1950 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1950 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–5–1 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Clyde B. Smith (3rd season)
MVP	Bob Robertson
Captain	Ernest Kovatch
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1949 1951  →

1950 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Michigan $	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
No. 14 Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Indiana	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1950 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Clyde B. Smith, in his third year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Nebraska *		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	T 20–20	33,000
October 7	No. 17 Iowa		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 20–7
October 14	No. 12 Ohio State		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 14–26	29,000
October 21	No. 11 Notre Dame *		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 20–7	34,100
October 28	at No. 12 Illinois	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 0–20	65,021
November 4	at No. 13 Michigan State *		Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	L 0–35	45,237
November 11	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 7–20	96,517	[1]
November 18	Marquette *		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 18–7
November 25	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 0–13	45,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. George S. Alderton (November 5, 1950). "Grandelius Leads Spartans to 35 to 0 Victory Over Indiana: Powerful Ground Attack Romps Past Hoosiers for Five Markers To Banish Post-Irish Game Jinx". Lansing State Journal. pp. 1, 2 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1950 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
3. "1950 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
4. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.