1950 Colorado
5–4–1 (2–4 Big Seven), coached by Dallas Ward. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 34–6Sep 30
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | at Iowa State | L 7–14 | 35% |
| Sep 30 | vs Kansas State | W 34–6 | 69% |
| Oct 7 | at Kansas | L 21–27 | 27% |
| Oct 14 | vs Nebraska | W 28–19 | 50% |
| Oct 21 | vs Arizona | W 28–25 | 67% |
| Oct 28 | at Utah | T 20–20 | 46% |
| Nov 4 | vs 3Oklahoma | L 18–27 | 20% |
| Nov 11 | at Missouri | L 19–21 | 30% |
| Nov 18 | vs Oregon | W 21–7 | 65% |
| Nov 25 | at Colorado State | W 31–6 | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Colorado State 31–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1950.
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 2–4 6th in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 227–172
- Coach
- Dallas Ward
- Elo
- 1503 +83 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.0 No. 51 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1951
The 1951 draft| Rd 7 | Dick Punches OT | Chicago Cardinals |
All-Big Seven
3 second teamSecond team
Merwin HodelBAP-2; UP-2- Chuck MosherEAP-2; UP-2
- Pete ThompsonOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1950 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1950 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 10–1 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 4–2 | 6–2–1 | 17 |
| Missouri | 3–2–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Kansas | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
| Iowa State | 2–3–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Colorado | 2–4 | 5–4–1 | |
| Kansas State | 0–6 | 1–9–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.