1950 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 1950 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan in the 1950 Big Ten Conference football season. Coached by Bennie Oosterbaan, the Wolverines won the Big Ten Conference championship with a record of 6–3–1 (4–1–1 in conference) and defeated California in the 1951 Rose Bowl, 14–6. The team had two All-Big 10 backs in Don Dufek and Chuck Ortmann and All-American tackle R. Allen "Brick" Wahl. Despite losing three times and tying once, Michigan was ranked No. 9 in the AP Poll and No. 6 in the UPI Poll at season's end. The Wolverines played a regular season game at Yankee Stadium against Army on October 14, 1950. They lost that game 27–6.

1950 Michigan Wolverines football
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 14–6 vs. California
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 9
Record6–3–1 (4–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDon Dufek Sr.
CaptainRobert Wahl
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
1950 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Michigan $ 4 1 16 3 1
No. 14 Ohio State 5 2 06 3 0
Wisconsin 5 2 06 3 0
No. 13 Illinois 4 2 07 2 0
Northwestern 3 3 06 3 0
Iowa 2 4 03 5 1
Minnesota 1 4 11 7 1
Indiana 1 4 03 5 1
Purdue 1 4 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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