1950 Tampa Spartans football team

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1950 Tampa Spartans football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Frank Sinkwich (1st season)
Home stadium	Phillips Field
Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Maryland State		–		8	–	0	–	0
No. 15 Miami (FL)		–		9	–	1	–	1
Memphis State		–		9	–	2	–	0
Virginia		–		8	–	2	–	0
Tampa		–		5	–	4	–	0
Grambling		–		5	–	4	–	1
Texas State		–		5	–	5	–	1
Houston		–		4	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		3	–	6	–	1
Navy		–		3	–	6	–	0
Sewanee		–		3	–	6	–	0
Delaware		–		2	–	5	–	1
Georgetown		–		2	–	7	–	0
Chattanooga		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

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.^[1] 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 Wofford.^[2] Tampa then won their next game over Stetson before they lost their second game of the season to Appalachian State.^[3]^[4] After a pair of home victories over Livingston State and Delta State, Tampa closed the season with a pair of road losses. The first came against Marine Corps Base Quantico and the second against Florida State.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Camp Lejeune	Jacksonville, NC	W 13–7
October 7	at Jacksonville State	College Bowl Jacksonville, AL	L 7–20		^[6]
October 14	Wofford	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 13–0
October 21	Stetson	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 27–20
October 28	Appalachian State	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 19–36	8,000	^[7]
November 4	Livingston State	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 41–39
November 11	Delta State	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 34–6
November 18	at Quantico Marines	Alexandria, VA	L 0–48
November 25	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 19–35

References

^ "Sinkwich signs three-year pact as Tampa coach". St. Petersburg Times. Google News Archives. Associated Press. March 2, 1950. p. 25. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
^ Cribb, Irvin (October 15, 1950). "Wofford's Terriers fail to score against Tampa in 13–0 battle". Herald-Journal. Google News Archives. p. C9. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
^ Slayton, Jack (October 22, 1950). "Spartans edge Hatter 27–20". St. Petersburg Times. Google News Archives. p. 32. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
^ "Tampa drubbed by Appalachian". St. Petersburg Times. Google News Archives. Associated Press. October 29, 1950. p. 32. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
^ "Florida State gets Tangerine Bowl bid". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. UP. November 27, 1950. p. 12. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
^ "Jax Teachers beat Tampa by 20–7". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 8, 1950. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Appalachian State rolls over Tampa by 36 to 19". The Tampa Tribune. October 29, 1950. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Tampa Spartans football
Venues	Plant Field (1933–1936) Phillips Field (1937–1967) Tampa Stadium (1967–1974)
Bowl games	Cigar Bowl 1972 Tangerine Bowl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

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