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1950 college football season
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1950 |
| image | |
| preseason_ap | [Notre Dame](1950-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team) |
| regular_season | |
| number_of_bowls | 9 |
| bowl_start | |
| bowl_end | |
| champion | [Oklahoma](1950-oklahoma-sooners-football-team) (AP, Coaches) |
| heisman | Vic Janowicz (halfback, [Ohio State](1950-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team)) |
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:
- Oklahoma 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 to Kentucky 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.
- Tennessee 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.
- Princeton 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.
- Kentucky, coached by Bear Bryant, 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.
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
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 |
Season chronology
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. 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. 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
Major conference standings
Independents
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](1950-north-texas-state-eagles-football-team) | |
| 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
Rankings
Main article: 1950 college football rankings
The final AP poll was released in late November and the final UP poll one week later.
| Rank | Team | 1st | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Oklahoma](1950-oklahoma-sooners-football-team) (10–1) | 213 | 2,963 |
| 2 | [Army](1950-army-cadets-football-team) (8–1) | 38 | 2,380 |
| 3 | [Texas](1950-texas-longhorns-football-team) (9–2) | 4 | 1,988 |
| 4 | [Tennessee](1950-tennessee-volunteers-football-team) (11–1) | 15 | 1,806 |
| 5 | [California](1950-california-golden-bears-football-team) (9–1–1) | 8 | 1,787 |
| 6 | [Princeton](1950-princeton-tigers-football-team) (9–0) | 6 | 1,420 |
| 7 | [Kentucky](1950-kentucky-wildcats-football-team) (11–1) | 7 | 1,167 |
| 8 | [Michigan State](1950-michigan-state-spartans-football-team) (8–1) | 3 | 864 |
| 9 | [Michigan](1950-michigan-wolverines-football-team) (6–3–1) | - | 493 |
| 10 | [Clemson](1950-clemson-tigers-football-team) (9–0–1) | 9 | 374 |
| 11 | [Washington](1950-washington-huskies-football-team) (8–2) | 4 | 343 |
| 12 | [Wyoming](1950-wyoming-cowboys-football-team) (10–0) | 4 | 297 |
| 13 | [Illinois](1950-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team) (7–2) | - | 275 |
| 14 | [Ohio State](1950-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team) (6–3) | - | 243 |
| 15 | [Miami (FL)](1950-miami-hurricanes-football-team) (9–1–1) | 1 | 225 |
| 16 | [Alabama](1950-alabama-crimson-tide-football-team) (9–2) | 1 | 221 |
| 17 | [Nebraska](1950-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team) (6–2–1) | 2 | 96 |
| 18 | [Washington & Lee](1950-washington-and-lee-generals-football-team) (8–3) | 2 | 54 |
| 19 | [Tulsa](1950-tulsa-golden-hurricane-football-team) (9–1–1) | - | 54 |
| 20 | [Tulane](1950-tulane-green-wave-football-team) (6–2–1) | - | 48 |
| Rank | Team | 1st | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 32 | 346 |
| 2 | Texas | - | 250 |
| 3 | Tennessee | - | 236 |
| 4 | California | - | 233 |
| 5 | Army | - | 165 |
| 6 | Michigan | - | 162 |
| 7 | Kentucky | - | 154 |
| 8 | Princeton | 1 | 117 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 1 | 77 |
| 10 | Ohio State | - | 70 |
| 11 | Illinois | 55 | |
| 12 | Clemson | 51 | |
| 13 | Miami (FL) | 28 | |
| 14 | Wyoming | 1 | 16 |
| 14 | [Baylor](1950-baylor-bears-football-team) (7–3) | 16 | |
| 14 | Washington | 16 | |
| 17 | Alabama | 8 | |
| 18 | Washington & Lee | 7 | |
| 19 | [Navy](1950-navy-midshipmen-football-team) (3–6) | 3 | |
| 19 | [Cornell](1950-cornell-big-red-football-team) (7–2) | 3 | |
| 19 | Nebraska | 3 | |
| 19 | [Wisconsin](1950-wisconsin-badgers-football-team) (6–3) | 3 | |
| 23 | [Maryland](1950-maryland-terrapins-football-team) (7–2–1) | 1 | |
| 23 | [Georgia Tech](1950-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-football-team) (5–6) | 1 | |
| 23 | [Penn](1950-penn-quakers-football-team) (6–3) | 1 |
Bowl games
Major bowls
| Bowl game | Winning team | Losing team |
|---|---|---|
| [Sugar Bowl](1951-sugar-bowl) | No. 7 [Kentucky](1950-kentucky-wildcats-football-team) | 13 |
| [Cotton Bowl](1951-cotton-bowl-classic) | No. 4 [Tennessee](1950-tennessee-volunteers-football-team) | 20 |
| [Rose Bowl](1951-rose-bowl) | No. 9 [Michigan](1950-michigan-wolverines-football-team) | 14 |
| [Orange Bowl](1951-orange-bowl) | No. 10 [Clemson](1950-clemson-tigers-football-team) | 15 |
Other bowls
| Bowl game | Winning team | Losing team |
|---|---|---|
| [Gator Bowl](1951-gator-bowl) | No. 12 [Wyoming](1950-wyoming-cowboys-football-team) | 20 |
| [Sun Bowl](1951-sun-bowl) | [West Texas State](1950-west-texas-a-m-buffaloes-football-team) | 14 |
| [Salad Bowl](1951-salad-bowl) | [Miami (OH)](1950-miami-redskins-football-team) | 34 |
| Pineapple Bowl | [Hawaii](1950-hawaii-rainbows-football-team) | 28 |
| Presidential Cup | [Texas A&M](1950-texas-a-m-aggies-football-team) | 40 |
Heisman Trophy voting
The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player
| Player | School | Position | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Vic Janowicz** | **[Ohio State](1950-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team)** | **HB** | **633** |
| Kyle Rote | [SMU](1950-smu-mustangs-football-team) | HB | 280 |
| Reds Bagnell | [Penn](1950-penn-quakers-football-team) | HB | 231 |
| Babe Parilli | [Kentucky](1950-kentucky-wildcats-football-team) | QB | 214 |
| Bobby Reynolds | [Nebraska](1950-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team) | HB | 174 |
| Bob Williams | [Notre Dame](1950-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team) | QB | 159 |
| Leon Heath | [Oklahoma](1950-oklahoma-sooners-football-team) | FB | 125 |
| Dan Foldberg | [Army](1950-army-cadets-football-team) | E | 103 |
Source:
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](1950-drake-bulldogs-football-team) | 9 | 320 | **2,400** | **30** |
| 2 | Billy Cox | [Duke](1950-duke-blue-devils-football-team) | 10 | **397** | 1,995 | 11 |
| 3 | Don Heinrich | [Washington](1950-washington-huskies-football-team) | 10 | 271 | 1,807 | 17 |
| 4 | Gil Bartosh | [TCU](1950-tcu-horned-frogs-football-team) | 9 | 321 | 1,733 | 9 |
| 5 | John Ford | [Hardin-Simmons](1950-hardin-simmons-cowboys-football-team) | 10 | 245 | 1,720 | 15 |
| 6 | Babe Parilli | [Kentucky](1950-kentucky-wildcats-football-team) | 11 | 234 | 1,681 | 28 |
| 7 | Bill Weeks | [Iowa State](1950-iowa-state-cyclones-football-team) | 10 | 278 | 1,673 | 15 |
| 8 | Reds Bagnell | [Penn](1950-penn-quakers-football-team) | 9 | 282 | 1,603 | 16 |
| 9 | Bill Wade | [Vanderbilt](1950-vanderbilt-commodores-football-team) | 11 | 224 | 1,595 | 18 |
| 10 | Wilford White | [Arizona State](1950-arizona-state-sun-devils-football-team) | 10 | 207 | 1,589 | 25 |
| 11 | Charles Maloy | [Holy Cross](1950-holy-cross-crusaders-football-team) | 10 | 297 | 1,560 | 20 |
| 12 | Don Klosterman | [Loyola (CA)](1950-loyola-lions-football-team) | 9 | 239 | 1,542 | 20 |
| 13 | Jimmy Coley | [VMI](1950-vmi-keydets-football-team) | 11 | 241 | 1,480 | 13 |
| 14 | Bobby Reynolds | [Nebraska](1950-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team) | 9 | 203 | 1,417 | 22 |
| 15 | Dick Kazmaier | [Princeton](1950-princeton-tigers-football-team) | 9 | 191 | 1,372 | 22 |
| 16 | Ed "Scooter" Mooney | [NC State](1950-nc-state-wolfpack-football-team) | 10 | 364 | 1,354 | 6 |
| 17 | Andy Davis | [George Washington](1950-george-washington-colonials-football-team) | 9 | 253 | 1,345 | 5 |
| 18 | Claude Arnold | [Oklahoma](1950-oklahoma-sooners-football-team) | 10 | 207 | 1,339 | 15 |
| 19 | Tom Kingsford | [Montana](1950-montana-grizzlies-football-team) | 10 | 254 | 1,318 | 16 |
| 20 | Bob Smith | [Texas A&M](1950-texas-a-m-aggies-football-team) | 10 | 200 | 1,302 | 14 |
Small college
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Attempts | Total Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Heimerdinger | [Northern Illinois State](1950-northern-illinois-state-huskies-football-team) | 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](1950-west-texas-state-buffaloes-football-team) | 10 | 213 | 1566 |
| 7 | Andy MacDonald | [Central Michigan](1950-central-michigan-chippewas-football-team) | 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 |
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](1950-washington-huskies-football-team) | 10 | **134** | 221 | **60.9%** | **1,846** | 9 | 14 |
| 2 | Dave Cunningham | [Utah](1950-utah-redskins-football-team) | 9 | 119 | 217 | 54.8% | 1,146 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Bill Weeks | [Iowa State](1950-iowa-state-cyclones-football-team) | 10 | 116 | 220 | 52.7% | 1,552 | 16 | 9 |
| 4 | Babe Parilli | [Kentucky](1950-kentucky-wildcats-football-team) | 11 | 114 | 204 | 56.2% | 1,627 | 12 | **23** |
| 5 | Don Klosterman | [Loyola (CA)](1950-loyola-lions-football-team) | 9 | 113 | 207 | 54.6% | 1,582 | 11 | 19 |
| 6 | John Ford | [Hardin-Simmons](1950-hardin-simmons-cowboys-football-team) | 10 | 111 | 199 | 55.8% | 1,777 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | Fred Benners | [SMU](1950-smu-mustangs-football-team) | 10 | 109 | 192 | 56.8% | 1,361 | 13 | 9 |
| 8 | Billy Cox | [Duke](1950-duke-blue-devils-football-team) | 10 | 108 | 206 | 52.4% | 1,428 | 15 | 8 |
| 9 | Charles Maloy | [Holy Cross](1950-holy-cross-crusaders-football-team) | 10 | 104 | **242** | 43.0% | 1,572 | 19 | 14 |
| 10 | Bob Williams | [Notre Dame](1950-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team) | 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 |
Small college
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Compl. | Att. | Pct. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compl. | Yds. | Int. | TDs | ||||||
| 1 | Andy MacDonald | [Central Michigan](1950-central-michigan-chippewas-football-team) | 10 | **109** | 200 | **.545** | 1577 | 12 | 15 |
| 2 | Bob Heimerdinger | [Northern Illinois](1950-northern-illinois-state-huskies-football-team) | 9 | 102 | 210 | .486 | **1597** | 18 | 13 |
| 3 | Ted Marchibroda | [St. Bonaventure](1950-st-bonaventure-bonnies-football-team) | 9 | 95 | 202 | .470 | 1577 | 15 | 13 |
| 4 | Sy Kalman | [CCNY](1950-ccny-beavers-football-team) | 8 | 94 | 211 | .445 | 1034 | 15 | 5 |
| 5 | Bob Aubry | [Toledo](1950-toledo-rockets-football-team) | 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](1950-michigan-state-normal-hurons-football-team) | 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
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 |
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 |
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 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
Team
Total offense
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](1950-arizona-state-sun-devils-football-team) | 10 | 92 | 4704 | 470.4 |
| 2 | [Princeton](1950-princeton-tigers-football-team) | 9 | 617 | 3903 | 433.7 |
| 3 | [Tulsa](1950-tulsa-golden-hurricane-football-team) | 11 | 783 | 4747 | 431.5 |
| 4 | [Clemson](1950-clemson-tigers-football-team) | 9 | 630 | 3881 | 431.2 |
| 5 | [Loyola (CA)](1950-loyola-lions-football-team) | 9 | 775 | 3781 | 420.1 |
| 6 | [Alabama](1950-alabama-crimson-tide-football-team) | 11 | 773 | 4576 | 416.0 |
| 7 | [Oklahoma](1950-oklahoma-sooners-football-team) | 10 | 706 | 4154 | 415.4 |
| 8 | [Washington](1950-washington-huskies-football-team) | 10 | 694 | 4116 | 411.6 |
| 9 | [Nebraska](1950-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team) | 9 | 618 | 3666 | 407.3 |
| 10 | [Pacific](1950-pacific-tigers-football-team) | 11 | 800 | 4399 | 399.9 |
Small college
| Rank | Team | Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | Total | ||||
| plays | Yards | ||||
| gained | Yards | ||||
| per game | |||||
| 1 | [West Texas State](1950-west-texas-state-buffaloes-football-team) | 10 | 680 | 4653 | 463.5 |
| 2 | [Miami (OH)](1950-miami-redskins-football-team) | 9 | 559 | 3747 | 416.3 |
| 3 | [John Carroll](1950-john-carroll-blue-streaks-football-team) | 10 | 701 | 4144 | 414.4 |
| 4 | William Jewell | 9 | 526 | 3675 | 408.3 |
| 5 | [St. Bonaventure](1950-st-bonaventure-bonnies-football-team) | 9 | 608 | 3625 | 402.8 |
| 6 | [St. Lawrence](1950-st-lawrence-larries-football-team) | 8 | 572 | 3206 | 400.8 |
| 7 | [Western Illinois](1950-western-illinois-leathernecks-football-team) | 8 | 585 | 3170 | 396.3 |
| 8 | [Lewis & Clark](1950-lewis-clark-pioneers-football-team) | 9 | 575 | 3557 | 395.2 |
| 9 | [Morris Harvey](1950-morris-harvey-golden-eagles-football-team) | 9 | 525 | 3521 | 391.2 |
| 10 | [North Texas State](1950-north-texas-state-eagles-football-team) | 10 | 660 | 3894 | 389.4 |
Rushing offense
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](1950-arizona-state-sun-devils-football-team) | 10 | 620 | 3470 | 347.0 | |
| 2 | [Princeton](1950-princeton-tigers-football-team) | 9 | 503 | 2929 | 325.4 | |
| 3 | [Nebraska](1950-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team) | 9 | 510 | 2894 | 321.6 | |
| 4 | [Kansas](1950-kansas-jayhawks-football-team) | 10 | 524 | 3116 | 311.6 | |
| 5 | [Tulsa](1950-tulsa-golden-hurricane-football-team) | 11 | 619 | 3384 | 307.6 | |
| 6 | [Washington & Lee](1950-washington-and-lee-generals-football-team) | 10 | 578 | 2995 | 299.5 | |
| 7 | [Pacific](1950-pacific-tigers-football-team) | 11 | 619 | 3278 | 298.0 | |
| 8 | [Clemson](1950-clemson-tigers-football-team) | 9 | 504 | 2648 | 294.2 | |
| 9 | [Oklahoma](1950-oklahoma-sooners-football-team) | 10 | 562 | 2931 | 293.1 | |
| 10 | [Army](1950-army-cadets-football-team) | 9 | 477 | 2568 | 285.3 |
Small college
| Rank | Team | Yards |
|---|---|---|
| per game | ||
| 1 | [St. Lawrence](1950-st-lawrence-larries-football-team) | 356.1 |
| 2 | [Lewis & Clark](1950-lewis-clark-pioneers-football-team) | 343.8 |
| 3 | [West Texas State](1950-west-texas-state-buffaloes-football-team) | 322.9 |
| 4 | [New Hampshire](1950-new-hampshire-wildcats-football-team) | 303.0 |
| 5 | William Jewell | 302.3 |
| 6 | [Morris Harvey](1950-morris-harvey-golden-eagles-football-team) | 298.9 |
| 7 | Heidelberg | 287.9 |
| 8 | New Mexico Western | 287.1 |
| 9 | [John Carroll](1950-john-carroll-blue-streaks-football-team) | 284.0 |
| 10 | [Western Illinois](1950-western-illinois-leathernecks-football-team) | 282.1 |
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](1950-smu-mustangs-football-team) | 10 | **156** | **296** | .527 | **2146** | '*214.6* | **24** | 14 |
| 2 | [Hardin-Simmons](1950-hardin-simmons-cowboys-football-team) | 10 | 130 | 228 | .570 | 2061 | 206.1 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | [Washington](1950-washington-huskies-football-team) | 10 | 149 | 260 | **.573** | 2041 | 204.1 | 12 | 14 |
| 4 | [Loyola (CA)](1950-loyola-lions-football-team) | 9 | 122 | 228 | .535 | 1674 | 186.0 | 12 | 20 |
| 5 | [George Washington](1950-george-washington-colonials-football-team) | 9 | 113 | 228 | .496 | 1475 | 163.9 | 17 | 7 |
| 6 | [Duke](1950-duke-blue-devils-football-team) | 10 | 121 | 236 | .513 | 1639 | 163.9 | 21 | 10 |
| 7 | [Holy Cross](1950-holy-cross-crusaders-football-team) | 10 | 105 | 247 | .425 | 1585 | 158.5 | 20 | 14 |
| 8 | [Drake](1950-drake-bulldogs-football-team) | 9 | 101 | 182 | .555 | 1420 | 157.8 | 11 | 12 |
| 9 | [Iowa State](1950-iowa-state-cyclones-football-team) | 10 | 117 | 226 | .518 | 1574 | 157.4 | 18 | 9 |
| 10 | [Kentucky](1950-kentucky-wildcats-football-team) | 11 | 125 | 230 | .543 | 1714 | 155.8 | 14 | **27** |
Small college
| Rank | Team | Yards |
|---|---|---|
| per game | ||
| 1 | [Northern Illinois](1950-northern-illinois-state-huskies-football-team) | 187.0 |
| 2 | [Central Michigan](1950-central-michigan-chippewas-football-team) | 176.5 |
| 3 | [Miami (OH)](1950-miami-redskins-football-team) | 175.7 |
| 4 | [St. Bonaventure](1950-st-bonaventure-bonnies-football-team) | 174.8 |
| 5 | Scranton | 163.9 |
| 6 | [Pepperdine](1950-pepperdine-waves-football-team) | 158.6 |
| 7 | Baldwin-Wallace | 149.9 |
| 8 | [Buffalo](1950-buffalo-bulls-football-team) | 148.4 |
| 9 | Central (MO) | 146.6 |
| 10 | Butler | 144.6 |
Total defense
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](1950-wake-forest-demon-deacons-football-team) | 9 | 491 | 1469 | 163.2 |
| 2 | [Kentucky](1950-kentucky-wildcats-football-team) | 11 | 671 | 1895 | 172.3 |
| 3 | [Wyoming](1950-wyoming-cowboys-football-team) | 9 | 493 | 1559 | 173.2 |
| 4 | [Army](1950-army-cadets-football-team) | 9 | 637 | 1705 | 189.4 |
| 5 | [Miami (FL)](1950-miami-hurricanes-football-team) | 10 | 653 | 1968 | 196.8 |
| 6 | [Cornell](1950-cornell-big-red-football-team) | 9 | 547 | 1788 | 198.7 |
| 7 | [Tennessee](1950-tennessee-volunteers-football-team) | 11 | 673 | 2208 | 200.7 |
| 8 | [Tulane](1950-tulane-green-wave-football-team) | 9 | 557 | 1807 | 200.8 |
| 9 | [Mississippi State](1950-mississippi-state-maroons-football-team) | 9 | 470 | 1828 | 203.1 |
| 10 | [San Francisco](1950-san-francisco-dons-football-team) | 11 | 693 | 2240 | 203.6 |
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](1950-lewis-clark-pioneers-football-team) | 9 | 426 | 933 | 103.7 |
| 3 | [Southern](1950-southern-jaguars-football-team) | 11 | 580 | 1433 | 130.3 |
| 4 | St. Lawrence | 8 | 367 | 1059 | 132.4 |
| 5 | [Abilene Christian](1950-abilene-christian-wildcats-football-team) | 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 |
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](1950-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team) | 9 | 341 | 576 | 64.0 |
| 2 | [Princeton](1950-princeton-tigers-football-team) | 9 | 326 | 611 | 67.9 |
| 3 | [Wake Forest](1950-wake-forest-demon-deacons-football-team) | 9 | 330 | 626 | 69.6 |
| 4 | [San Francisco](1950-san-francisco-dons-football-team) | 11 | 435 | 820 | 74.5 |
| 5 | [Wyoming](1950-wyoming-cowboys-football-team) | 9 | 343 | 788 | 87.6 |
| 6 | [Tulane](1950-tulane-green-wave-football-team) | 9 | 373 | 824 | 91.6 |
| 7 | [Kentucky](1950-kentucky-wildcats-football-team) | 11 | 482 | 1021 | 92.8 |
| 8 | [Michigan State](1950-michigan-state-spartans-football-team) | 9 | 344 | 874 | 97.1 |
| 9 | [Maryland](1950-maryland-terrapins-football-team) | 10 | 421 | 1016 | 101.6 |
| 10 | [Loyola (CA)](1950-loyola-lions-football-team) | 9 | 348 | 960 | 106.7 |
Small college
| Rank | Team | Yards |
|---|---|---|
| per game | ||
| 1 | [Lewis & Clark](1950-lewis-clark-pioneers-football-team) | 50.3 |
| 2 | New Haven State | 53.6 |
| 3 | [St. Lawrence](1950-st-lawrence-larries-football-team) | 72.5 |
| 4 | Scranton | 76.4 |
| 5 | [Southern](1950-southern-jaguars-football-team) | 78.9 |
| 6 | North Carolina AT&T | 79.5 |
| 7 | [Abilene Christian](1950-abilene-christian-wildcats-football-team) | 81.3 |
| 8 | Gustavus Adolphus | 81.5 |
| 9 | William Jewell | 83.3 |
| 10 | [Franklin & Marshall](1950-franklin-marshall-diplomats-football-team) | 83.6 |
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](1950-tennessee-volunteers-football-team) | 11 | 65 | 149 | .436 | 743 | **67.5** | **23** | 2 |
| 2 | [Indiana](1950-indiana-hoosiers-football-team) | 9 | 51 | 127 | .402 | 629 | 69.9 | 12 | 3 |
| 3 | [Tulsa](1950-tulsa-golden-hurricane-football-team) | 11 | 59 | 181 | **.326** | 770 | 70.0 | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | [Duke](1950-duke-blue-devils-football-team) | 10 | 67 | 147 | .456 | 707 | 70.7 | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | [Montana](1950-montana-grizzlies-football-team) | 9 | 48 | 127 | .378 | 661 | 73.4 | 19 | 4 |
| 6 | [Iowa State](1950-iowa-state-cyclones-football-team) | 10 | 42 | 113 | .372 | 741 | 74.1 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | [Penn State](1950-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team) | 9 | 52 | 141 | .369 | 671 | 74.6 | 18 | 8 |
| 8 | [Harvard](1950-harvard-crimson-football-team) | 8 | **35** | **101** | .347 | **599** | 74.9 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | [Army](1950-army-cadets-football-team) | 9 | 59 | 155 | .381 | 679 | 75.4 | 18 | **1** |
| 10 | [Mississippi State](1950-mississippi-state-maroons-football-team) | 9 | 49 | 102 | .480 | 703 | 78.1 | 7 | 7 |
Small college
| Rank | Team | Yards |
|---|---|---|
| per game | ||
| 1 | [Vermont](1950-vermont-catamounts-football-team) | 34.4 |
| 2 | New Haven State | 40.0 |
| 3 | [Southern](1950-southern-jaguars-football-team) | 51.4 |
| 4 | [Lewis & Clark](1950-lewis-clark-pioneers-football-team) | 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](1950-abilene-christian-wildcats-football-team) | 57.2 |
References
References
- "Vic Janowicz".
- Joe Fall. (November 28, 1950). "Oklahoma Is Named Nation's Top Team; Army Drops To 2nd". The Asheville Times.
- Stan Opotowsky. (December 5, 1950). "Oklahoma Remains Atop Final UP Grid Ratings". Wilmington Morning News.
- (December 6, 1950). "Janowicz to get Heisman award". Toledo Blade.
- (December 6, 1950). "Janowicz awarded Heisman Trophy". Pittsburgh Press.
- (December 6, 1950). "Janowicz chosen Heisman winner". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
- Bright broke [[Frank Sinkwich]]'s prior major college record of 2,187 yards.
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