How The Year Was Won - 1950 

Biggie Munn was Michigan State's head coach. Duffy Daugherty was on the staff, and took over in 1954.

I very much enjoy the "How The Year Was Won" series. There have been a number of exciting (and wonky!) college football races throughout the years. I pine for the days before all this playoff nonsense. Back in the day, on New Years Day, quite often there would be 2 or 3 bowl games that would have a direct impact on who would be national champion. My Dad and I would hook up 3 and 4 televisions to watch all the games as they came on! Fun times!

I just discovered this great series and will be watching every post on it. One point, (I won't call it a complaint): the game footage shown is often of the game being described and even when it is, the play shown is not the one being described. I realize that some footage my be difficult to acquire or non-existent. the impact is that the visual images are kind of a background accompaniment to the narration, which is the primary thing in each post. Thank you for doing them!

I think it was Army’s decision to end the annual series with Notre Dame. The last annual meeting was in 1947, which was Army’s first trip to South Bend. ND won 27-7. All but one of the previous meetings had been in New York State, with the 1925-1929 and 1931-1946 games at Yankee Stadium. The 1930 game was at Soldier Field in Chicago. Army was ND’s most frequently played opponent until Navy passed them in 1963.

I’m really liking this series. I’m definitely learning a lot about how College Football has evolved. I’m glad they don’t crown the national champion in this format anymore.

Seeing Big 7 is so weird. I always thought they went straight from Big 6 to Big 8

Years #1 lost in a bowl and there was no post bowl-poll: 1950 I agree Tennessee would have won a post-bowl poll;1951: It would have bene Maryland; 1953: I think #1 would have reverted to Notre Dame; 1960: A wild year. It could have been Iowa, Washington or Missouri, (especially if you take the forfeit seriously). Probably Iowa, based on strength of schedule. 1964: It would certainly have been Arkansas. 1965: The writers selected Alabama in a post bowl poll so I assume the coaches would have, too. 1970: The writer chose Nebraska so I assume the coaches would have, as well. 1973: the writers chose Notre Dame, and the coaches would have, as well. from 1974, the coaches did post bowl poll, but we wound up with a split title that year anyway as Oklahoma was on probation and the coaches refused to vote for them.

I think the 50s is my favorite decade of college sports. Am loving this channel. And 1950 was Tennessee's year. After all was said and done OU lost their game to Kentucky who we had beaten and we beat Texas in the Cotton Bowl.