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1950 George Washington Colonials football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Washington and Lee $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Clemson 3 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
VMI 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 2
Maryland 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Duke 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
George Washington 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
NC State 4 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
William & Mary 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Furman 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
West Virginia 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Richmond 1 – 8 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
VPI 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as part of the Southern Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bo Rowland, the team compiled a 5–4 record (4–3 in the SoCon).[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Virginia*
L 0–1920,000[2]
September 29VMI
W 15–1215,000[3]
October 6West Virginia
W 21–148,007[4]
October 13VPI
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 42–79,283[5]
October 21at No. 19 Wake Forest
L 0–1310,000[6]
October 26South Carolina
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 20–3413,400[7]
November 4at No. 16 Maryland
L 7–2318,272[8]
November 11at Furman
W 34–73,000[9]
November 25Georgetown*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 7–62,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1950 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Virginia scores easy victory". The Tampa Tribune. October 24, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "GW turns back VMI by 15–12". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 30, 1950. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Davis and Mates take game, 21–14". The News and Observer. October 7, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colonials rout Gobblers, 42–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 14, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wake Forest tops GW, 13–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 22, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Birds rip Colonials in wild tilt, 34–20". Florence Morning News. October 28, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "23–7 victory to Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. November 5, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "George Washington overpowers Furman in 4th period, 34–7". The Greenville News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "GW edges Hoyas, 7–6 in snowfall". Richmond Times-Dispatch. United Press. November 26, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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