1950 College Football Final Rankings

In 1950, the Oklahoma Sooners were declared national champions before the bowl season. In those days, there was not an additional poll following the bowl games. However, Oklahoma lost to the Kentucky Wildcats in the Sugar Bowl. In our analysis, Kentucky actually had the best season in 1950 and should have been named national champions.

1. Kentucky Wildcats (11-1) - 1.1
2. Wyoming Cowboys (10-0) - 2.2
3. Tennessee Volunteers (11-1) - 3.2
4. Oklahoma Sooners (10-1) - 4.1
5. Princeton Tigers (9-0) - 5.7
6. Army Black Knights (8-1) - 6.2
7. Texas Longhorns (9-2) - 6.7
8. Alabama Crimson Tide (9-2) - 8.8
9. Clemson Tigers (9-0-1) - 9.0
10. California Golden Bears (9-1-1) - 9.6
11. Michigan State Spartans (8-1) - 11.5
12. Pennsylvania Relays (6-3) - 13.1
(tie) Washington Huskies (8-2) - 13.1
14. Loyola Marymount Lions (8-1) - 16.0
15. Illinois Fighting Illini (7-2) - 16.3
16. Texas A&M Aggies (7-4) - 16.4
17. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (9-1-1) - 19.1
18. Ohio State Buckeyes (6-3) - 19.2
19. Miami Hurricanes (9-1-1) - 19.9
20. Michigan Wolverines (6-3-1) - 20.8
21. Cornell Big Red (7-2) - 21.3
(tie) Tulane Green Wave (6-2-1) - 21.3
23. Washington & Lee Generals (8-3) - 22.5
24. SMU Mustangs (6-4) - 23.7
25. UCLA Bruins (6-3) - 24.2
26. West Texas A&M Buffaloes (10-1) - 25.8
27. San Francisco Dons (7-4) - 25.9
28. Stanford Cardinal (5-3-2) - 27.6
29. Baylor Bears (7-3) - 27.8
30. Virginia Cavaliers (8-2) - 28.6
31. Maryland Terrapins (7-2-1) - 29.9
32. Wisconsin Badgers (6-3) - 30.3
33. LSU Tigers (4-5-2) - 33.9
34. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-1-2) - 36.6
35. Pacific Tigers (7-3-1) - 36.8
36. Duke Blue Devils (7-3) - 38.4
37. Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-2-1) - 38.7
38. Georgia Bulldogs (6-3-3) - 39.1
39. Northwestern Wildcats (6-3) - 39.3
40. Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-5) - 39.6
41. Arizona State Sun Devils (9-2) - 39.9
42. Rice Owls (6-4) - 41.5
(tie) Vanderbilt Commodores (7-4) - 41.5
44. Colorado State Rams (6-3) - 43.0
45. Fordham Rams (8-1) - 44.6
46. San Jose State Spartans (6-3-1) - 44.8
47. Drake Bulldogs (6-2-1) - 46.4
(tie) TCU Horned Frogs (5-5) - 46.4
49. Colorado Buffaloes (5-4-1) - 48.0
50. Kansas Jayhawks (6-4) - 48.4
51. Ole Miss Rebels (5-5) - 50.3
52. Navy Midshipmen (3-6) - 52.5
53. Syracuse Orange (5-5) - 52.8
54. Yale Bulldogs (6-3) - 54.7
55. Marquette Golden Eagles (5-3-1) - 55.3
56. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-6) - 56.1
57. Missouri Tigers (4-5-1) - 56.4
58. Detroit Mercy Titans (6-3-1) - 57.9
59. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-4-2) - 60.2
60. Florida Gators (5-5) - 62.2
61. Penn State Nittany Lions (5-3-1) - 62.7
62. Colgate Raiders (5-3) - 62.8
63. Arkansas Razorbacks (2-8) - 63.5
(tie) Indiana Hoosiers (3-5-1) - 63.5
65. North Carolina Tar Heels (3-5-2) - 64.9
66. VMI Keydets (6-4) - 67.1
67. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-4-1) - 67.7
68. Washington State Cougars (4-3-2) - 68.9
69. Temple Owls (4-4-1) - 69.1
70. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-4) - 70.0
71. Iowa Hawkeyes (3-5-1) - 70.6
72. Villanova Wildcats (4-5) - 70.9
73. George Washington Colonials (5-4) - 74.5
74. Hardin-Simmons Cowboys (5-5) - 74.8
75. Oregon State Beavers (3-6) - 74.9
76. Columbia Lions (4-5) - 75.5
77. Iowa State Cyclones (3-6-1) - 75.8
78. Holy Cross Crusaders (4-5-1) - 76.5
79. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-6-1) - 77.0
80. Purdue Boilermakers (2-7) - 79.2
81. Santa Clara Broncos (3-7) - 80.6
82. Dartmouth Big Green (3-5-1) - 82.3
83. Utah Utes (3-4-3) - 82.6
84. Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-8) - 84.2
85. NC State Wolfpack (5-4-1) - 84.5
86. UTEP Miners (7-3) - 85.6
87. Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-7-1) - 87.0
88. Arizona Wildcats (4-6) - 87.5
89. USC Trojans (2-5-2) - 88.7
90. Idaho Vandals (3-5-1) - 88.9
91. Wichita State Shockers (5-4-1) - 89.6
92. Citadel Bulldogs (4-6) - 92.0
93. Georgetown Hoyas (2-7) - 92.4
94. Denver Pioneers (3-8-1) - 94.2
95. Montana Grizzlies (5-5) - 94.8
96. William & Mary Tribe (4-7) - 97.1
97. Pittsburgh Panthers (1-8) - 97.2
98. Houston Cougars (4-6) - 97.3
99. St. Mary's Gaels (2-7-1) - 98.5
100. Davidson Wildcats (3-6) - 100.0
101. West Virginia Mountaineers (2-8) - 102.0
102. Boston University Terriers (3-5) - 102.5
(tie) Duquesne Dukes (2-6-1) - 102.5
104. Furman Paladins (2-8-1) - 103.6
105. Oregon Ducks (1-9) - 104.9
106. Bradley Hilltops (5-5) - 105.3
107. BYU Cougars (4-5-1) - 107.2
108. Kansas State Wildcats (1-9-1) - 109.6
109. Brown Bears (1-8) - 110.7
110. Boston College Eagles (0-9-1) - 110.8
111. New Mexico Lobos (2-8) - 111.3
112. Harvard Crimson (1-7) - 113.2
113. Nevada Wolf Pack (1-9) - 114.4
114. Richmond Spiders (2-8) - 115.1
115. New York University Violets (1-5-1) - 115.5
116. New Mexico State Aggies (2-7) - 116.4
117. Utah State Aggies (2-9) - 117.9
118. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (2-7) - 119.0
119. Auburn Tigers (0-10) - 119.9
120. Virginia Tech Hokies (0-10) - 121.0


Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.