1950 Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties football team

1950 Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties football
MIAC champion
ConferenceMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (6–0 MIAC)
Head coach
CaptainGene Payne
1950 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Gustavus Adolphus $ 6 0 09 2 0
St. Thomas (MN) 5 1 05 3 0
Hamline 4 2 05 2 0
Macalester 3 2 15 3 1
Saint John's (MN) 3 3 04 3 0
Minnesota–Duluth 3 3 04 3 0
Concordia (MN) 2 4 03 4 0
St. Olaf 2 4 02 6 0
Augsburg 1 5 01 5 1
Saint Mary's (MN) 0 5 11 5 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1950 Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties football team was an American football team that represented Gustavus Adolphus College of St. Peter, Minnesota, as a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) during the 1950 college football season. In their sixth and final year under head coach Lloyd Hollingsworth, the Gusties compiled a 9–2 record (6–0 in MIAC games), won the MIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 284 to 73. The team won its first nine games before losing to La Crosse State in the last game of the regular season and to Abilene Christian in the Refrigerator Bowl.

During the regular season, the Gusties shut out five opponents and ranked sixth nationally in total defense among small college teams, giving up only 140.2 yards per game—81.5 yards rushing and 87.7 yards passing.