1950 Colorado A&M Aggies football team

The 1950 Colorado A&M Aggies football team represented Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in the Skyline Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bob Davis, the Aggies compiled a 6–3 record (4–1 against Skyline opponents), finished second in the Skyline Conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 215 to 141.[1][2]

1950 Colorado A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSkyline Conference (Mountain States)
1950 record6–3 (4–1 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumColorado Field
1950 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 Wyoming $ 5 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
Colorado A&M 4 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Denver 2 –2 –1  3 –8 –1
Utah 1 –2 –2  3 –4 –3
BYU 1 –3 –1  4 –5 –1
Utah State 0 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Four Colorado Agricultural players received all-conference honors in 1950: guard Dale Dodrill, tackle Frank McKiben, halfback Jack Christiansen, and tackle Cliff Hoelzer.[3] Christiansen later played eight seasons as a safety and return specialist with the Detroit Lions and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Dodrill played nine seasons as a defensive tackle with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Denver
W 30–14
September 30Colorado College*
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 48–7
October 7at Wyoming
L 0–3419,656[4]
October 14BYU
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 27–14
October 21at Colorado Mines*
W 26–0
October 28at Utah StateLogan, UTW 33–13
November 11Utah
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 32–7
November 18at Arizona State*
L 13–21
November 25Colorado*
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
L 6–31
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1950 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  2. "2017 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2017. pp. 164, 170. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  3. 2017 Media Guide, p. 174.
  4. Larry Press (October 8, 1950). "Talboom Leads Cowboys to 34-0 Win Over Colorado Aggies". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 8.
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