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1950 Tampa Spartans football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1950
teamTampa Spartans
sportfootball
conferenceIndependent
record5–4
head_coachFrank Sinkwich
hc_year1st
stadiumPhillips Field

The 1950 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1950 college football season. It was the Spartans' 14th season. The team was led by head coach Frank Sinkwich, in his first year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4).

On March 1, 1950, Frank Sinkwich was hired by Tampa to serve as the Spartans' head coach after the resignation of Mike Gaddis. The season opened with a victory at Camp Lejeune and a loss against Jacksonville State before the Spartans won their first home game of the season against . Tampa then won their next game over before they lost their second game of the season to Appalachian State. After a pair of home victories over and , Tampa closed the season with a pair of road losses. The first came against Marine Corps Base Quantico and the second against Florida State.

Schedule

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References

References

  1. (March 2, 1950). "Sinkwich signs three-year pact as Tampa coach". Google News Archives.
  2. Cribb, Irvin. (October 15, 1950). "Wofford's Terriers fail to score against Tampa in 13–0 battle". Google News Archives.
  3. Slayton, Jack. (October 22, 1950). "Spartans edge Hatter 27–20". Google News Archives.
  4. (October 29, 1950). "Tampa drubbed by Appalachian". Google News Archives.
  5. (November 27, 1950). "Florida State gets Tangerine Bowl bid". Google News Archives.
  6. (October 8, 1950). "Jax Teachers beat Tampa by 20–7". Tampa Sunday Tribune.
  7. (October 29, 1950). "Appalachian State rolls over Tampa by 36 to 19". The Tampa Tribune.
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