1 – 0 Fordham   –       8 – 1 – 0 Carnegie Tech   –       7 – 1 – 0 Drexel   –       6 – 1 – 0 No. 20 Cornell   –       7 – 2 – 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 Duquesne   –       2 – 6 – 1 NYU   –       1 – 5 – 1 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 Virginia   –       8 – 2 – 0 Western Maryland   –       6 – 2 – 0 Grambling   –       6 – 4 – 1 Tampa   –       5 – 4 – 0 Catholic University   –       2 – 3 – 1 Houston   –       4 – 6 – 0 Louisville   –       3 – 6 – 1 Navy   –       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 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
Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference	La Crosse State Teachers Whitewater State Teachers	4–0 4–0

Minor conference standings

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 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 Central Washington 1 – 4 – 1     1 – 7 – 1 Saint Martin's 1 – 4 – 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 State + 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 $ 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 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 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-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 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 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 Methodist 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 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 Intercollegiate 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 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 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 1 Langston 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Bishop 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 1 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 Texas College 1 – 5 – 1     1 – 9 – 1 Samuel Huston 0 – 6 – 1     0 – 6 – 2 $ – Conference champion	1950 Texas Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Abilene Christian $ 5 – 0 – 0     11 – 0 – 0 Texas A&I 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Southwestern (TX) 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Howard Payne 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 1 McMurry 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Austin 0 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
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

Main article: 1950 NCAA football rankings

Bowl games

Bowl	Winner		Runner-up
Sugar	#7 Kentucky Wildcats	13	#1 Oklahoma Sooners	7
Cotton	#4 Tennessee Volunteers	20	#3 Texas Longhorns	14
Rose	#9 Michigan Wolverines	14	#5 California Golden Bears	6
Orange	#10 Clemson Tigers	15	#15 Miami Hurricanes	14
Gator	#12 Wyoming Cowboys	20	#18 Washington & Lee Generals	7
Sun	West Texas State Buffaloes	14	Cincinnati Bearcats	13
Salad	Miami Redskins	34	Arizona State Sun Devils	21
Pineapple	Hawaii Rainbows	28	Denver Pioneers	27
Presidential Cup	Texas A&M Aggies	40	Georgia Bulldogs	20

See also

• 1950 College Football All-America Team

References

1. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/fbs.pdf
2. "Oh, Hum-- AP Writers' Vote Picks Notre Dame Once More," Jefferson City (Mo.) Post-Tribune, Sep. 20, 1950, p. 7
3. "United Press Will Poll Coaches For Ratings On Leading College Events," Coshocton (O.) Tribune, Sept. 13, 1950, p. 5
4. "Notre Dame Is Rated No. 1 by 25 of 35 Coaches in United Press Poll," The Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.), Sept. 19, 1950, p. 9