1950 Arkansas State Indians football team

American college football season

1950 Arkansas State Indians football
ConferenceArkansas Intercollegiate Conference
Record6–3 ( AIC)
Head coach
  • Forrest England (5th season)
Home stadiumKays Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →

The 1950 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State College—now known as Arkansas State University—as a member of the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Forrest England, the Indians compiled an overall record of 6–3.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Mississippi State
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 0–678,000[1]
October 9at Ouachita BaptistArkadelphia, ARW 20–0[2]
October 15Delta State
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
L 6–19[3]
October 21Troy State
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 27–0[4]
October 28Southern Illinois
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 46–0[5]
November 4at Missouri ValleyMarshall, MOW 21–20[6]
November 11at Memphis StateL 7–60[7]
November 18Henderson State
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 27–13
November 23at Union (TN)
W 47–0[8]

References

  1. ^ "Miss. State wins first game in last eleven contests". The Clarion-Ledger. September 24, 1950. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Teachers meet Henderson in top AIC game this week". The Courier News. October 9, 1950. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Delta State downs Arkansas State 19–6". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1949. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Red Wave looks for first win". The Troy Messenger. October 24, 1950. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Jones, Merle (October 30, 1950). "Arkansas State rolls up 46–0 win over Southern". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 9. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Arkansas State upsets Vikings by 21–20 score". The Tampa Tribune. November 5, 1950. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Memphis State rolls over Arkansas State". The Jackson Sun. November 12, 1950. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Football, fights and flags feature Bulldog defeat by Arkansas State". The Jackson Sun. November 24, 1950. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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