Villanova at LSU
Friday, November 24, 1950 Share
LSU beat Villanova 13–7. It was their first meeting; after it, LSU led the series 1–0.
FinalAttendance 10,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, November 25, 1950, page 29
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Miami Remains Unbeoten,LSU 13–7Winner In an Orange Bowl game watched by 44,999 last night, the unbeaten, once-tied Miami Hurricanes won a 14–6 decision over Iowa. The victors have one game left, against Missouri. on their regular season schedule. Both teams scored touchdowns in the first period and Miami registered the final marker in the second quarter. Jim Doo1ey took the ball around right end from the Is to score for Miami’s first touchdown. The home teams second tally came on 58-yard march climaxed by Ed Lutes taking a pass from Bob Schneidenbach on the 16 to score. Bernie Bennett, one of five Negroes to perform in the game for Iowa-none ever had played against whites in a Miami football game before-chalked up Iowa S touchdown on 6-yard end run. Dooley averaged 5.6 yards for Miami in II tries. Bennett averaged an even in 7 carries. He was roundly cheered by Negro spectators. At Baton Rouge, La, some TO- 900 fans sat through freezing weather to see Louisiana State whip Villanova, 1877. LSU hit pay dirt in the first and second periods, then held Villanova to one tally in the third. LSU. scored on a 16-yard pass from Quarterback Jim Barton to Ralph Mcleod. Barton made the other on a quarterback sneak. The Villanova score came on the end of a 97-yard drive, Joe Rilo tallying on a 6-yard pass from Quarterback Neil O’Boyle. At Stockton. Calf, free-scoring College of Pacific walloped Boston University. 55–7. in a fog shrouded contest.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
LSU 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Villanova–LSU gameLSU leads 2–0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1951 | LSU 45, Villanova 7 | |
| 1950 | LSU 13, Villanova 7 |
Around this game
Villanova
- Next gameat Saint Mary’s (CA)Dec. 2, 1950
- SeasonVillanova in 1950
- ProgramVillanova history and records
LSU
- Next gameat TulaneDec. 2, 1950
- SeasonLSU in 1950
- ProgramLSU history and records

