1950 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1950 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football Independent 9–0 S. Woodrow Sponaugle 3rd Robert King Jack Lowder Williamson Field The 1950 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football team was an American football team that represented Franklin & Marshall College as an independent during the 1950 college football season. It played its home games at Williamson Field in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. During the team's third season under head coach S. Woodrow Sponaugle, the Diplomats compiled a 9–0 record.Franklin & Marshall Game by Game Results Franklin & Marshall University May 22, 2023 https://www.godiplomats.com/sports/m-footbl/Career_Stats/Game-by-Game.pdfJuly 2026 InternetArchiveBot It was the first perfect season in the school's history. Additional perfect seasons followed in 1964, 1972, and 1974. Franklin & Marshall's Charles Cope was selected as the center on the 1950 Little All-America college football team.F&M's Charley Cope Lands Center Berth On AP's Little All-America Team Daily Intelligencer Journal December 5, 1950 22 https://www.newspapers.com/article/intelligencer-journal-fms-charley-cope/125217691/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 23 vs 1950 Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen Lebanon Valley Hershey Stadium Hershey, PA (Hershey Chocolate Bowl) W 13-7 9,000 F&M Beats Lebanon Valley In Grid Opener: Dips Edge Dutchmen By 13 To 7 Score The Sunday News September 24, 1950 33 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-news-fm-beats-lebanon-valley-in/125219019/ Newspapers.com September 30 at 1950 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Johns Hopkins Homewood Field Baltimore, MD W 20-14 Franklin And Marshall Rallies To Defeat Johns Hopkins Eleven, 20-14 The Baltimore Sun October 1, 1950 Sports 2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-franklin-and-marshall/125219302/ Newspapers.com October 7 at 1950 Dickinson Red Devils Dickinson Biddle Field Carlisle, PA W 7-0 5,000 F&M Eleven Nips Dickinson, 7-0: Diplomats Score 3rd Straight Win The Sunday News October 8, 1950 29 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-news-fm-eleven-nips-dickinson-7/125218744/ Newspapers.com October 14 1950 Western Maryland Green Terror Western Maryland Williamson Field Lancaster, PA W 25-0 6,000 F&M Blasts Western Maryland, 25 to 0 The Sunday News George Kirchner October 15, 1950 34 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-news-fm-blasts-western-maryland/125218460/ Newspapers.com October 21 1950 Albright Lions Albright<hc> Williamson Field Lancaster, PA W 14-0 7,000 F-M Tops Albright, 14-0, For Fifth Straight: Dips' Alertness Sets Up Scores The Sunday News George Kirchner Lancaster, Pennsylvania October 22, 1950 28 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-news-f-m-tops-albright-14-0-for/125212484/ Newspapers.com October 28 at 1950 Swarthmore Garnet Tide Swarthmore Swarthmore, PA W 41-0 F&M Blasts Swarthmore For Sixth In Row: Tullai Again Hurt As Dips Romp, 41-0 The Sunday News George Kirchner October 29, 1950 30, 32 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-news-fm-blasts-swarthmore-for-si/125218194/ Newspapers.com November 4 1950 Ursinus Bears Ursinus Williamson Field Lancaster, PA W 39-0 4,000 Lowder Paces F.&M. To 7th Straight Win: Dips Easily Brush Aside Ursinus, 39-0 The Sunday News November 5, 1950 36 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-news-lowder-paces-fm-to-7th-st/125211936/ Newspapers.com November 11 at 1950 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Washington & Jefferson Washington, PA W 34-0 3,000 F&M Blasts W&J, 34-0, For Eighth Straight: Dips Blank Foes Sixth Game In Row The Sunday News George Kirchner November 12, 1950 32 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-news-fm-blasts-wj-34-0-for-ei/125218004/ Newspapers.com November 23 1950 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg Williamson Field Lancaster, PA W 59-20 13,000 13,000 See F&M Rout Gettysburg, 59-20: Dips Wind Up First Perfect Grid Season Intelligencer Daily Journal Harold J. Eager November 24, 1950 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/intelligencer-journal-13000-see-fm-rou/125212221/ Newspapers.com References Franklin and Marshall Category:Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Franklin and Marshall football