1950 Canterbury Knights football | |
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HCC champion | |
Conference | Hoosier College Conference |
Record | 8–0 (6–0 HCC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Split-T |
Captain | Bob Courtney, Bob Smith |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canterbury $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anderson (IN) | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanover | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana Central | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manchester (IN) | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earlham | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Franklin (IN) | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 23 | at Franklin (IN) | Franklin, IN | W 14–6 | [3] | |||
September 30 | Taylor | Danville, IN | W 25–0 | [4] | |||
October 7 | at Earlham | Richmond, IN | W 12–7 | [5] | |||
October 14 | at Hanover | Danville, IN | W 21–20 | [6] | |||
October 21 | at Anderson (IN) |
| W 38–25 | 3,300 | [7] | ||
October 28 | Rose Poly* | Danville, IN | W 40–7 | [1] | |||
November 4 | at Indiana Central |
| W 7–6 | [8] | |||
November 11 | at Saint Joseph's (IN)* | Lebanon, IN | W 14–7 | [9] | |||
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