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 stadiumUniversity of Washington Stadium
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 Howie Odell, the team compiled an 8–2 record, finished second in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents 265 to 134.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Kansas State*
W 33–730,500[4]
September 30No. 18 Minnesota*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 28–1349,500[5]
October 7No. 13 UCLANo. 10
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 21–2034,500[6]
October 14at Oregon StateNo. 11
W 35–627,876[7]
October 21at Illinois*No. 10
L 13–2036,743[8]
October 28at Stanford
W 21–735,000[9]
November 4No. 6 CaliforniaNo. 12
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–1455,200[10]
November 11OregonNo. 17
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA (rivalry)
W 27–1233,500[11]
November 18at USCNo. 19
W 28–1323,442[12]
November 25vs. Washington StateNo. 18
W 52–2128,181[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [14]

NFL draft selections

One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1951 NFL draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 362 selections.[15]'

= Husky Hall of Fame[16]
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Roland Kirby Back 10th 121 Los Angeles Rams

References

  1. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 28.
  2. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 29.
  3. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. pp. 35, 37.
  4. ^ "Heinrich's passes lead Huskies in Kansas rout". The Fresno Bee. September 24, 1950. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Potent Washington humiliates Minnesota, 28–13". The San Francisco Examiner. October 1, 1950. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Uclans go under in 21–20 battle". The Los Angeles Times. October 8, 1950. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Orange absorb 35–6 'Husking'". The Oregon Daily Journal. October 15, 1950. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Karras runs wild as Illini trip Huskies". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 22, 1950. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Husky Heinrich passes over Stanford, 21–7". The Montana Standard. October 29, 1950. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bears chew Huskies 14–7". The Press Democrat. November 5, 1950. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Huskies in rally to beat Oregon". The Spokesman-Review. November 12, 1950. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Trojan gamble fails in 28–13 loss". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 19, 1950. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Huskies roll over scrappy Washington State Cougars 52–21". The Spokesman-Review. November 26, 1950. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1950 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  15. ^ "1951 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  16. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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