1950 Canterbury Knights football team

1950 Canterbury Knights football
HCC champion
ConferenceHoosier College Conference
Record8–0 (6–0 HCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSplit-T
CaptainBob Courtney, Bob Smith
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Hoosier Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Canterbury $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Anderson (IN) 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Hanover 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Taylor 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Indiana Central 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Manchester (IN) 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Earlham 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Franklin (IN) 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 Canterbury Knights football team was an American football team that represented Canterbury College of Danville, Indiana, as a member of the Hoosier College Conference (HCC) during the 1950 college football season. In their third year under head coach Robert Meyne, the Knights compiled a perfect 8–0 record (6–0 in conference games), won the HCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of . It was Canterbury's first HCC championship.

The team operated from a newly-adopted split-T offense during the 1950 season.[1]

Bob Courtney, Canterbury's 5'8", 155-pound halfback and co-captain, led the conference with 19 touchdowns and 114 points scored. Courtney also played at safety on defense and was selected to the 1950 Little All-Indiana football team. Other Canterbury players named to the Little All-Indiana team were: center John Syrek; tackle Joe Springer; and defensive guard Abie Carter.[2] Springer was a 285-pound sophomore who played on offense and defense, despite not playing football before enrolling at Canterbury, and was a key blocker for Courtney.[1] Other key players included freshman quarterback George Barlow, right halfback Evan Fine, and senior fullback Trent Gipson.

Walt Ney and Stan Lobred were assistant coaches.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Franklin (IN)Franklin, INW 14–6[3]
September 30TaylorDanville, INW 25–0[4]
October 7at EarlhamRichmond, INW 12–7[5]
October 14at HanoverDanville, INW 21–20[6]
October 21at Anderson (IN)
W 38–253,300[7]
October 28Rose Poly*Danville, INW 40–7[1]
November 4at Indiana Central
W 7–6[8]
November 11at Saint Joseph's (IN)*Lebanon, INW 14–7[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ a b c d Jack K. Overmyer (October 30, 1950). "Canterbury Clinches 1st Hoosier Loop Crown With Just 28 Players". The Indianapolis Star. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Little All-Indiana Teams Are Picked". The Terre Haute Tribune. November 29, 1950. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grizzly Fumbles Pave Way For 14-6 Win By Canterbury: College Eleven Drops First Tilt Of 1950 Campaign". The Franklin Evening Star. September 25, 1950. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Canterbury Shows Early Foot to Set Pace in H.C. Race". The Terre Haute Star. October 2, 1950. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Paul F. Ingels (October 8, 1950). "Canterbury Hands Earlham 12-7 Defeat". The Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Canterbury Upsets Hanover". Anderson Herald. October 15, 1950. p. section 3, page 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Canterbury's Courtney Paces Knights To 38-25 Win Over Ravens: Ace Scores 4 Times; Macholtz Makes 3 TD's". Anderson Herald. October 22, 1950. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Jack K. Overmyer\date=November 5, 1950. "Canterbury Nips Indiana Central: 7-6 Victory Is Knights' 7th In Row". The Indianapolis Star. p. Section 4, page 2 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Bob Courtney Gets Canterbury's Winning Marker". Anderson Herald. November 12, 1950. p. Section 3, page 1 – via Newspapers.com.