1950 Duquesne Dukes football team

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1950 Duquesne Dukes football
ConferenceIndependent
1950 record2–6–1
Head coach
Home stadiumForbes Field
Seasons
← 1949
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1950 Eastern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Franklin & Marshall   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 6 Princeton   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Army   –   8 – 1 – 0
Fordham   –   8 – 1 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 1 – 0
Drexel   –   6 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Cornell   –   7 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   6 – 3 – 0
Yale   –   6 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   5 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   4 – 4 – 1
Tufts   –   4 – 4 – 1
Columbia   –   4 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 5 – 1
Dartmouth   –   3 – 5 – 1
Boston University   –   3 – 5 – 0
Duquesne   –   2 – 6 – 1
Hofstra   –   2 – 6 – 0
NYU   –   1 – 5 – 1
CCNY   –   1 – 7 – 0
Harvard   –   1 – 7 – 0
Brown   –   1 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 8 – 0
Boston College   –   0 – 9 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1950 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Doc Skender, Duquesne compiled a 2–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 265 to 169.[1]

In January 1951, Duquesne president, the Rev. Vernon F. Gallagher, announced that the school had decided to suspend its participation in intercollegiate football. As reasons for the suspension, the school cited the manpower shortage resulting from the Korean War and noted that the school had suffered "heavy financial losses" from football over the last four years.[2] The school did not resume competition in the sport until 1969.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Saint VincentLatrobe, PAT 14–149,800[3]
September 23at Villanova
L 28–39
September 30at Florida
L 14–2818,500[4]
October 7Boston Universitydagger
L 7–2110,000[5]
October 21St. Bonaventure
W 25–12[6]
October 28at Louisville
W 27–20
November 4at No. 14 Clemson
L 20–53
November 12at Detroit
L 14–47
November 17at Chattanooga
L 20–32 [7]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1950 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dukes Drop Football As Too Costly". The Pittsburgh Press. January 21, 1951. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "St. Vincent Surprises in 14-14 Tie with Duquesne". Pittsburgh Press. September 18, 1950. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Florida storms past Duquesne for 27–14 victory". The Orlando Sentinel-Sun. October 1, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "B.U. Downs Duquesne, 21-7: Pavlikowski Stars". The Boston Globe. October 8, 1950. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dukes Stop Marchibroda, Spoils St. Bona's Clean Grid Slate, 25-12". Olean Times Herald. October 23, 1950 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dukes lose to Chattanooga as late rally falls short". The Pittsburgh Press. November 18, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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