1950 Football Team
| Overall Record: 6-3-1 | Conference Record: 4-1-1 |
| Conference Finish: 1st place | |
| National Ranking: AP - No. 9, UPI - No. 6 | |
| Coach: Bennie G. Oosterbaan | |
| Captain: R. Allen Wahl | |
| All-Americans: R. Allen Wahl | |
| All-Conference: Charles Ortmann, R. Allen Wahl, Don Dufek | |
| Most Valuable Player: Don Dufek | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Roger Zatkoff | |
| Trainer: Jim Hunt | |
| Assistant coaches: Jack Blott, George Ceithaml, Clifford Keen, Ernest McCoy, Bill Orwig, Don Robinson, Walter Weber, J.T. White | |
| Manager: William Searle | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 3/19 | 09/30 | H | L | 7-14 | 96,602 |
| Dartmouth | 19/- | 10/07 | H | W | 27-7 | 70,262 |
| Army | 18/1 | 10/14 | 1 | L | 6-27 | 61,472 |
| Wisconsin (HC) | -/16 | 10/21 | H | W | 26-13 | 88,657 |
| Minnesota | 14/- | 10/28 | A | T | 7-7 | 59,412 |
| Illinois | -/10 | 11/04 | H | L | 0-7 | 96,517 |
| Indiana | -/- | 11/11 | H | W | 20-7 | 65,754 |
| Northwestern | -/- | 11/18 | H | W | 34-23 | 75,075 |
| Ohio State | -/8 | 11/25 | A | W | 9-3 | 79,868 |
| California | 9/5 | 01/01 | 2 | W | 14-6 | 98,939 |
| Totals | 150-114 | 792,558 | ||||
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1 - Yankee Stadium, New York, New York 2 - Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California | ||||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end |
Lowell Perry (6) Oswald Clark (4) | |
| left tackle |
Thomas Johnson (6) John Hess (4) | |
| left guard |
Peter Kinyon (9) Allen Jackson | |
| center |
Carl Kreager (5) Jon Padjen (5) | |
| right guard |
Thomas Kelsey (5) Jim Wolter (4) Carl Kreager | |
| right tackle |
Robert Wahl (6) Ralph Stribe (3) Bill Ohlenroth | |
| right end |
Harry Allis (9) Merritt Green | |
| quarterback |
Bill Putich (10)
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| fullback | Don Dufek (10) | |
| left halfback |
Chuck Ortmann (9) Donald Peterson | |
| right halfback |
Leo Koceski (4) Donald Peterson (2) Frank Howll (2) Don Oldham Wes Bradford |
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end |
Harry Allis (6) Merritt Green (4) | |
| left tackle | Thomas Johnson (10) | |
| left guard |
Dick McWilliams (5) Robert Timm (2) Thomas Kelsey (1) John Powers (1) Allen Jackson (1) | |
| rignt guard |
Allen Jackson (9) Dick McWilliams (1) | |
| right tackle | R. Allen Wahl (10) | |
| right end |
Oswald Clark (9) Fred Pickard (1) | |
| linebacker |
Roger Zatkoff (9) Ted Topor (1) | |
| linebacker | Tony Momsen (10) | |
| left haflback |
Don Dufek (9) Leo Koceski (1) | |
| right halfback |
Don Peterson (3) Don Oldham (2) Frank Howell (2) Thomas Witherspoon (1) Leo Koceski (2) | |
| safety |
Chuck Ortman (6) Leo Koceski (3) Lowell Perry (1) |
View full 1950 roster (from all-time roster database, includes non-lettermen and freshmen)
1950 Team Photo
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[Note: photo includes only varsity letter winners]
- Back Row
- Manager William Searle, Dave Tinkham, Bob Timm, Lowell Perry, Merritt Green, Larry LeClaire, Jim Hunt (trainer)
- 4th Row
- Wes Bradford, Frank Howell, Dick Strozewski, Roger Zatkoff, Ralph Stribe, Tom Johnson, Ted Topor, Tom Witherspoon, Don Oldham
- 3rd Row
- Pete Kinyon, Jim Wolter, John Powers, Al Jackson, Dick Farrer, Carl Kreager, Tom Kelsey, John Padjen, Russ Osterman, Don Peterson
- 2nd Row
- Don Dufek, Pete Palmer, Bill Olenroth, Fred Pickard, Chuch Ortmann, Less Popp, Leo Koceski, Norm Jackson, Ralph Straffon
- Front Row
- Dick McWilliams, Tony Momsen, Athletic Director Fritz Crisler, Capt. Al Wahl, Coach Benny Oosterbaan, Bill Putich, Harry Allis, Ozzie Clark
1950 Full Squad Photo
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