1950 Washington Huskies football team
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. T–15 |
| AP | No. 11 |
| Record | 8–2 (6–1 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1950 college football season. In its third season under head coach Howard Odell, the team compiled an 8–2 record, finished second in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents 265 to 134.[1]
Quarterback Don Heinrich led the country in passing, completing 134 of 221 passes (60.9%) for 1,846 yards with nine touchdownsand 14 touchdowns.[2] Halfback Hugh McElhenny also ranked among the nation's leading rushers with 1,107 yards on 179 carries (6.18 average).[3] Joe Cloidt and Mike Michael were the team captains.
As a team, the Huskies ranked third nationally in passing offense (204.1 yards per game) and eighth in total offense (411.6 yards per game).[4]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 23 | Kansas State* | W 33–7 | 30,245 | ||
| September 30 | No. 18 Minnesota* |
| W 28–13 | 49,704 | |
| October 7 | No. 13 UCLA | No. 10 |
| W 21–20 | 37,706 |
| October 14 | at Oregon State | No. 11 | W 35–6 | 24,762 | |
| October 21 | at Illinois* | No. 10 | L 13–20 | 35,930 | |
| October 28 | at Stanford | W 21–7 | 32,474 | ||
| November 4 | No. 6 California | No. 12 |
| L 7–14 | 55,245 |
| November 11 | Oregon | No. 17 |
| W 27–12 | 34,475 |
| November 18 | at USC | No. 19 | W 28–13 | 23,442 | |
| November 25 | vs. Washington State | No. 18 | W 52–21 | 28,433 | |
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NFL draft selections
[edit]One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1951 NFL draft, which lasted thirty rounds with 362 selections.[5]
| = Husky Hall of Fame[6] |
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Roland Kirby | Back | 10th | 121 | Los Angeles Rams |
References
[edit]- ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 28.
- ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 29.
- ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. pp. 35, 37.
- ^ "1951 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Game program: Washington vs. Washington State at Spokane – November 25, 1950
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