1950 Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties football team

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1950 Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties football
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MIAC champion
Conference Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (6–0 MIAC)
Head coach
CaptainGene Payne
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Gustavus Adolphus $ 6 –0 –09 –2 –0
St. Thomas (MN) 5 –1 –05 –3 –0
Hamline 4 –2 –05 –2 –0
Macalester 3 –2 –15 –3 –1
Saint John's (MN) 3 –3 –04 –3 –0
Minnesota–Duluth 3 –3 –04 –3 –0
Concordia (MN) 2 –4 –03 –4 –0
St. Olaf 2 –4 –02 –6 –0
Augsburg 1 –5 –01 –5 –1
Saint Mary's (MN) 0 –5 –11 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties football team was an American football team that represented Gustavus Adolphus College of St. Peter, Minnesota, as a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) during the 1950 college football season. In their sixth and final year under head coach Lloyd Hollingsworth, the Gusties compiled a 9–2 record (6–0 in MIAC games), won the MIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 284 to 73. [1] The team won its first nine games before losing to La Crosse State in the last game of the regular season and to Abilene Christian in the Refrigerator Bowl.

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During the regular season, the Gusties shut out five opponents and ranked sixth nationally in total defense among small college teams, giving up only 140.2 yards per game -- 81.5 yards rushing and 87.7 yards passing. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Augustana (SD) *
W 25–0 [3]
September 16at Emporia State * Emporia, KS W 26–7
September 21 Augsburg St. Peter, MNW 33–0 [4]
September 28 Concordia (MN) St. Peter, MNW 47–6 [5]
October 5at Youngstown * Youngstown, OH W 20–148,059 [6]
October 13at St. Thomas (MN)
  • O'Shaughnessy field
  • St. Paul, MN
W 34–09,013 [7]
October 20at Macalester St. Paul, MNW 13–7 [8]
October 28at Saint John's (MN) Collegeville, MNW 34–0 [9]
November 4 St. Olaf Dagger-14-plain.pngSt. Peter, MNW 53–06,000 [10]
November 11at La Crosse State *
L 13–208,000 [11]
December 2vs. Abilene Christian *
L 7–137,500–8,000 [12] [13] [14] [15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Personnel

Notable players

Halfback Gene Payne was the team captain and ranked ninth among the nation's leading scorers with 91 points (15 touchdowns and an extra pint) in the regular season. [16] [2] (Payne added another six points with a rushing touchdown in the Refrigerator Bowl.) Payne tallied 862 rushing yards on 193 carries in the regular season. [2] Quarterback Tom Zweiner set a new school record with 64 completions in 128 attempts for 1,005 yards and 13 touchdowns. [2]

Tackle Cal Roberts was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1950 Little All-America college football team. [17]

End Haldo Norman was a unanimous selection for the 1961 All-MIAC football team. Three other Gustavus Adolphus players also received first-team honors: back Gene Payne; tackle Cal Roberts; and center Kenneth Quist. [18]

Departure of Hollingsworth

In December 1950, with the outbreak of the Korean War, coach Hollingsworth was called to active duty in the National Guard. [19] He was replaced as head coach by his line coach Lee Krough. [20]

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