1950 Wayne Tartars football
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1950 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Valparaiso   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Michigan State   –   8 – 1 – 0
Xavier   –   8 – 1 – 0
John Carroll   –   8 – 2 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   5 – 2 – 1
Marquette   –   5 – 3 – 1
Wabash   –   4 – 2 – 3
Butler   –   4 – 4 – 1
Notre Dame   –   4 – 4 – 1
Toledo   –   4 – 5 – 0
Bowling Green   –   3 – 4 – 2
Dayton   –   4 – 6 – 0
Youngstown   –   3 – 5 – 0
Ball State   –   2 – 4 – 1
Washington University   –   2 – 7 – 0
Wayne   –   2 – 7 – 0
Indiana State   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rose Poly   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1950 college football season. Under second-year head coach Louis F. Zarza, the team compiled a 2–7 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23South DakotaDetroit, MIW 19–144,000[2]
September 29at Detroit
L 0–3419,257[3]
October 7Western Illinois
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 20–217,767[4]
October 14at Michigan State Normal
W 26–65,000[5]
October 21at Temple
L 0–265,000[6]
October 28at OmahaOmaha, NEL 13–32
November 4South Dakota StatedaggerDetroit, MIL 0–40
November 11at Bradley
L 29–33[7]
November 18at Toledo
L 7–56
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. p. 121. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Wayne Nips With TD In 4th On Pass". Argus-Leader. Associated Press. September 24, 1950. p. 25. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  3. ^ Dick Peters (September 30, 1950). "Titans Put Tartars to Rout, 34–0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 16–17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Puscas, George (October 8, 1950). "Western Illinois Slips Past Tartars, 21 to 20". Detroit Free Press. p. E5. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Puscas, George (October 15, 1950). "Wayne Sophomores Take Michigan Normal in Stride, 26-6". Detroit Free Press. p. 6E. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Late Temple Flurry Buries Wayne, 26 to 0". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Mich. October 22, 1950. p. E4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wayne Scares Rival But Goes Down, 33-29". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. Associated Press. November 12, 1950. p. E5. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
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