1950 Big Nine football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#9 Michigan $	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
#14 Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
#13 Illinois	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	4	–	1	1	–	7	–	1
Indiana	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Week 1: Michigan State at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan St.	7	0	0	7	14
Michigan	0	0	7	0	7

Date: September 30, 1950
Location: Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
Game attendance: 97,239

Week 2: Dartmouth at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dartmouth	7	0	0	0	7
• Michigan	6	7	14	0	27

Date: October 7, 1950
Location: Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
Game attendance: 70,262
Referee: Mike Layden

Week 3: Michigan vs. Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	6	0	0	0	6
• Army	0	6	7	14	27

Date: October 7, 1950
Location: Yankee Stadium
New York, NY
Game attendance: 61,472

Week 4: Wisconsin at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	0	0	0	13	13
• Michigan	7	7	12	0	26

Date: October 21, 1950
Location: Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
Game attendance: 91,202

Week 5: Michigan at Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	0	0	7	0	7
Minnesota	0	0	0	7	7

Date: October 28, 1950
Location: Memorial Stadium
Minneapolis, MN
Game attendance: 60,158

Week 6: Illinois at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Illinois	0	7	0	7	14
Michigan	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 4, 1950
Location: Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
Game attendance: 96,517

Week 7: Indiana at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	0	7	0	7
• Michigan	6	7	7	0	20

Date: November 11, 1950
Location: Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
Game attendance: 67,379

Week 8: Northwestern at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northwestern	0	9	7	14	30
• Michigan	13	7	7	7	34

Date: November 18, 1950
Location: Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
Game attendance: 78,201

The 1950 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan in the 1950 Big Nine Conference football season. Coached by Bennie Oosterbaan, the Wolverines won the Big Ten Conference championship with a record of 6–3–1 (4–1–1 in conference) and defeated the California Bears in the 1951 Rose Bowl, 14–6. The team had two All-Big 10 backs in Don Dufek and Chuck Ortmann and All-American tackle R. Allen "Brick" Wahl. Despite losing three times and tying once, Michigan was ranked #9 in the AP Poll and #6 in the UPI Poll at season's end. The Wolverines played a regular season game at Yankee Stadium against Army on October 14, 1950, losing 27–6.

Michigan, ranked No. 3 in the country, opened the 1950 season playing against Michigan State College in Ann Arbor. Though favored by two touchdowns, the Wolverines were upset by the Spartans 14-7. The defeat was Michigan's first loss in the opening game of a season since 1937. Michigan played most of the game without its leading player, Chuck Ortmann. Ortmann was injured while being tackled on a 35-yard kickoff return in the first quarter. On the next play, Ortmann dropped back to pass but fell to the ground and was unable to return to the game. Michigan State took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a touchdown run by Sonny Grandelius. Michigan tied the score in the third quarter on a touchdown pass from Don Peterson to Fred Pickard. Michigan's touchdown was set up when Frank Howell intercepted a Michigan State pass and returned it 32 yards to the Michigan State 20-yard line. In the fourth quarter, Michigan State returned a punt to the Michigan 19-yard line and scored on a run by Michigan State fullback Leroy Crane. Michigan drove to the Michigan State 10-yard line in the fourth quarter, but the drive ended when quarterback Bill Putich threw an interception.

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