American college football season
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 * W 33–730,245
September 30 No. 18 Minnesota * W 28–1349,704
October 7 No. 13 UCLA No. 10 W 21–2037,706
October 14 at Oregon State No. 11 W 35–624,762
October 21 at Illinois * No. 10 L 13–2035,930
October 28 at Stanford W 21–732,474
November 4 No. 6 California No. 12 L 7–1455,245
November 11 Oregon No. 17 W 27–1234,475
November 18 at USC No. 19 W 28–1323,442
November 25 vs. Washington State No. 18 W 52–2128,433
*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] '
References
^ "Washington Yearly Results (1950-1954)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015 .
^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book . National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 28.
^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book . National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 29.
^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book . National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. pp. 35, 37.
^ "1951 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2019 .
^ "The Husky Hall of Fame" . gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019 .
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