1950 Washington Huskies football team

1950 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. T–15
AP	No. 11
Record	8–2 (6–1 PCC)
Head coach	Howard Odell (3rd season)
Captains	Joe Cloidt Mike Michael
Home stadium	Husky Stadium

1950 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 California $	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
No. 11 Washington	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
UCLA	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Stanford	2	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Idaho	1	–	1	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Washington State	2	–	3	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
USC	1	–	3	–	2			2	–	5	–	2
Oregon State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Oregon	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1950 college football season. In its third season under head coach Howard Odell, the team compiled an 8–2 record, finished second in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents 265 to 134.^[1]

Quarterback Don Heinrich led the country in passing, completing 134 of 221 passes (60.9%) for 1,846 yards with nine touchdownsand 14 touchdowns.^[2] Halfback Hugh McElhenny also ranked among the nation's leading rushers with 1,107 yards on 179 carries (6.18 average).^[3] Joe Cloidt and Mike Michael were the team captains.

As a team, the Huskies ranked third nationally in passing offense (204.1 yards per game) and eighth in total offense (411.6 yards per game).^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23	Kansas State*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 33–7	30,245
September 30	No. 18 Minnesota*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 28–13	49,704
October 7	No. 13 UCLA	No. 10	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 21–20	37,706
October 14	at Oregon State	No. 11	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 35–6	24,762
October 21	at Illinois*	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 13–20	35,930
October 28	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 21–7	32,474
November 4	No. 6 California	No. 12	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–14	55,245
November 11	Oregon	No. 17	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	W 27–12	34,475
November 18	at USC	No. 19	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 28–13	23,442
November 25	vs. Washington State	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Spokane, WA (rivalry)	W 52–21	28,433
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL draft selections

One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1951 NFL draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 362 selections.^[5]'

= Husky Hall of Fame[6]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Roland Kirby	Back	10th	121	Los Angeles Rams

References

1. "Washington Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
2. Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 28.
3. Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 29.
4. Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. pp. 35, 37.
5. "1951 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
6. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

External links

• Game program: Washington vs. Washington State at Spokane – November 25, 1950