- Source: 1950 Canterbury Knights football team
The 1950 Canterbury Knights football team was an American football team that represented Canterbury College of Danville, Indiana, as a member of the Hoosier College Conference (HCC) during the 1950 college football season. In their third year under head coach Robert Meyne, the Knights compiled a perfect 8–0 record (6–0 in conference games), won the HCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of . It was Canterbury's first HCC championship.
The team operated from a newly-adopted split-T offense during the 1950 season.
Bob Courtney, Canterbury's 5'8", 155-pound halfback and co-captain, led the conference with 19 touchdowns and 114 points scored. Courtney also played at safety on defense and was selected to the 1950 Little All-Indiana football team. Other Canterbury players named to the Little All-Indiana team were: center John Syrek; tackle Joe Springer; and defensive guard Abie Carter. Springer was a 285-pound sophomore who played on offense and defense, despite not playing football before enrolling at Canterbury, and was a key blocker for Courtney. Other key players included freshman quarterback George Barlow, right halfback Evan Fine, and senior fullback Trent Gipson.
Walt Ney and Stan Lobred were assistant coaches.
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