1950 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football team

American college football season

1950 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football

Conference| Western New York Little Three Conference
Record| 7–2 (1–0 Little Three)
Head coach|

* Joe Bach (1st season)

Captains|

* Stan Zajdel
* John Breslin

Home stadium| Forness Stadium

Seasons

<- 1949

1951 ->

The 1950 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football team, sometimes also referred to as the St. Bonaventure Brown Indians, was an American football team that represented St. Bonaventure University during the 1950 college football season. In its first season under head coach Joe Bach, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 253 to 148.[1] The team played its home games at Forness Stadium in Olean, New York.

Quarterback Ted Marchibroda led the team on offense. He set Eastern passing records with 176 passing yards against Xavier on Thanksgiving Day and 1,577 passing yards for the season. The season mark broke the prior record set by Paul Governali in 1942.[2]

Stan Zajdel and John Breslin were the team's co-captains. Assistant coaches included Russ Thomas (line coach) and Hugo Marcolini (backfield coach).[3]

## Schedule

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September 17| John Carroll*|

* Forness Stadium
* Olean, NY

| W 27–19| 9,000| [4]
September 23| at Houston*|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 29–14| 14,000| [5]
October 1| at Dayton*|

* Forness Stadium
* Olean, NY

| W 40–14| 11,500| [6]
October 13| at Boston University*|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA

| W 25–21| 12,135| [7]
October 21| at Duquesne*|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| L 12–25| | [8]
October 29| Saint Vincent*|

* Forness Stadium
* Olean, NY

| W 27–20| | [9]
November 5| at Niagara|

* Civic Stadium
* Buffalo, NY

| W 41–20| | [10]
November 11| Toledo*|

* Forness Stadium
* Olean, NY

| W 38–7| 6,500| [11]
November 23| at Xavier*|

* Xavier Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| L 14–21| 10,000| [12]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "1950 - Saint Bonaventure (NY)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
2. ^ "Pitt Lost Great Grid Prospect When Marchibroda Chose Bonnies". The Pittsburgh Press. November 29, 1950. p. 31 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "1950 St. Bonaventure University Football Squad". Olean Times Herald. November 24, 1950. p. 14 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Hanifin Leads St. Bonaventure Over John Carroll, 27 to 19". The Oneonta Star. September 18, 1950. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Marchibroda Passes, Hanifin's Runs Again Spark Bona To 29-14 Triumph". Olean Times Herald. September 25, 1950. p. 8 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Bonnies Romp To 40-14 Victory Over Dayton Before Crowd of 11,500". Olean Times Herald. October 2, 1950. p. 8 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "St. Bonaventure Rally Defeats B. U., 25-21". The Boston Globe. October 14, 1950. pp. Sports 1, 4 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Dukes Stop Marchibroda, Spoil St. Bona's Clean Grid Slate, 25-12". Olean Times Herald. October 23, 1950. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Bonnies Whip Bearcats". The Latrobe Bulletin. October 30, 1950. pp. 9, 11 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Bonnies Rap Niagara Eleven By 41-20 Score". Altoona Tribune. November 6, 1950. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Marchibroda Paces Bona In Toledo Win". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 12, 1950. p. 2D - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Marchibroda Eclipses East All-Time Record As Bona Bows To Xavier In Finale". Olean Times Herald. November 24, 1950. p. 14 - via Newspapers.com.

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