1950 Wayne Tartars football team

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]

1950 Wayne Tartars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Head coach
1950 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23South DakotaDetroit, MIW 19–144,000[2]
September 29at DetroitL 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 TempleL 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 ToledoL 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.
  8. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
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