1950 Washington Huskies football team

1950 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. T–15
APNo. 11
Record8–2 (6–1 PCC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Joe Cloidt
  • Mike Michael
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
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]

  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.