1950 Wayne Tartars football team

American college football season

1950 Wayne Tartars football

Conference| Independent
Record| 2–7
Head coach|

* Louis F. Zarza (2nd season)

Seasons

<- 1949

1951 ->

1950 Midwestern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Valparaiso |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 8 Michigan State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Xavier |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
John Carroll |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Baldwin–Wallace |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Michigan Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
Marquette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Wabash |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 3
Butler |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Toledo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Bowling Green |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
Dayton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Youngstown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Ball State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1
Washington University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Wayne |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Indiana State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
Rose Poly |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1950 college football season. Under second-year head coach Louis F. Zarza, the team compiled a 2–7 record.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 23| South Dakota| Detroit, MI| W 19–14| 4,000| [2]
September 29| at Detroit|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| L 0–34| 19,257| [3]
October 7| Western Illinois|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| L 20–21| 7,767| [4]
October 14| at Michigan State Normal|

* Briggs Field
* Ypsilanti, MI

| W 26–6| 5,000| [5]
October 21| at Temple|

* Temple Stadium
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 0–26| 5,000| [6]
October 28| at Omaha| Omaha, NE| L 13–32| |
November 4| South Dakota State| Detroit, MI| L 0–40| |
November 11| at Bradley|

* Peoria Stadium
* Peoria, IL

| L 29–33| | [7]
November 18| at Toledo|

* Glass Bowl
* Toledo, OH

| L 7–56| |

* Homecoming

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## References

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1. ^ "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. p. 121. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
2. ^ "Wayne Nips With TD In 4th On Pass". Argus-Leader. Associated Press. September 24, 1950. p. 25. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
3. ^ Dick Peters (September 30, 1950). "Titans Put Tartars to Rout, 34–0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 16–17 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Puscas, George (October 8, 1950). "Western Illinois Slips Past Tartars, 21 to 20". Detroit Free Press. p. E5. Retrieved February 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Puscas, George (October 15, 1950). "Wayne Sophomores Take Michigan Normal in Stride, 26-6". Detroit Free Press. p. 6E. Retrieved March 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Late Temple Flurry Buries Wayne, 26 to 0". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Mich. October 22, 1950. p. E4 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Wayne Scares Rival But Goes Down, 33-29". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. Associated Press. November 12, 1950. p. E5. Retrieved July 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.

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