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Washington Huskies

University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Founded: 1861
Stadium: Hushy Stadium
Capacity: 72,500
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Howard Howie Odell
Conference: Pacific Coast-

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1889 <-- 1949 <- 1950 -> 1951 --> 2024

1950 Season Highlights

Howard Howie Odell enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Washington.

1950 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Kansas State	33	7	W
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Minnesota	28	13	W
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. UCLA	21	20	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Oregon State	35	6	W	@ Portland, OR
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Illinois	13	20	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Stanford	21	7	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. California	7	14	L
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Oregon	27	13	W
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Southern California	28	13	W
Sat., Nov. 25	@ Washington State	52	21	W	@ Spokane, WA

1950 Season Totals
Record	8-2
Points Scored	265
Scoring Average	26.5
Points Allowed	134
Defense Average	13.4
Opponents Record	39-48
Conference Record	6-1
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	4-1

1950 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
11	8-2-0	AP
15	8-2-0	Coaches
15	8-2-0	UP

1950 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Washington	8-2	265	134		6-1	191	94	Howard Howie Odell
California	9-1-1	224	90	Lost 6-14	5-0-1	124	28	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
UCLA	6-3	196	96		5-2	170	76	Harry R. Red Sanders
Stanford	5-3-2	188	124		2-2-2	77	81	Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz
Washington State	4-3-2	168	182		2-3-1	101	162	Forest Evashevski
Oregon State	3-6	114	183		1-5	47	126	LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Southern California	2-5-2	114	182		1-3-2	77	128	Newell J. Jeff Cravath
Oregon	1-9	97	214		0-6	56	148	James W. Jim Aiken

1950 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1950 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.