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1950 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 Border)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Texas State $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Texas Western 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Hardin–Simmons 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Arizona 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
New Mexico A&M 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University in the Border Conference during the 1950 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Warren B. Woodson, the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–3 against conference opponents), finished fifth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 278 to 180.[1][2][3]

Only one Hardin-Simmons player was named to the 1950 All-Border Conference football team: quarterback John Ford.[4] Ford was also selected by the Associated Press as a second-team player on the 1950 Little All-America college football team.[5]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at New Mexico A&M
W 48–0[6]
September 23at Cincinnati*
L 7–1923,000[7]
September 30Trinity (TX)*
W 41–0[8]
October 7at Arizona
L 28–3217,500[9]
October 14Arizona State
  • Parramore Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 41–14[10]
October 20Houston*
  • Parramore Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 14–13[11]
November 3at Loyola (CA)*
L 20–2118,500[12]
November 11at Texas Western
L 20–2110,000[13]
November 18West Texas State
  • Parramore Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
L 31–477,400[14]
December 2Texas Tech
  • Fair Park Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 28–13[15][16]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide" (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "1950 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "1950 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  4. ^ 2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide, p. 65.
  5. ^ Harold Claasen (December 5, 1950). "All Sections Represented On Little All-America '11'". The Morning News. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hardin–Simmons romps to 48–0 over NM Aggies". The El Paso Times. September 17, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bearcats rally to trim Cowboys, 19–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 24, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cowboys run wild in 2nd half to smother Trinity, 41 to 0". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 1, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Arizona snaps back to down H–SU 32–28". The El Paso Times. October 8, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ford passes H–SU, 41–14, over Tempe". The El Paso Times. October 15, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hardin–Simmons nips Houston". Wichita Daily Times. October 21, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Jack Geyer (November 4, 1950). "Loyola Shades Texans, 21–20". Los Angeles Times. pp. III-1, III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cowboys upset by Texas Western". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 12, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "West Texas Buffaloes trample Hardin Simmons 'Pokes, 47–31". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 19, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Cowboys, Raiders clash at 2 p.m." The Abilene Reporter-News. December 2, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Ford paces Hardin–Simmons to 28–13 win over Raiders". The Arizona Daily Star. December 3, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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