1950 St. Lawrence Larries football team

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1950 St. Lawrence Larries football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Head coach
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
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
St. Lawrence   –   8 – 0 – 0
Thiel   –   7 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Army   –   8 – 1 – 0
Fordham   –   8 – 1 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 1 – 0
Drexel   –   6 – 1 – 0
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 St. Lawrence Larries football team was an American football team that represented St. Lawrence University of Canton, New York, as an independent during the 1950 college football season. In their third year under head coach Paul Patten, the Larries compiled a perfect 8–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 223 to 71.[1] The team was the first in St. Lawrence football history to finish with a perfect season. It was inducted into the St. Lawrence Hall of Fame in 1990.[2]

Three St. Lawrence players received honorable mention on the 1950 Little All-America college football team: halfback John Yannes (over 1,000 rushing yards); end Robert Kately; and tackle Bob Walin.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Champlain Canton, NYW 39–0[4]
September 30at Union (NY)Schenectady, NYW 14–7[5]
October 7at Hobart
W 20–132,500[6]
October 14Middleburydagger Canton, NYW 39–04,000[7]
October 21at Hofstra
W 39–263,000[8]
October 28ClarksonCanton, NYW 33–0[9]
November 4AlfredCanton, NYW 18–6[10]
November 11at Rochester
W 21–196,000[11]
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1950 Schedule". St. Lawrence saints. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Football 1950". St. Lawrence Saints. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Little All-America 1950". The Ithaca Journal. December 5, 1950. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Larries Fell Champlain In 39-0 Romp". The Sunday Press (Binghamton, NY). September 24, 1950. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "St. Lawrence Rally Nips Union, 14 to 7". Elmira Sunday Telegram. October 1, 1950. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Harry Watts Jr. (October 8, 1950). "9 Straight for Larries: St. Lawrence Nips Statesmen, 20-13". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Larries Rip Panthers By 39-0 Count". The Sunday News (St. Albans, VT). October 15, 1950. p. B12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Bill Scarby (October 23, 1950). "Powerful St. Lawrence Squad Tops Game Hofstra by 39-26". Newsday. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Larries Win 12 in Row; Drub Clarkson, 33 to 0". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 29, 1950. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Larruping Larries Do It Again: Alfred, No. 13, 18-6 Victim". The Sunday Press (Binghamton, NY). November 5, 1950. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Dave Ocorr (November 12, 1950). "Larries Nip Stubborn Rivermen, 21-19: Varsity Edged by Extra Points After Showing Its Best Football of Season". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
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