1950 Lewis & Clark Pioneers football team
| 1950 Lewis & Clark Pioneers football | |
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NWC champion Pear Bowl champion | |
Pear Bowl, W 61–7 vs. San Francisco State | |
| Conference | Northwest Conference |
| Record | 9–0 (5–0 NWC) |
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| Home stadium | Multnomah Stadium, Vaughn Street ballpark |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis & Clark $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (OR) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Linfield | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College of Idaho | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willamette | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitman | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 Lewis & Clark Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented Lewis & Clark College of Portland, Oregon, as a member of the Northwest Conference (NWC) during the 1950 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Joe Huston, the Pioneers compiled a perfect 9–0 record (5–0 in conference games), won the NWC championship, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 327 to 32.[1][2]
As the NWC champion, the Lewis & Clark was invited to play in the Pear Bowl in Medford, Oregon. The Pioneers easily defeated the San Francisco Gators, 61 to 7, led by the rushing attack of Dick Walker and Rube Maisch and the passing of Clarke Anderson.[3] They were also considered for the Pineapple Bowl on January 1, but the game's organizers instead invited the Denver Pioneers despite a 3–7–1 record.[4][5]
Eleven Lewis & Clark players were selected by Northwest Conference coaches as first-team players on the 1950 all-conference team. Five were named to the offensive team: halfback Rueben Baisch; fullback Stan Blair; guard Jim King; and tackles Elden Stender and Bill O'Hara. Six were named to the defensive team: ends Phil Fraser and Bill Bell; tackle Guy Gerber; guard Bud Cox; halfback Dick Voll; and safety Fred Wilson.[6] The Pioneers also played four on the United Press' small-college all-coast football team: back Reuben Baisch, guard Bud Cox, tackle Bill O'Hara, and defensive back Blair.[7]
The team played home games at Multnomah Stadium and the Vaughn Street ballpark in Portland, Oregon.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 16 | Oregon College* | W 28–13 | [8] | |||
| September 23 | vs. Southern Oregon* |
| W 27–6 | [9] | ||
| October 7 | at Linfield | McMinnville, OR | W 44–0 | [10] | ||
| October 14 | at Pacific (OR) | Forest Grove, OR | W 24–0 | [11][12] | ||
| October 21 | Willamette | Portland, OR | W 20–6 | [13] | ||
| October 28 | Vanport | Portland, OR | W 38–0 | [14] | ||
| November 4 | Whitman |
| W 32–0 | [15][16] | ||
| November 11 | College of Idaho | Portland, OR | W 53–0 | [17][18] | ||
| November 23 | vs. San Francisco State | W 61–7 | [3][19] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Northwest Conference Football History" (PDF). Northwest Conference. p. 5. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "1950 Football Team". Lewis & Clark College. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ a b Dick Jewett (November 24, 1950). "Pioneers Blast Gators 61 to 7 in Pear Bowl Skirmish". Medford Mail Tribune. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oregon State Wins 14-2 Final Game Over Oregon". Albany Democrat-Herald. November 27, 1950. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lewis-Clark Continues To Seek Bowl Contest". Corvallis Gazette-Times. December 1, 1950. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pioneers Pace All-Star Team". The News-Review (Roseburg, Oregon). November 27, 1950. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lewis & Clark Dominates Coast's Little All-Stars". The Capital Journal. December 1, 1950. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shrine Game Here Saturday Between Pioneers, SOCE". Coos Bay Times. September 18, 1950. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lewis and Clark Trounces SOCE In Myrtle Bowl". Coos Bay Times. September 25, 1950. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L & C 44, Linfield 0". The Eugene Guard. October 9, 1950. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pioneers Rip Badgers, 24-0". The Statesman. October 15, 1950. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lewis and Clark Still Unbeaten". Evening Observer (La Grande, OR). October 16, 1950. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lewis and Clark Tops Willamette U By 20-6". Corvallis Gazette-Times. October 23, 1950. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pioneers Whip Vanport 38-0". The Statesman. October 29, 1950. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Whitman Fails in LC Grid Mix". The Spokesman-Review. November 6, 1950. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lewis and Clark Stays Unbeaten". Albany Democrat-Herald. November 6, 1950. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lewis and Clark Gridmen Get Bid to Shrine Pear Bowl Here". Medford Mail Tribune. November 13, 1950. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pioneers Rout Coyotes 53-0". The Statesman. November 12, 1950. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football Slaughter". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. November 24, 1950. p. 19. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
