1950 Duquesne Dukes football team

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]

1950 Duquesne Dukes football
Conference	Independent
1950 record	2–6–1
Head coach	Doc Skender (1st season)
Home stadium	Forbes Field

1950 Eastern college football independents records
	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
Duquesne			–					2	–	6	–	1
Hofstra			–					2	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					1	–	5	–	1
Harvard			–					1	–	7	–	0
Brown			–					1	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Boston College			–					0	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Saint Vincent	Latrobe, PA	T 14–14	9,800	[3]
September 23	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 28–39
September 30	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 14–28
October 7	Boston University	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–21	10,000	[4]
October 21	St. Bonaventure	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 25–12		[5]
October 28	at Louisville	Parkway Field Louisville, KY	W 27–20
November 4	at No. 14 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 20–53
November 12	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 14–47
November 17	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 20–32
Homecoming 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. "B.U. Downs Duquesne, 21-7: Pavlikowski Stars". The Boston Globe. October 8, 1950. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Dukes Stop Marchibroda, Spoils St. Bona's Clean Grid Slate, 25-12". Olean Times Herald. October 23, 1950 – via Newspapers.com.