1950 Canterbury Knights football team

American college football season

1950 Canterbury Knights football

HCC champion

Conference| Hoosier College Conference
Record| 8–0 (6–0 HCC)
Head coach|

* Robert Meyne (3rd season)

Offensive scheme| Split-T
Captain| Bob Courtney, Bob Smith

Seasons

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1951 ->

1950 Hoosier Conference football standings

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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

* $ - 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

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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)|

* East Fifth Street Athletic Field
* Anderson, IN

| W 38–25| 3,300| [7]
October 28| Rose Poly*| Danville, IN| W 40–7| | [1]
November 4| at Indiana Central|

* Manual Field
* Indianapolis, IN

| W 7–6| | [8]
November 11| at Saint Joseph's (IN)*| Lebanon, IN| W 14–7| | [9]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ a b c d 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. Section 3, page 1 - via Newspapers.com.

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