1950 John Carroll Blue Streaks football team

The 1950 John Carroll Blue Streaks football team was an American football team that represented John Carroll University as an independent during the 1950 college football season. The team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 322 to 127.[1] Herb "Skeeter" Eisele was the team's head coach for the fourth year.

1950 John Carroll Blue Streaks football
ConferenceIndependent
1950 record8–2
Head coach
1950 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Valparaiso   –    9 –1 –0
No. 8 Michigan State   –    8 –1 –0
Xavier   –    8 –1 –0
John Carroll   –    8 –2 –0
Baldwin–Wallace   –    5 –2 –1
Marquette   –    5 –3 –1
Wabash   –    4 –2 –3
Butler   –    4 –4 –1
Notre Dame   –    4 –4 –1
Toledo   –    4 –5 –0
Bowling Green   –    3 –4 –2
Dayton   –    4 –6 –0
Youngstown   –    3 –5 –0
Ball State   –    2 –4 –1
Washington University   –    2 –7 –0
Wayne   –    2 –7 –0
Indiana State   –    1 –7 –1
Rose Poly   –    0 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Senior Don Shula played at the halfback position. Shula later spent more than 40 years in the National Football League (NFL) as a player and coach and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. John Carroll's football stadium is named Don Shula Stadium in his honor.

Fullback Carl Taseff received Little All-America honors from the Associated Press (AP) and was also selected by the AP as the captain of the All-Ohio football team. Taseff later played in the NFL and was an assistant coach under Shula with the Miami Dolphins.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23XavierCleveland, OHL 19–247,800[2]
September 30ToledoToledo, OHW 41–0[3]
October 7Kent State
W 48–76,200[4]
October 14YoungstownCleveland, OHW 27–0[5]
October 21Case TechW 51–14
October 28at MarshallHuntington, WVW 39–28,000[6]
November 4Dayton
W 24–125,500[7]
November 10SyracuseCleveland, OHW 21–1616,724[8]
November 18Baldwin–WallaceCleveland, OHW 33–25[9]

References
  1. "John Carroll (OH) Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. "Musketeers Beat Blue Streaks, 24-19". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 24, 1950. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Carroll Routs Toledo, 41-0". The Dayton Daily News. October 1, 1950. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Kent State 48-7 Loser To Carroll". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 8, 1950. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Carroll Trips Penguins, 27-0". Dayton Daily News. October 15, 1950. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Carroll, 39 to 2". Mansfield News-Journal. October 29, 1950. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Dayton Loses, 24 To 12". Dayton Daily News. November 5, 1950. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Carroll Surprises Syracuse". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 11, 1950. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Carroll Rallies To Nose Out B-W". The Coshocton Tribune. November 19, 1950. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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