1950 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONOklahoma10–1 overall
HEISMANVic JanowiczOhio State · HB/P
#1 PICKKyle RoteSMU · New York Giants, 1951 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

4 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1951Sugar BowlKentucky 13, Oklahoma 7
Jan 1, 1951Rose BowlMichigan 14, California 6
Jan 1, 1951Orange BowlClemson 15, Miami 14
Jan 1, 1951Cotton BowlTennessee 20, Texas 14

1950 STANDINGS

9 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

BIG 7

Oklahoma finished atop the 1950 Big 7 standings at 6–0 in conference play (10–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma6–010–1UK 13–7 OU
Nebraska4–26–2–1–
Kansas3–35–4–
Missouri3–2–14–5–1–
Colorado2–45–4–1–
Iowa State2–3–13–6–1–
Kansas State0–60–8–

BORDER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Arizona State finished atop the 1950 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings at 4–1 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Arizona State4–19–2M-OH 34–21 ASU
UTEP4–27–3–
Texas Tech3–23–8–
Arizona2–43–6–
New Mexico2–52–7–
New Mexico State1–41–7–

MAC

Cincinnati finished atop the 1950 MAC standings at 2–3.

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Cincinnati0–02–3TBD 14–13 CIN
Miami (OH)0–01–0M-OH 34–21 ASU
Ohio0–00–1–

PACIFIC COAST

Washington finished atop the 1950 Pacific Coast standings at 6–1 in conference play (8–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Washington6–18–2–
California5–0–16–1–1MICH 14–6 CAL
UCLA5–26–3–
Washington State2–3–24–3–2–
Stanford2–2–23–3–2–
Oregon State2–53–6–
USC1–3–22–5–2–
Oregon0–71–8–

SEC

Alabama finished atop the 1950 SEC standings at 6–2 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Alabama6–29–2–
Kentucky5–111–1UK 13–7 OU
Tennessee4–111–1TENN 20–14 TEX
Georgia Tech4–25–6–
Vanderbilt3–47–4–
Georgia3–2–16–3–2TA&M 40–20 UGA
Tulane3–1–15–2–1–
Mississippi State3–44–5–
Florida2–45–5–
LSU2–3–23–5–2–
Ole Miss1–55–5–
Auburn0–70–10–

SKYLINE

Wyoming finished atop the 1950 Skyline standings at 5–0 in conference play (9–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Wyoming5–09–0WYO 20–7 TBD
Colorado State4–14–3–
Utah1–2–23–4–2–
BYU1–3–12–4–1–
Utah State0–52–7–

SOUTHERN

Wake Forest finished atop the 1950 Southern standings at 6–1–1 in conference play (5–1–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Wake Forest6–1–15–1–2–
Duke5–27–3–
Maryland4–1–16–2–1–
NC State4–4–15–4–1–
Clemson3–0–19–0–1CLEM 15–14 MIA
North Carolina3–2–13–5–2–
South Carolina2–4–12–4–1–
West Virginia1–31–7–
Virginia Tech0–80–8–

SOUTHWEST

Texas finished atop the 1950 Southwest standings at 6–0 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Texas6–09–2TENN 20–14 TEX
Baylor4–27–3–
Texas A&M3–37–4TA&M 40–20 UGA
TCU3–35–5–
SMU2–46–4–
Rice2–45–4–
Arkansas1–52–8–

WESTERN

Ohio State finished atop the 1950 Western standings at 5–2 in conference play (6–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Ohio State5–26–3–
Wisconsin5–25–3–
Illinois4–27–2–
Michigan4–1–16–3–1MICH 14–6 CAL
Northwestern3–36–3–
Iowa2–43–5–1–
Indiana1–42–5–1–
Purdue1–42–7–
Minnesota1–4–11–7–1–

INDEPENDENTS

Army finished atop the 1950 independents at 8–1.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Army8–1–
Miami8–1–1CLEM 15–14 MIA
Virginia7–2–
Michigan State7–1–
Tulsa7–0–
Penn State5–3–1–
Notre Dame4–4–1–
Syracuse4–5–
Navy3–6–
Temple3–4–1–
San José State3–1–
Oklahoma State3–5–1–
Rutgers3–4–
Houston2–4–
North Texas2–2–
Hawai'i1–2–
Nevada1–3–
Pittsburgh1–8–
Southern Miss0–2–
Louisville0–3–1–
San Diego State0–2–
Delaware0–2–
Fresno State0–1–
UConn0–1–
Memphis0–2–
Middle Tennessee0–1–
Arkansas State0–1–
Sam Houston0–1–
Boston College0–9–1–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

4 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1951Postseason gameMiami (OH) 34, Arizona State 21
Jan 1, 1951Postseason gameTBD 14, Cincinnati 13
Jan 1, 1951Postseason gameWyoming 20, TBD 7
Dec 9, 1950Postseason gameTexas A&M 40, Georgia 20