1950 Bradley

5–⁠5 (0–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Bradley in 1950, game by game: won vs. Ripon 33–0; won vs. Adams State 57–0; lost at Bowling Green 14–20; lost at Wichita State 6–34; lost vs. Toledo 20–32; lost vs. Tulsa 6–74; lost at Drake 14–42; won vs. Wayne State 33–29; won at New Mexico 20–19; won at Cal Poly 35–21+57−68Won 33–0 vs. Ripon+33RiponWon 57–0 vs. Adams State+57Adams StateLost 14–20 at Bowling Green-6Bowling GreenLost 6–34 at Wichita State-28Wichita StateLost 20–32 vs. Toledo-12ToledoLost 6–74 vs. Tulsa-68TulsaLost 14–42 at Drake-28DrakeWon 33–29 vs. Wayne State+4Wayne StateWon 20–19 at New Mexico+1New MexicoWon 35–21 at Cal Poly+14Cal Poly
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cal Poly 35–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 29 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠3 6th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
238–⁠271
Coach
—
Elo
1247 −45 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.3 No. 114 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1951

The 1951 draft
Rd 1Billy Stone RBChicago Bears

1950 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa3–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠118
Detroit Mercy2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Wichita State3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Drake1–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Oklahoma State1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Bradley0–⁠35–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.