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1950 Minnesota

1–⁠7–⁠1 (1–⁠4–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Bernie Bierman.

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 1950, game by game: lost at Washington 13–28; lost vs. Nebraska 26–32; lost at Northwestern 6–13; lost vs. No. 9 Ohio State 0–48; tied vs. No. 14 Michigan 7–7; lost vs. Iowa 0–13; lost at No. 12 Michigan State 0–27; won vs. Purdue 27–14; lost at Wisconsin 0–14+13−48Lost 13–28 at Washington-15WashingtonLost 26–32 vs. Nebraska-6NebraskaLost 6–13 at Northwestern-7NorthwesternLost 0–48 vs. No. 9 Ohio State-48No. 9 Ohio StateTied 7–7 vs. No. 14 Michigan0No. 14 MichiganLost 0–13 vs. Iowa-13IowaLost 0–27 at No. 12 Michigan State-27No. 12 Michigan StateWon 27–14 vs. Purdue+13PurdueLost 0–14 at Wisconsin-14Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atWashingtonL 13–⁠2866%
Oct 7vsNebraskaL 26–⁠3275%
Oct 14atNorthwesternL 6–⁠1341%
Oct 21vs9Ohio StateL 0–⁠4845%
Oct 28vs14MichiganT 7–⁠738%
Nov 4vsIowaL 0–⁠1363%
Nov 11at12Michigan StateL 0–⁠2719%
Nov 18vsPurdueW 27–⁠1461%
Nov 25atWisconsinL 0–⁠1432%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
Record
1–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠4–⁠1 7th in Western Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
79–⁠196
Coach
Bernie Bierman
Elo
1458 −161 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.9 No. 60 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dave Skrien
Most valuable player
Wayne Robinson

1950 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠19
Wisconsin5–⁠26–⁠3
Ohio State5–⁠26–⁠314
Illinois4–⁠27–⁠213
Northwestern3–⁠36–⁠3
Iowa2–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1
Minnesota1–⁠4–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1
Purdue1–⁠42–⁠7

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