1950 National High School Football Rankings
Washington (Massillon, Ohio) easy choice as No. 1 team
1950 Washington (Massillon, Ohio) Tigers (from MassillonTigers.com)
When Art Johlfs of the National Sports News Service began his journey to retroactively select the best team from every year prior to 1959, there were likely many tough choices. Choosing the best team in 1950 was not one of them.
Washington (Massillon, Ohio) had long established itself as a national power in the 1930s under legendary coach Paul Brown and it was embarking on another run of national success under Chuck Mather in the late 1940s and into the 1950s. That being said, the 1950 Washington team rivaled some of the great teams under Brown as the best team in Massillon history.
So while the Tigers were the easy choice for the No. 1 team, there were a number of teams in the running to be in the top 10. High School Sports History’s retroactive Top 50 National High School Football Rankings are an effort to take over where Johlfs left off. While Johlfs only picked a national champion, High School Sports History is taking a deeper dive. After gathering info on the top teams from across the country, we’ve done our best to rank the Top 50 to give context to the high school football landscape during the 1950 season.
Mt. Carmel (Chicago) comes in right behind Washington. The Caravan had a spectacular run at the beginning of the 1950s, with the 1950 team possibly the best of the bunch. In Massachusetts, meanwhile, Weymouth was a year away from earning national championship honors from Johlfs while Mississippi had one of its best teams in years in a powerful East Jackson team.
But we start in Stark County where the Tigers from Massillon put together another memorable season.
1950 National High School Football Rankings
1. Washington (Massillon, Ohio), 10-0
Generally, when it comes to discussing the greatest Massillon team of all time, the 1940 team coached by Paul Brown tops the list. However there are plenty of reasons to consider the 1950 team for the top spot in Tiger history. The third of Chuck Mather’s three straight state championships to begin his career at Washington, the Tigers were never challenged in any game during the season, winning by an average of nearly 37 points per game. Massillon finished way out in front of the other teams in the state rankings, finishing with 239 points while No. 2 Hamilton had just 178 points. Massillon defeated No. 3-ranked Barberton 35-6. The Tigers also throttled rival McKinley 33-0. While the 1950 team did not place every starter on the all-state team like the 1940 team, it did have six players make first team, second team or honorable mention. Fullback Bob Howe made the first team along with guard Jim Reichenbach. Guard Jerry Krisher made the second team while quarterback Fred Close, end Cliff Streeter and tackle James Schumacher were honorable mention. Howe led the team in scoring with 85 points. Reichenbach and Krisher both went on to play at Ohio State. Reichenbach was an All-American on the 1954 Buckeye team that won the national championship.
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Akron Central, 49-0
Canton Lincoln, 46-0
Cathedral Latin, 62-0
Steubenville, 35-12
Alliance, 29-7
Mansfield, 56-6
Warren Harding, 23-6
Toledo Waite, 39-0
Barberton, 35-6
Canton McKinley, 33-0
2. Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Illinois), 11-0
Coming straight from a pair of national championships as an All-American player at Notre Dame, Terry Brennan took over as coach of the Caravan in 1949 and went 5-4. The next three seasons, Brennan led Mt. Carmel to a 31-2 record and three city championships before heading back to Notre Dame where he replaced coach Frank Leahy in 1954. The 1950 team might have been his best team at Mt. Carmel as it won 10 games by double digits and it’s closest win was a 35-27 win over St. George. The Caravan averaged 42 points per game, but upped that average to 48 points in a pair of playoff wins over DePaul in the Catholic League championship (51-14) and Lane Tech in the city championship game (45-20). Halfback Tim McHugh earned all-state honors by the Champaign Gazette along with center Ron Frasor. McHugh scored 18 touchdowns on the season and rushed for 1,190 yards. The team also featured quarterback Tom Carey, who went on to quarterback Notre Dame.
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Loyola, 26-0
DePaul, 42-7
St. Elizabeth, 55-18
St. George, 35-27
St. Rita, 51-0
De La Salle, 48-7
Leo, 27-0
Holy Trinity, 52-7
Austin, 32-21
DePaul, 51-14
Lane Tech, 45-20
3. Weymouth (Mass.), 10-0
Retroactively selected by Art Johlfs as the national champion in 1951, Weymouth set up its championship season with an undefeated campaign in 1950. The highlight of the season was a season-ending 34-18 win over Landon (Jacksonville) in Florida in the ‘Gator Bowl. Coach Harry Arlanson called the 1950 team his best team to date after beating a Landon team that competed for the mythical state championship in Florida and finished 9-2 on the year. Prior to the December trip to Florida, Weymouth wasn’t the original team suggested to play in the Gator Bowl as it was ranked behind Walmouth and Lynn Classical as late as Nov. 10. But Weymouth knocked off Lynn Classical and Walmouth fell to Brockton to raise the Wildcats to the No. 1 ranking in the state. Tackle Bill Sprague made the All-Scholastics team by the Boston Globe. Seven other Wildcats made honorable mention.
Season Log
Dedham, 12-0
Everett, 22-6
Brookline, 40-0
North Quincy, 34-14
Quincy, 28-0
Brockton, 21-14
Lynn Classical, 21-0
Somerville, 13-12
Revere, 32-0
Landon (Jacksonville, Fla.), 34-18
4. Central Jackson (Jackson, Miss.), 11-0
Closing in 1976, Central Jackson played 67 seasons and the 1950 season was the greatest season in school history. Coming off an 11-0 season in 1949 where it outscored opponents 308-78, the Tigers did even better in 1950. Central Jackson scored 542 points and gave up just 59. The Tigers scored over 50 points five times and outscored the two second best teams in the league, Greenville and Greenwood, 74-14. The Tigers also handed Laurel its only loss of the season by a score of 52-7. Under the leadership of coach Doss Fulton, the Tigers ran the single wing and won 26 games in a row at one point. Fulton went 211-62-6 in his coaching career. Quarterback Tommy Lee was All-Southern and made sixth team Wigwam Wiseman All-American. He led the Big Eight Conference in scoring with 123 points. Running back Jack Bass also made the All-Southern team.
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Moss Point, 67-13
Newton, 39-0
Greenville, 27-7
Corinth, 6-0
Lee, 50-0
Meridian, 38-0
Tupelo, 45-6
Clarksdale, 52-13
Greenwood, 47-7
Vicksburg, 59-6
Laurel, 52-7
5. Hopewell (Va.), 10-0
In the middle of three straight 10-0 seasons, Hopewell got its season off to a fast start in 1950 by outscoring its first two opponents 106-0 and was only challenged once during the season in a 13-12 win over Jefferson. Hopewell had possibly the best quarterback in the nation in Johnny Dean, who was first team Wigwam Wiseman All-American. Dean topped the All-Group One team and end Walt Brodie, center Sam Scott and fullback Mike Foley joined him on the first team. The 10 wins in 1950 were part of a 21-game win streak dating back to 1948. The streak eventually reached 35 in a row before ending in 1952.
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Victoria, 68-0
Granger (N.C.), 38-0
Jefferson, 13-12
George Washington (Alexandria), 27-7
Petersburg, 35-13
Granby, 52-14
Benedictine, 20-7
John Marshall, 41-13
Woodrow Wilson, 27-0
Thomas Jefferson, 40-13
6. Muskogee (Okla.), 13-0
Paul Young coached for 25 years in Oklahoma, fielding a number of great teams at Muskogee in the late 1940s and early 1950s. In his first nine seasons, starting in 1947, Young’s Muskogee team went 76-13 with his best season in 1950 at 13-0. In his career, Young posted a 174-62-11 record. The 1950 squad featured three all-state players in tackle Kurt Burris and back Max Boydston, who made the Oklahoman all-state team and the Tulsa World. Louis Skaggs joined his teammates on the Tulsa World all-state team. A total of nine Muskogee players made the District 6A all-star team. Burris played center at Oklahoma and was second in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1954. He played in the WIFL, which was a precursor to the Canadian Football League. Boydston was also an All-American at Oklahoma and he played in the NFL, the CFL and the AFL during his six-year career. Another Muskogee player, Bo Bollinger, went on to an All-American career at Oklahoma as a guard.
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Ponca City, 28-6
McAlester, 19-15
Daniel Webster, 13-0
Bartlesville, 13-7
Okmulgee, 34-0
Will Rogers, 33-0
Fort Smith (Ark.), 27-0
Tulsa Central, 18-12
Sapulpa, 28-0
Henryetta, 27-0
Ada, 52-21
Stillwater, 39-6
Capitol Hill, 19-14
7. Merced (Calif.), 11-0
Despite winning 10 games, Merced was a 20-point underdog to the Bakersfield Drillers in the Valley Championship game. However the Bears pulled out the 20-13 win and captured its second valley championship in school history. The Bears also finished as the No. 1 ranked team in Northern California by the San Francisco Examiner. Running back Duane Melcher earned player of the year honors by the Examiner one year after making the third team as an end. Guard Dolph Tate joined him on the All-NorCal first team while guard Jim Hansen made the third team.
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Lodi, 18-6
Burlingame, 19-0
Livingston, 18-0
Taft, 44-0
Roosevelt, 33-0
Edison, 51-6
Hanford, 46-0
Fresno, 28-7
Madera, 33-0
Visalia, 19-14
Bakersfield, 20-13
8. Rockmart (Ga.), 12-0
In the four seasons Rockmart played under coach J.D. Langley, it won 24 total games, half of them came during the 1950 season. The Yellowjackets, who have won double-digit game totals 12 times in school history, did not surpass the 12 wins from 1950 until the 2018 season when it went 14-1. The 1950 season remains the only undefeated season in school history. Among the wins was a 52-21 championship game win over Valdosta, which was 10-1 at the time. Rockmart then defeated Holyoke of Western Massachusetts in the Peanut Bowl on Jan. 1. Holyoke came into the game with an 8-0-1 record, but Rockmart won 19-14. The win ended Western Massachusetts’ two-year dominance in the bowl game. Although Rockmart was a Class A school, Loren Maxwell’s ratings for the 1950 season has the Yellowjackets as the clear favorite over Class AA champion Decatur, 102.01 to 94.01. Max Mason topped the Class A all-state team after scoring 158 points. Tackle Lowell Vancil also made the first team. Mason went on to play for Paul “Bear” Bryant at Kentucky.
Season Log
Griffin, 25-12
Canton, 58-7
Gainesville, 29-0
Cartersville, 28-6
Ringgold, 43-0
Newnan, 18-7
Fulton, 41-0
Marietta, 45-0
Cedartown, 52-12
Spalding County, 20-6
Valdosta, 52-21
Holyoke (Mass.), 19-14
9. Montclair (N.J.), 9-0
No matter how you looked at it, Montclair was the state champion in New Jersey in 1950. The state officially used the Colliton ratings to determine the state champion in the 1950s and Montclair had 738 points - 45 more than the next closest team (Columbia). Roger Saylor of Penn State also compiled state ratings for New Jersey (and Pennsylvania) and Montclair was the clear winner there as well, although New Jersey did not use the Saylor rankings to officially award state championships. Under the guidance of Clary Anderson, the Mounties posted their second straight 9-0 season and scored a state-high 553 points by the Saylor rankings. A very balanced team, Montclair did not have any players on the all-state first team by the Newark Ledger, but it did have Dick Emery make second team at running back and Richard Taylor made third team at guard.
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Kearny, 39-7
Clifton, 20-6
West Orange, 14-7
Orange, 18-12
Nutley, 33-7
Barringer (Newark), 26-0
East Orange, 24-20
Columbia, 45-13
Bloomfield, 40-0
10. Paducah Tilghman (Paduca, Ky.), 9-0
The Tornadoes ranked No. 1 in the Litkenhous rankings through 10 weeks of the season and edged St. Xavier (Louisville) for the top spot, 86.8 to 86.0, at the conclusion of the season. Among the big wins for Paducah was a 7-0 win over Male (Louisville), which was No. 3 in the ratings, as well as wins over Mayfield (74.5, No. 11), and Owensboro (64.4, No. 23). The Tornadoes also knocked off powerhouse teams from out of state, including Memphis Tech of Tennessee and Little Rock Central of Arkansas. The Tornado placed three players on the Courier Journal all-state team including Bob Hardy on the first team at quarterback. Hardy was a three-year starter for Tilghman. Ends Don Kauth and Ben Sydboten made the second and third team respectively. Hardy went on to play quarterback for Paul “Bear” Bryant at Kentucky and became one of the top amateur golfers in the United States.
Season Log
Paris (Tenn), 13-6
Owensboro, 33-6
Memphis Tech (Tenn.), 7-0
Hopkinsville, 28-2
Male, 7-0
Jackson, 34-0
Little Rock Central (Ark.), 12-9
Valley, 39-19
Mayfield, 14-12
11. Flint Northern (Flint, Mich.), 9-0
Ranked at the top of the state rankings for the majority of the season, Northern didn’t disappoint as it finished undefeated and ranked No. 1 with 15 straight wins over two seasons. Duncan McDonald was honorable mention All-American for Northern and was joined on the all-state team by Ellis Duckett and Leroy Bolden. McDonald threw the game-winning pass on the final play of the game to defeat Arthur Hill, which was ranked No. 3 in the state at the time, and stay undefeated. McDonald was the leading votegetter on the all-state team and he threw for 820 yards and 12 touchdowns on the season.
Season Log
Taft (Chicago), 36-6
Port Hurton, 34-0
Fordson, 47-6
Owosso, 60-0
Pontiac Central, 48-0
Arthur Hill, 26-19
Bay City Central, 34-0
Saginaw, 20-7
Flint Central, 20-13
12. Decatur (Ga.), 12-0
Charlie Waller coached just four seasons of high school football and they constitute one of the best four-year runs in state history. After going 8-1-1 at Decatur in 1947 and 10-2 in 1948, Waller’s teams went 13-0 in 1949 and 12-0 in 1950. Waller went on to coach at Auburn and eventually spent a year as head coach of the San Diego Chargers in 1969. The Bulldogs had just one close game, a 7-6 win over Rome, and they defeated Lanier (Macon) in the Class AA state championship game. Running back Larry Morris was the Back of the Year by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and end Harry Peavy joined him on the all-state team. Both played on Georgia Tech’s national championship team in 1952 and Morris went on to a 12-year NFL career, mostly with the Chicago Bears. He was named to the NFL’s All-Decade team for the 1960s as a linebacker.
Season Log
Murphy, 27-6
Spalding County, 12-0
Marist, 33-12
Rome, 7-6
Gainesville, 40-6
Russell, 34-0
Griffin, 14-0
North Fulton, 28-18
Dalton, 14-0
West Vulton, 39-26
Bass, 33-13
Lanier (Macon), 26-12
13. Etowah (Ala.), 10-0
James Glover took over at Etowah in 1947 and he led the Blue Devils to a 37-1-2 record in his first four seasons, including a 10-0 season in 1950. Etowah was unbeaten over 35 games (with two ties) and had back-to-back 10-0 records in 1949 and 1950. Etowah started the season ranked No. 5 in the state and finished the year at No. 1 for the school’s only mythical state championship. Guard John O’Bar and back Wyman Townsel both made the All-Southern Team by the Orlando Sentinel and were honorable mention All-American by Wigwam Wiseman. Townsel, who played at Louisville where his roommate was Johnny Unitas, later returned to Etowah as a coach and administrator. The gymnasium and field house are named in his honor.
Season Log
Glencoe, 31-0
Walker, 40-12
Gadsden, 20-0
B.B. Comer, 20-12
Emma Sansom, 12-6
Tuscaloosa County, 45-6
Talladega, 25-13
Tuscaloosa, 26-7
Gadsden, 13-0
14. Palo Alto (Calif.), 10-0
The Vikings were one of just two large school teams in Northern California to finish 10-0, the other being the Merced Bears. Palo Alto had a high-flying offense led by quarterback Bob Pederson and end Merle Flattley. Pederson was second team All-Northern California while Flattley made first team. Palo Alto averaged just over 37 points per game while finishing second to Merced in the NorCal rankings by the San Francisco Examiner and the San Francisco Chronicle. Pederson later came back to coach Palo Alto in the 1970s while Flattley, who played briefly in the NFL with the 49ers and Eagles, also had a long coaching career in the Central Valley. The Palo Alto team was the first undefeated Viking team in 30 seasons and was the highest scoring team in Northern California.
Season Log
Salinas, 35-6
South S.F., 25-12
Willow Glen, 44-0
Lincoln (SJ), 37-7
Lincoln (SF), 35-19
Burlingame, 52-0
San Jose, 40-7
Jefferson, 21-0
Sequoia, 35-13
San Mateo, 42-6
15. Kenosha (Wisc.), 8-0
Led by future Heisman Trophy winner Alan Ameche, Kenosha led the state in scoring with a 43.3 points average while giving up just under seven points a game. Ameche led the Red Devil offensive with 821 yards rushing and 18 touchdowns. According to Kevin Patrowsky’s book “The Great Teams”, Ameche was honored by the Milwaukee Journal as the best player in the first 100 years of Wisconsin high school football. Under coach Chuck Jaskwhich, Kenosha was one of the top programs in the state during the 1950s with Jaskwhich posting an 89-29-3 record in 15 seasons.
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Fond du Lac, 45-14
Racine Horlick, 45-0
Beloit, 60-0
Madison Central, 54-7
Racine Park, 27-7
Madison East, 14-12
Janesville, 44-7
Madison West, 57-7
16. Hampton (Va.), 10-0
The Crabbers posted their first 10-0 season under coach James Eason and the first since the school went 10-0 in 1936. Hampton tied Hopewell for the Group One championship as both teams went 10-0 and 7-0 against Group One teams. Hampton doesn’t rate as high in this poll as Hopewell, however, based on Hopewell’s run of success the prior two seasons. Hampton finished 7-2 in 1949. The Crabbers placed four on the All-State Group One team, including end Curtis Knight, tackle Abner Neal and backs Billy Harrison and Frank Boswell.
Season Log
Elizabeth City (NC), 46-6
Benedictine, 20-6
Maury, 27-12
Craddock, 32-0
Thomas Jefferson, 45-6
John Marshall, 14-7
Andrew Lewis, 34-0
Warwick, 55-0
Highland Springs, 62-6
Newport News, 41-7
17. Memphis Central (Tenn.), 10-0-1
Central edged Murfreesboro and Chattanooga Central for the top spot in both the Associated Press and Litkenhous rankings in Tennessee in 1950. Although Central had a tie game with South Side, it later defeated South Side 19-6. Central finished with a rating of 104.3 while Murfreesboro was 102.3 and Chattanooga was 100.7. Central placed two on the all-state team by Tennessee sports writers. Harold Brown made first team at end and was also Wigwam Wiseman All-American first team while Royalyn Keathley made the team at guard.
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Christian Brothers, 52-0
Montgomery Bell Academy, 26-13
Messick, 45-13
Memphis South Side, 6-6
Treadwell, 13-0
Clarksdale (Miss.), 26-12
Memphis East, 36-8
Humes, 27-7
Memphis Tech, 20-0
Memphis Catholic, 32-0
Memphis South Side, 19-6
18. Maplewood Richmond Heights (Maplewood, Mo.), 8-0
For the first time in school history, Maplewood went unbeaten and untied while winning the Suburban League. Despite a smaller enrollment, Maplewood knocked off 9-1 Webster Groves and also beat top teams from Normandy, Kirkwood and Granite City. Pegged by Missouri/Illinois historian Tom Sikorski as the top team in Missouri in 1950, the Leafs put halfback George “Binky” Broeder on the Wigwam Wiseman All-American fourth team. He played at Iowa as a starting fullback under new head coach Frank Evashevski in 1952 and 1953.
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Granite City (Ill.), 18-7
Central, 19-0
Webster Groves, 19-13
Normandy, 13-7
Ferguson, 37-18
Kirkwood, 25-13
St. Charles, 47-0
Brentwood, 34-0
19. Fort Wayne Central Catholic (Ind.), 10-0
When Central Catholic closed in 1971, the Fighting Irish had only one season in school history when it went undefeated and that was 1950 when it went 10-0. Central Catholic won only 11 games in the three previous seasons combined leading up to 1950, but coach Fordy Anderson, in his second season, caught lightning in a bottle during the 1950 season. The Irish had only one close game during the season, a 7-0 win over Goshen. The United Press selected Central Catholic along with four other teams as state champions, however the Litkenhous ratings put the Irish at No. 1. Central Catholic had a rating of 96.2 while Mishawaka was No. 2 at 94.3. Linebacker John Becker made the UP all-state first team and was fifth team All-American by Wigwam Wiseman. Meanwhile guard Don Rushin and back Phil Ehrman were second team. Ehrman went to Purdue and was later named to the Indiana College Hall of Fame.
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South Bend Washington, 27-6
Crispus Attucks, 45-7
Fort Wayne Central, 20-0
Howe Military, 58-0
Fort Wayne Concordia, 33-0
Coldwater (Ohio), 46-6
Fort Wayne North, 33-6
Fort Wayne South, 46-12
Goshen, 7-0
East Gary, 53-0
20. Phillips (Birmingham, Ala.), 10-0
Before closing in 1999, Phillips had just one season where it won 10 games and had no losses or ties in the school’s 107-year history, and that was 1950. The Red Raiders went 4-3-2 in 1949 and 1-7-1 in 1951, but in 1950 they were unstoppable. Phillips started the season ranked No. 3 and moved up to No. 1 after a 33-0 win over Murphy. The Red Raiders held the top spot for five weeks before dropping to No. 2 after a one-point win over Woodlawn, 20-19. Phillips finished No. 2 behind Etowah. Bobby Duke led the Phillips attack. He earned Wigwam Wiseman second team All-American and was also All-Southern. Duke played quarterback at Alabama and his son Bobby Duke Jr. also played at Alabama in the 1970s. The younger Duke was tragically murdered during his sophomore season.
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Bessemer, 14-7
Decatur, 21-7
West End, 14-13
Ensley, 34-6
Murphy, 33-0
Anniston, 19-6
Chattanooga City (Tenn.), 54-6
Woodlawn, 20-19
Ramsay, 26-0
Woodlawn, 20-0
21. Austin (Minn.), 9-0
Heading into the 1950s, Austin was a powerhouse under coach Harold “Red” Hastings. In his 12 seasons (1939-50) the Packers never finished lower than second place while winning six conference titles. His overall record in 22 seasons was 135-28-11. The 1950 team was the best of the bunch, finishing No. 1 in the state by the Litkenhous ratings, which were used to rank Minnesota teams starting in 1947. The Packers finished undefeated despite losing quarterback Dick Lees, an all-state candidate, to a knee injury at midseason.
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Mechanic Arts, 47-0
St. Cloud, 24-0
Owatonna, 39-6
Rochester, 46-0
Red Wing, 28-0
Albert Lea, 21-6
Winona, 46-0
Faribault, 39-6
Mankato, 20-0
22. Durham (N.C.), 11-0-1
Winners of the AAA state championship in 1949, Durham went undefeated over 27 straight games between 1948 and 1950 with a record of 25-0-2. The key win was a 21-13 win over New Hanover (Wilmington), ranked No. 1 in the state at the time, in the 10th game of the season. Durham beat Goldsboro for the Eastern Championship a week later and was invited to the Kiwanis Club benefit game at the Orange Bowl to take on the Miami Stingarees for the second season in a row. Durham had defeated Miami the previous year, 19-14, and that was Miami’s only loss before falling to Durham again in 1950. Coach Charles Barbour earned state coach of the year honors by the Scholastic Sportswriters Association. Running back Worth Lutz, who scored three touchdowns against Miami made the all-state team along with guard Joseph Porcelli.
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Hillsboro, 40-0
Burlington, 19-7
Raleigh, 47-7
High Point, 19-7
Charlotte, 3-0
Wilson, 28-0
Fayetteville, 27-6
Rocky Mount, 19-7
Winston Salem, 7-7
New Hanover (Wilmington), 21-13
Goldsboro, 20-6
Miami (Fla.), 31-14
23. Mesa (Ariz.), 9-0-1
When Edgar “Mutt” Ford took over as head coach of the Jackrabbits in 1945, he had the unenviable task of replacing longtime coach Steve Coutchie, who posted a record of 130-50-18 in his 18 seasons as head coach at Mesa. Ford did one better, winning 131 games in his 17 seasons at Mesa with 31 losses and 13 ties. Included in that run was a 9-0-1 record in 1950 that included wins over traditional powerhouses Phoenix and Tucson along with wins over California teams Muir and Covina. The only blemish was a tie game with St. Marys, 14-14. The Jackrabbits placed three players on the all-state first team in end John Allen, guard Glenn Bowers and fullback Don Beasley, who was named the honorary team captain of the all-state squad. Ford was named coach of the year. Ford eventually finished with a state record 245 wins at three different schools from 1934 to 1966. Beasley scored 17 touchdowns his senior year and was also a two-time all-state outfielder in baseball.
Season Log
Amphi, 28-0
North, 21-13
Muir (Calif.), 41-6
Phoenix, 20-14
Yuma, 33-14
Tucson, 41-13
Covina (Calif.), 49-20
Douglas, 28-0
Glendale, 14-6
St. Marys, 14-14
24. Compton (Calif.), 11-1
A come-from-behind win over Fullerton in the CIF championship game gave Compton back-to-back section titles. The 1950 playoffs were considered the “upset playoffs” since six of the nine playoff games saw the underdog win the game. Compton was a six-point underdog to Fullerton before rallying for the win. The Tarbabes had two players chosen to the All-Southern Section team by the Helms Hall Foundation including guard Henry Roselli and running back Ralph Kubota.
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St. Anthony, 13-7
Torrance, 12-0
Gardena, 21-0
North Phoenix, 14-26
Long Beach Jordan, 26-6
Long Beach Poly, 12-7
Las Vegas, 33-13
Excelsior, 41-0
Long Beach Wilson, 28-13
Covina, 39-27
Redlands, 14-13
Fullerton, 26-14
25. Lynn Classical (Mass.), 9-1
Heading into the ninth week of the season, Lynn Classical was ranked No. 1 in the state ratings with an 8-0 record and 9.75 rating points. Waltham was second at 7-0, 9.71 while Weymouth was third at 6-0 and 9.33. However Weymouth blanked Lynn Classical 21-0 to vault into the No. 2 spot in the state behind Waltham while dropping Lynn Classical to third. When Waltham lost the last week of the season, Lynn Classical moved back up to No. 2 behind Weymouth. Tackle Don Morgan was the only All-Scholastic first team pick for Lynn Classical. He was noted as the best tackle in school history.
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Peabody, 7-0
Gloucester, 12-7
Saugust, 7-6
Haverhill, 7-0
Everett, 20-6
Salem, 26-0
Beverly, 6-0
Lowell, 13-6
Weymouth, 0-21
Lynn English, 13-6
26. Cadillac (Mich.), 9-0
The Vikings finished No. 1 in the Michigan Class B rankings for the second straight season in 1950. In three seasons under coach Hi Becker, Cadillac posted a 25-1-1 record. Bert Zagers made the all-state team at halfback after rushing for 1,796 yards in nine games. Zagers played at Michigan State after high school and played on the Spartans’ national championship team in 1952. He also played in the NFL with the Washington Redskins for three seasons.
Season Log
Reed City, 12-6
Fremont, 52-2
Traverse City Central, 40-13
Mt. Pleasant, 38-6
Petoskey, 35-13
Manistee, 54-0
Ludington, 26-7
Big Rapids, 40-0
Alma, 55-12
27. Wichita Falls (Texas), 9-4
One year after going 14-0 and winning a state championship, Joe Golding’s Coyotes got off to a miserable start in 1950 with a 1-4 record. Injuries and bad breaks led to three straight losses by shutout. Following a 20-12 loss to Highland Park, the Coyotes didn’t lose again the rest of the season starting with a 25-13 win over winless Graham. In the playoffs, the Coyotes avenged previous losses to Pampa and Highland Park and then toppled Austin in the AA championship game. Ed Beach earned first team all-state honors at running back while center Billy Harris and back James Self both made second team.
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Denison, 39-2
Breckenridge, 0-18
Abilene, 0-26
Pampa, 0-14
Highland Park, 12-20
Graham, 25-13
Vernon, 19-6
Quanah, 71-21
Childress, 38-0
Pampa, 44-7
Lubbock, 31-20
Highland Park, 34-27
Austin, 34-13
28. Grant (Portland, Ore.), 11-0
Between 1943 and 1951, Grant was the team to beat in Oregon. The Generals went 76-8-6 during that stretch with four undefeated seasons. The 1950 season was the second of back-to-back 11-0 teams under coach Ted Ogdahl. In just four seasons at Grant, Ogdahl went 35-4-4 before moving on to a 20-year career at Willamette College, where his teams went 98-64-10 with seven conference championships. George Shaw quarterbacked the Generals in 1949 and 1950, going 22-0 as a starter and winning the state championship both seasons. The 1950 team defeated Marshfield in the finals, despite losing Shaw in the third quarter due to injury. Shaw earned third team Wigwam Wiseman All-American honors and went on to an All-American career at Oregon. He was the first player chosen in the 1955 draft by the Baltimore Colts (who also chose Alan Ameche in the first round). Shaw started as a rookie for the Colts in 1955, but broke his leg in 1956 and gave way to an undrafted rookie quarterback named Johnny Unitas.
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Klamath Union, 12-0
Franklin, 47-6
Benson, 12-7
Washington, 12-6
Lincoln, 31-12
Jefferson, 20-6
Cleveland, 7-0
Roosevelt, 32-0
Astoria, 38-0
Eugene, 7-6
Marshfield, 12-7
29. Mooseheart (Ill.), 9-0
Located in Illinois, Moosheart is a city and school that was the home to children who were orphaned or whose father had passed away. The parents had to be former members of the Moose Lodge for admittance into the school. The concept came about at the turn of the 20th century and the town was built and dedicated in the early 1910s. The school was also outstanding at football. The first coach, Ben Oswalt, had a record of 61-5-4 over 12 seasons. In 1925, Mooseheart outscored opponents 375-0. Johnny Williams joined the coaching staff in 1921 and coached at the school until 1961. In 1940, the Red Ramblers played teams from four different states, including a trip to New Jersey. They outscored opponents 394-13 with seven shutouts. Ironically, no players from Mooseheart made the all-state team by the Champaign News Gazette nor the Chicago Daily News.
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Centralia, 35-0
Central Catholic (Camden, NJ), 14-7
Champaign, 32-0
Roosevelt (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 46-0
Plymouth, 46-0
Frankfort (Ind.), 74-6
Kokomo (Ind.), 38-0
Paris, 75-0
Alleman (Rock Island), 34-0
30. Laurel (Miss.), 10-1
The 1950 season was the best season in a decade at Laurel, which went 13-0 in 1939. The only loss was a 52-7 defeat to powerful Central Jackson. Otherwise Laurel was barely challenged in outscoring opponents by nearly two touchdowns a game. The Golden Tornadoes won the Big 8 South Conference, finishing two and a half games ahead of No. 2 Brookhaven. Guard Frank Roney made the All-Southern team for Laurel while halfback Bobby Collins was honorable mention. Collins later became a college coach with a 91-44-3 career record, however he was the head coach at SMU when the school was given the “death penalty” for recruiting violations.
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Meridian, 13-6
Canton, 14-7
Biloxi, 13-6
Pascagoula, 18-7
Brookhaven, 26-14
Natchez-Adams, 32-7
McComb, 27-20
Moss Point, 35-6
Gulfport, 35-7
Hattiesburg, 50-8
Central Jackson, 7-52
31. Hamilton (Ohio), 9-1
While Massillon was the clear No. 1-ranked team in the state of Ohio in 1950 with 29 out of 30 first place votes and 239 overall points, Hamilton was the clear No. 2 team. Big Blue did not have a first-place vote, but it had 178 points, putting them 62 points ahead of No. 3 Barberton (111). The only loss was possibly the upset of the year in Ohio when Hamilton lost to 2-4-1 Toledo Libbey in a game played in a steady drizzle. Hamilton briefly dropped to No. 3 in the rankings behind Barberton, but went back to No. 2 after finishing the season with two straight wins. Big Blue didn’t have any players make the Associated Press all-state first team, but center Phil Lillard and fullback Claude Neely made the second team.
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Toledo Central, 34-6
Cleveland Central, 39-6
Elder, 27-22
Martins Ferry, 59-0
Steubenville, 46-0
Springfield, 42-6
Portsmouth, 6-0
Toledo Libbey, 7-13
Dayton Fairview, 45-7
Middletown, 14-0
32. EC Glass (Lynchburg, Va.), 10-0
Head coach Vincent Bradford wore many hats during his life. Besides coaching football at E.C. Glass, he also coached track for 42 years in Virginia and North Carolina. Also a football scout for the Houston Oilers, Bradford spent 45 years as a boxing referee. He had three undefeated teams during his time at Glass, the first coming in 1950. E.C. Glass tied Hopewell and Hampton with 10-0 records, but Glass finished third in the state rankings due to playing fewer Group One schools on its schedule. The Lynchburg team had five players make all-Group One including backs Jimmy Wade and Ralph Shaner, end Billy Cox, guard Buddy Adams and center Johnny Palmer. Wade played four seasons at the University of Tennessee.
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Greenbrier Military (WV), 20-0
Hargrave Military, 45-0
Staunton Military, 13-7
Newport News, 26-19
Danville, 19-0
Hampton-Sydney JV, 12-2
Maury, 27-14
Petersburg, 26-0
Andrew Lewis, 34-0
Jefferson Sr, 25-13
33. Iowa City (Iowa), 9-0
Three teams finished undefeated in Iowa in 1950 and Iowa City claimed the No. 1 ranking in a poll conducted by the Cedar Rapids Gazette. Iowa City had 15.5 No. 1 votes and had 382.5 total points to edge Loras of Dubuque, which had 13.5 first place votes and 341.5 overall points. Ames, the other undefeated team, finished with 336 points. No other school had over 181 points in the rankings. Tom Kerf made all-state first team at tackle while Duane Davis was a second team pick at running back. Kerf went on to play at the University of Iowa.
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Roosevelt, 20-0
Wilson (Cedar Rapids), 35-7
East Moline, 15-8
Dubuque, 20-14
Clinton, 28-7
Franklin (Cedar Rapids), 14-7
East Waterloo, 40-6
St. Ambrose (Davenport), 7-6
Davenport, 26-6
34. Raytown (Mo.), 10-1
After dropping a close game to Chrisman in the first game of the season, Raytown won 10 straight to win the Mid-West League in suburban Kansas City. A key win in the season came against Warrensburg in which Raytown handed its opponent its only loss of the season. The Blue Jays came on strong at the end of the season with four straight shutouts while outscoring their opponents 173-0. It might have been even worse except that in the final game against Excelsior, the Blue Jays played in 15-degree weather in the snow.
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Chrisman, 18-21
Grandview, 33-0
Carrollton, 20-0
Richmond, 20-6
Pleasant Hill, 47-0
Harrisonville, 13-7
Warrensburg, 27-13
Ruskin, 38-0
Lee Summit, 72-0
Center, 56-0
Excelsior, 7-0
35. McClenaghan (Florence, S.C.), 11-0
The Yellow Jackets had a tremendous turnaround in 1950. In 1949, McClenaghan scored just 27 points during the season and finished with a 1-10 record. The following season, the Yellow Jackets won every game (one of only two times that happened in school history) including an improbable win over Edmunds (Sumter). The Florence school had not defeated Edmunds the 19 previous years. In 1950, the Yellow Jackets broke the jinx 20-13 to finish undefeated. Rhoten Shetley, a former NFL player with the Brooklyn Dodgers, coached the Yellow Jackets for three seasons, but stepped down after the 1950 season. According to his Wikipedia entry, he took the South Carolina bar exam, after not attending law school, and passed. He went on to be a lawyer in the state for 30 years. Halfback Don King made the all-state team by the Charlotte Observer along with center Don Castles and guard Clyde Jones. King led Clemson in passing four straight seasons and set a Clemson freshman rushing record with 234 yards against Furman in 1952, a record that still stands today.
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St. John’s (Darlington), 15-6
Conway, 13-7
Columbia, 14-0
Cooper River, 20-12
Camden, 32-0
Orangeburg, 7-0
Chester, 19-12
Winyah, 18-0
Rock Hill, 32-7
Charleston, 39-26
Edmunds (Sumter), 20-13
36. Murfreesboro Central (Tenn.), 11-0
By the time Central closed in 1971, it had just two seasons in which it went undefeated with double-digit wins. One was in 1970 when it went 12-0. The other was 1950 when the Tigers finished 11-0. Winners of the middle state championship with a win over Fayetteville Central, Murfreesboro moved up to second place in the Litkenhous ratings behind Memphis Central. The Tigers had a chance to finish as the first middle state team to earn a No. 1 rankings in the nine-year old Litkenhous Ratings, but Memphis Central’s win over Messick meant the Tigers would finish at No. 2. Guard Billy Rogers was the only all-state choice for the Tigers, landing on the first team.
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Columbia Central, 27-6
Clarksville, 12-6
Bristol, 19-14
McMinnville Central, 28-9
Lebanon, 19-13
Tullahoma, 40-0
Springfield, 21-7
Stair Tech, 49-0
Manchester, 40-0
Gallatin, 45-18
Fayetteville Central, 31-12
37. Fort Collins (Colo.), 10-0
The Lambkins won the 10th state championship in school history with a 14-6 win over favored East Denver in the state finals. The Fort Collins defense turned back East twice at the goal line, first returning a fumble 98 yards for a touchdown and recovering a fumble in the end zone at the end of the game. Fort Collins placed 10 players on the all-conference first and second team, led by quarterback Jerry Callahan. He played quarterback at Colorado A&M and Fort Ord (California) during the Korean War. He also coached for many years in Yuma (Colo.).
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Cheyenne, 20-6
Boulder, 19-0
Centennial, 27-13
Greeley, 21-7
Loveland, 20-13
Englewood, 66-7
Longmont, 20-0
Greeley, 28-6
Grand Junction, 20-13
East Denver, 14-6
38. Williamsport (Pa.), 10-0-1
The Millionaires were one of the top programs in Pennsylvania during the 1950s, winning 79 games and losing just 19 and it all started in 1950. Williamsport tied William Penn for the Central Pennsylvania Conference championship after tying 13-13 midseason. Williamsport, however, scored 536 points according to the Saylor Ratings system to edge out William Penn, which had 532. Unbeaten Butler came in third in the ratings with 521 points. Center Blair Hemans made the Associated Press all-state second team while end Ray Sye made the third team.
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Lauck Haven, 38-13
Hazel Township, 47-0
William Penn (York), 40-6
Steelton-Highspire, 20-7
Reading, 20-0
Lebanon, 25-0
McCaskey, 41-7
William Penn (Harrisburg), 13-13
Harris (Harrisburg), 7-0
Sunbury, 32-0
Mt. Carmel, 37-6
39. William Penn (Harrisburg, Pa.), 9-0-1
The Tigers existed from 1926 to 1971, and it had its last great season in 1950. Finishing second in the state Saylor Ratings behind Williamsport, 536-532, William Penn tied Williamsport, 13-13, to set up a tie for the Central Penn Conference title. The Tigers also handed Steelton-Highspire just its third loss in three seasons with a 13-12 victory. Guard Ken Olewine made the Associated Press all-state second team while center Dick Alston made the third team.
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Williamsport, 13-13
Shamokin, 46-0
York, 26-7
Steelton-Highspire, 13-12
Reading, 26-13
Hershey, 19-0
McCaskey, 12-7
Harris (Harrisburg), 18-6
Bishop McDevitt, 34-8
40. Moline (Ill.), 9-0
The Maroon fielded the fifth undefeated, untied team in school history and the first since 1936 in finishing 9-0. Moline had posted back-to-back seasons of 8-1 records before going undefeated. Included among the wins were a 34-7 over Rock Island and 39-0 over Davenport, the two teams to defeat Moline over the previous two seasons. Running back Austin Duke, considered one of the greatest players in school history, made the all-state team and rushed for 1,004 yards on the season. Duke played at Illinois and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns, but he was unable to play due to an injury sustained at the Rose Bowl.
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Galesburg, 31-0
Freeport, 20-0
Kewanee, 32-0
East Moline, 7-0
Bloom, 14-7
Rock Island, 34-7
East St. Louis 42-7
Davenport, 39-0
Franklin (Cedar Rapids), 47-13
41. Istrouma (Baton Rouge, La.), 11-1-1
Starting in the 1950s, Istrouma won eight state championships in 13 seasons with the first coming during the 1950 season. After losing its season opener to Lake Charles, Istrouma went 11-0-1 the rest of the way and defeated Fair Park 20-13 for the Class AA state title. Istrouma placed two players on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association all-state team in end Larry Mobley and tackle Harold Newman.
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Lake Charles, 7-12
Jennings, 29-13
Warren Easton, 12-7
Fortier, 25-0
Fair Park, 20-7
Byrd, 18-0
Sulphur, 31-31
Catholic, 26-0
Bogalusa, 18-0
Ouachita, 27-14
Baton Rouge, 33-14
Holy Cross, 12-7
Fair Park, 20-13
42. Austin (Texas), 12-2
The 1950 season was the end of a decade-long run of success for the Maroons. Between 1939 and 1950, Austin won eight district championships, went undefeated in the regular season twice and won a state title in 1942. Austin went 117-19-4. The 1950 season came at the end and was the second of back-to-back 12-2 seasons. The regular season loss came against a Jefferson (San Antonio) team that won a state championship the year before and finished 9-2. The only other loss came in the state finals to Wichita Falls. The Maroons put a pair of linemen on the all-state team with tackle Dick Van Fleet on the first team and guard Carney Huddleston on the second team.
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El Paso Bowie, 53-13
El Paso, 60-12
Waco, 21-0
Arlington Heights, 18-7
Jefferson (San Antonio), 0-27
Temple, 14-7
San Jacinto, 7-0
Ray, 37-0
Miller, 21-0
Kerrville Tivy, 21-0
Temple, 13-12
Harlingen, 35-0
Lee, 7-6
Wichita Falls, 13-34
43. Highland Park (Dallas, Texas), 11-2
Heading into the Class AA semifinals, Highland Park had avenged its only loss of the season to Sherman during the first round of the playoffs and had already defeated its semifinal opponent, Wichita Falls, during the regular season. However Wichita Falls had been without several starters in the first meeting and ended up pulling out the 34-27 semifinal win over the Scots. Highland Park put three players on the all-state teams with end Ed Bernet making the first team and tackle Al Oppel and running back Malcolm Bowers making the second team. Bowers was the class valedictorian and played football at SMU. He went on to a long career as a doctor and was a pioneer into the study of mental illness. Bernet played in the NFL with the Steelers and Dallas Texans and then had a long career as a musician and sculptor. His band played in nightclubs in Dallas owned by Jack Ruby, known for killing John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.
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Dallas Crozier Tech, 19-6
Dallas Sunset, 14-0
Fort Worth Paschal, 27-7
Sherman, 12-19
Waco, 13-7
Wichita Falls, 20-12
Tyler, 26-6
Grand Prairie, 21-13
McKinney, 32-0
Denton, 20-0
Sherman, 20-6
Breckenridge, 13-0
Wichita Falls, 27-34
44. Butler (Pa.), 9-0
Heading into the final week of the regular season, Butler was one of three teams eligible for the WPIAL AA championship, according to the points accumulated in the Gardner System used by the WPIAL. Uniontown was in first place while Buter was second and Ambridge was third. McKeesport knocked Uniontown out of the running with a 27-7 win and LaTrobe topped Ambridge 20-7 to end its chances. The two losses gave Butler the title without the need of a playoff game since Butler was the only remaining undefeated team in Class AA.
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Kittanning, 40-7
Peabody, 25-14
Grove City, 32-6
Har-Brack, 19-7
Beaver Falls, 24-6
Sharon, 32-13
Vandegrift, 33-0
Mt. Lebanon, 32-14
Penn Township, 12-0
45. Sidney Lanier (Montgomery, Ala.), 9-0-1
The Poets posted back–to-back 9-win seasons in 1950 and 1951 (9-1), finishing No. 3 in the state in 1950. The team featured Wigwam Wiseman All-American running back Don Abernathy, who was also All-Southern by the Orlando Sentinel. The junior quarterback on the team earned honorable mention all-state, but went on to greater glory as the Green Bay Packers quarterback in Super Bowl 1 and 2 where he was named the game’s most valuable player twice. Bart Starr also earned All-American honors by Scholastic Coach and Wigwam Wiseman as a senior in 1951.
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Benjamin Russell, 33-0
Dothan, 14-7
Tuscaloosa, 13-0
Parrish Selma, 24-0
Ramsay, 34-6
Murphy, 27-7
Woodlawn, 20-20
Central (Phenix City), 27-0
Tallassee, 19-7
Lanier (Ga.), 20-16
46. Miami Senior (Fla.), 6-1-2
The Stingarees had a pair of ties early in the season, but was otherwise undefeated against Florida competition and was considered the top team in Florida after a goal line stand gave Miami a 14-12 win over Jackson in the regular season finale. The Stingarees took on Durham (N.C.) in the Kiwanis Club benefit game at the Orange Bowl in December. It marked the second year in a row the two teams met in the charity game with Durham winning both encounters. The Durham game was the final one for coach George Trogdon, who retired at the conclusion of the season. He was replaced by Charles Tate. The Florida sports writers chose only one Stingaree on the all-state 11 in guard Gail Wilson.
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Miami Beach, 7-7
Georgia Military Academy (Ga.), 14-12
Chattanooga Central (Tenn.), 7-7
Lee (Jacksonville), 20-0
Male (Louisville, Ky.), 34-6
Lanier (Ga.), 20-7
Edison (Miami), 18-0
Jackson (Miami), 14-12
Durham (N.C.), 14-31
47. Redford (Detroit, Mich.) 9-0
Redford won its first city championship in school history in 1950. Playing in front of 30,000 people, Redford edged St. Gregory 7-6. The win kept Redford in contention for a possible state No. 1 ranking after it bolted from No. 10 in the state ratings to No. 2 behind Flint Northern on November 15. However Flint Northern won its final game to maintain its hold on the top spot. End Russ Varin was the only all-state choice for Redford.
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Chadsey, 27-6
Mackenzie, 16-0
Cooley, 27-6
Central, 7-6
University of Detroit Jesuit, 27-13
Southwestern, 30-6
Northwestern, 27-0
Northeastern, 29-26
St. Gregory, 7-6
48. Fort Hill (Md.), 9-0
After three seasons of near perfection, Fort Hill finished unbeaten and untied for the first time in school history in 1950. Under coach William Hahn, the Sentinels went 9-1 in 1947, 9-0-1 in 1948 and 9-1 in 1949. Fort Hill put it all together in 1950, getting a crucial 19-7 win over Washington-Lee, the lone team it lost to in 1947 and 1949, and a 28-0 win over Allegany, the team it tied in 1948. Hahn coached 14 seasons at Fort Hill, stepping down after the 1958 season. He went 110-13-7 during his tenure. The Sentinels placed six players on the Cumberland Area All-City team, including end Fred Meeks, tackle Jack Corrick, guard Kenny Owens, and backs Lynn Beightol, Richard Beard and Edward Landis. Beightol was a two-time All-City pick and he was fourth team Wigwam Wiseman All-American. He lettered four years at Maryland and was drafted in the 17th round by the Green Bay Packers.
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Moorefield, 32-0
Washington-Lee, 19-7
Keyser, 39-6
Martinsburg, 28-7
LaSalle, 46-6
Ridgeley, 41-6
Hagerstown, 20-7
Bedford, 42-21
Allegany, 28-0
49. Lincoln Northeast (Neb.), 9-0
The Rockets posted the greatest season in the school’s history to date, finishing undefeated for the first time in 1950. Northeast had 140 points to finish 14 points ahead of Omaha North, which had 126 with an 8-0-1 record. The difference was North’s 7-2 win over Creighton Prep compared to Northeast’s 38-6 win. Northeast won every game by at least two touchdowns and trailed only once when Creighton Prep scored first. Paul Fredstrom made all-state at end. He scored 56 points on the season, including two fumble return and an interception return for a touchdown. Halfback Jim Cederdahl joined Fredstrom on the first team, making all-state for the second straight year. He scored 92 points and, like Fredstrom, was a unanimous all-state choice. Northeast beat four teams in the final Top 10, Fremont, Lincoln, Hastings and Creighton Prep, by a combined scored of 108-12.
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Beatrice, 20-0
Columbus, 57-7
Fremont, 25-0
Lincoln, 25-0
Hastings, 20-6
York, 55-6
Fairbury, 45-6
Benson, 52-0
Creighton Prep, 38-6
50. Columbia (N.J.), 8-1
If not for Montclair, Columbia would have been the easy choice as best team in New Jersey for 1950. The Cougars finished 8-1 with a Colliton rating of 693. That was 45 points behind No. 1 Montclair (738) but it was 33 points ahead of No. 3 South River (660). John Brian “By” O’Hearn, a guard, was the only all-state choice by the Star Ledger, but George Wallin, a back, made the All-Group 4 second team and end Dave Sterling made the third team. O’Hearn was considered the “greatest linebacker in school history” according to his Columbia Hall of Fame bio. He also made the Rutgers football Hall of Fame.
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Kearny, 27-0
Plainfield, 21-20
Morristown, 27-13
Orange, 14-7
Westfield, 21-7
Montclair, 13-45
New Brunswick, 13-0
East Orange, 13-7
West Orange, 20-0