1950 Canterbury Knights football team

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1950 Canterbury Knights football
HCC champion
Conference Hoosier College Conference
Record8–0 (6–0 HCC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Split-T
CaptainBob Courtney, Bob Smith
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Hoosier Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Canterbury $ 6 –0 –08 –0 –0
Anderson (IN) 4 –1 –14 –3 –2
Hanover 3 –2 –03 –5 –1
Taylor 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Indiana Central 2 –4 –13 –5 –1
Manchester (IN) 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Earlham 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
Franklin (IN) 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 Canterbury Knights football team was an American football team that represented Canterbury College of Danville, Indiana, as a member of the Hoosier College Conference (HCC) during the 1950 college football season. In their third year under head coach Robert Meyne, the Knights compiled a perfect 8–0 record (6–0 in conference games), won the HCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of . It was Canterbury's first HCC championship.

The team operated from a newly-adopted split-T offense during the 1950 season. [1]

Bob Courtney, Canterbury's 5'8", 155-pound halfback and co-captain, led the conference with 19 touchdowns and 114 points scored. Courtney also played at safety on defense and was selected to the 1950 Little All-Indiana football team. Other Canterbury players named to the Little All-Indiana team were: center John Syrek; tackle Joe Springer; and defensive guard Abie Carter. [2] Springer was a 285-pound sophomore who played on offense and defense, despite not playing football before enrolling at Canterbury, and was a key blocker for Courtney. [1] Other key players included freshman quarterback George Barlow, right halfback Evan Fine, and senior fullback Trent Gipson.

Walt Ney and Stan Lobred were assistant coaches. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Franklin (IN) Franklin, IN W 14–6 [3]
September 30 Taylor Danville, IN W 25–0 [4]
October 7at Earlham Richmond, IN W 12–7 [5]
October 14at Hanover Danville, INW 21–20 [6]
October 21at Anderson (IN)
W 38–253,300 [7]
October 28 Rose Poly *Danville, INW 40–7 [1]
November 4at Indiana Central
W 7–6 [8]
November 11at Saint Joseph's (IN) * Lebanon, IN W 14–7 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Jack K. Overmyer (October 30, 1950). "Canterbury Clinches 1st Hoosier Loop Crown With Just 28 Players". The Indianapolis Star. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Little All-Indiana Teams Are Picked". The Terre Haute Tribune. November 29, 1950. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Grizzly Fumbles Pave Way For 14-6 Win By Canterbury: College Eleven Drops First Tilt Of 1950 Campaign". The Franklin Evening Star. September 25, 1950. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Canterbury Shows Early Foot to Set Pace in H.C. Race". The Terre Haute Star. October 2, 1950. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Paul F. Ingels (October 8, 1950). "Canterbury Hands Earlham 12-7 Defeat". The Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Canterbury Upsets Hanover". Anderson Herald. October 15, 1950. p. section 3, page 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Canterbury's Courtney Paces Knights To 38-25 Win Over Ravens: Ace Scores 4 Times; Macholtz Makes 3 TD's". Anderson Herald. October 22, 1950. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Jack K. Overmyer\date=November 5, 1950. "Canterbury Nips Indiana Central: 7-6 Victory Is Knights' 7th In Row". The Indianapolis Star. p. Section 4, page 2 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "Bob Courtney Gets Canterbury's Winning Marker". Anderson Herald. November 12, 1950. p. Secton 3, page 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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