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1950 Tulane

6–⁠2–⁠1 (3–⁠1–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Henry Frnka, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1950, game by game: lost vs. Alabama 14–26; won vs. Louisiana Christian 64–0; lost vs. No. 10 Notre Dame 9–13; won vs. Ole Miss 27–20; won at Auburn 28–0; won at Navy 27–0; won vs. Virginia 42–18; won vs. Vanderbilt 35–6; tied vs. LSU 14–14+64−12Lost 14–26 vs. Alabama-12AlabamaWon 64–0 vs. Louisiana Christian+64Louisiana Chris…Lost 9–13 vs. No. 10 Notre Dame-4No. 10 Notre DameWon 27–20 vs. Ole Miss+7Ole MissWon 28–0 at Auburn+28AuburnWon 27–0 at Navy+27NavyWon 42–18 vs. Virginia+24VirginiaWon 35–6 vs. Vanderbilt+29VanderbiltTied 14–14 vs. LSU0LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsAlabamaL 14–⁠2660%
Oct 7vsLouisiana ChristianW 64–⁠093%
Oct 14vs10Notre DameL 9–⁠1343%
Oct 21vsOle MissW 27–⁠2061%
Oct 28atAuburnW 28–⁠077%
Nov 11atNavyW 27–⁠066%
Nov 18vsVirginiaW 42–⁠1856%
Nov 25vsVanderbiltW 35–⁠670%
Dec 2vsLSUT 14–⁠1468%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied LSU 14–⁠14; No. 20 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Final: 20

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
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠1 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 20
Points
260–⁠97
Coach
Henry Frnka
Elo
1655 +53 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
14.7 No. 14 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Dennis Doyle and George Maddux

Drafted in 1951

The 1951 draft
Rd 2Don Joyce OTChicago Cardinals
Rd 3Jerry Helluin OTCleveland Browns
Rd 4George Kinek BLos Angeles Rams
Rd 6Dan Rogas OGCleveland Browns
Rd 7Paul Lea OTChicago Bears

All-SEC

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1950 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1950 Southeastern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kentucky5–⁠111–⁠17
Tennessee4–⁠111–⁠14
Alabama6–⁠29–⁠216
Tulane3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠120
Georgia Tech4–⁠25–⁠6
Georgia3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠3
Vanderbilt3–⁠47–⁠4
Mississippi State3–⁠44–⁠5
LSU2–⁠3–⁠24–⁠5–⁠2
Florida2–⁠45–⁠5
Ole Miss1–⁠55–⁠5
Auburn0–⁠70–⁠10

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