Throwback Thursday - 1950

Over five thousand people witnessed West Chester be ungracious hosts to Pennsylvania Military College on a Saturday night as the Rams won 20-0. That gave coach Killinger a record of 38-4-1 since football resumed after World War II, but 0-2-1 against Delaware. This season would be no different as West Chester fell to Delaware by a score of 16-13. Delaware converted a pair of West Chester turnovers into 14 points. Later in the first half, quarterback Ray Spafford connected with Harry West on a couple of touchdown passes, but a failed PAT kept Delaware ahead 14-13. When Spafford was sacked in the end zone late in the game, the final score was set.

Earl Hersh and Fred Pender each scored three touchdowns as West Chester downed Lock Haven in a 39-21 shootout on Wayne Field. West Chester then traveled to Cortland, NY and defeated SUNY-Cortland in their second ever and final meeting by a score of 26-0. Against East Stroudsburg, the Rams scored 25 second half points en route to a 27-0 shutout victory paced by their "freshman flash" Fred Pender. After tossing Millersville 26-7, West Chester traveled to Bethlehem and shut out Moravian for their sixth consecutive victory over the Greyhounds.

West Chester welcomed Bloomsburg to Wayne Field for the informal State Teachers College Championship. The Huskies were riding a 15-game winning streak, but the underdog Rams scored three times in the first quarter en route to a 31-6 thrashing of the visitors. The Golden Rams' 20-game home wining streak ended the following week as they completed only five of 20 passes, turned over the ball four times on fumbles and missed a PAT as Drexel nipped West Chester 7-6.

1950 Pennsylvania Conference Champions

Head Coach W. Glenn Killinger instructs Co-Captains Elwood McKenzie and Norman Waldman