1950 Bradley Braves football team

1950 Bradley Braves football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	5–5 (0–3 MVC)
Head coach	Art Bergstrom (3rd season)
Home stadium	Peoria Stadium
Seasons ← 1949 1951  →

1950 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 19 Tulsa $	3	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
Detroit	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Wichita	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Drake	1	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma A&M	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Bradley	0	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Bradley Braves football team was an American football team that represented Bradley University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by Art Bergstrom in his third and final season as head coach, the Braves compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the MVC.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23		Ripon *	Peoria Stadium Peoria, IL	W 33–0	6,000	[1]
September 30		Adams State *	Peoria Stadium Peoria, IL	W 57–0		[2]
October 7		at Bowling Green *	University Field Bowling Green, OH	L 14–20		[3]
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at Wichita	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 6–34	12,006	[4] [5]
October 21		Toledo *	Peoria Stadium Peoria, IL	L 20–32		[6]
October 28	8:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Peoria Stadium Peoria, IL	L 7–74	4,500	[7] [8] [9]
November 4	1:30 p.m.	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 14–42	7,500	[10] [11] [12]
November 11		Wayne *	Peoria Stadium Peoria, IL	W 33–29		[13]
November 18	3:00 p.m.	at New Mexico *	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	W 20–19	9,000	[14] [15]
November 23	4:00 p.m.	at Cal Poly *	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 35–21	2,000	[16] [17] [18]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

References

1. "Bradley Trounces Ripon In 33-0 Opener". Jacksonville Daily Journal . Jacksonville, Illinois. Associated Press. September 24, 1950. p. 13. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
2. "Bradley Blanks Adams State, 57-0". Jacksonville Daily Journal . Jacksonville, Illinois. Associated Press. October 1, 1950. p. 6. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
3. "Falcons, 20 to 14". Mansfield News Journal . Mansfield, Ohio. Associated Press. October 8, 1950. p. 22. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Shockers Host Bradley". The Wichita Eagle . Wichita, Kansas. October 14, 1950. p. 8. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
5. Hodge, Bill (October 15, 1950). "Shockers Batter Bradley 34-6". The Wichita Eagle . Wichita, Kansas. p. 29. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
6. "Toledo Slams Bradley, 32-20". Des Moines Sunday Register . Des Moines, Iowa. Associated Press. October 22, 1950. p. 8S. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
7. Turner, John H. (October 28, 1950). "Hurricane Guns For Fourth Win Against Bradley". Tulsa World . Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 6. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
8. Turner, John H. (October 29, 1950). "Hurricane Belts Helpless Braves By 74 To 7 Count". Tulsa World . Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
9. Turner, John H. (October 29, 1950). "Hurricane Belts (continued)". Tulsa World . Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 4, sports section. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
10. Wilson, Brad (November 4, 1950). "Bulldogs All Set". Des Moines Sunday Register . Des Moines, Iowa. p. 13. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
11. Wilson, Brad (November 5, 1950). "Drake Wins, 42-14; Bright Gains 436". Des Moines Sunday Register . Des Moines, Iowa. p. 1S. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
12. Wilson, Brad (November 5, 1950). "Bienemann, Binette Carry 11 Passes 193 Yards (continued)". Des Moines Sunday Register . Des Moines, Iowa. p. 8S. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
13. "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 .
14. Kailer, J. D. (November 12, 1950). "Lobos End Home Season Against Bradley". Albuquerque Journal . Albuquerque, New Mexico. p. 12. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
15. Kailer, J. D. (November 19, 1950). "Bradley Eleven Edges New Mexico in Home Final, 20-19". Albuquerque Journal . Albuquerque, New Mexico. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
16. "Cal Poly Faces Bradley Eleven In Thanksgiving Day Grid Tilt". Santa Barbara News-Press . Santa Barbara, California. November 23, 1950. p. B9. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
17. "Braves Score Out of Turn to Beat Mustangs, 35-21". Telegram-Tribune . San Luis Obispo, California. November 24, 1950. p. 4. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
18. "Bradley Eleven Downs Cal Poly Broncos". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 24, 1950. p. 32. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.