September
For the first time, the Associated Press issued a "preseason poll", before most teams played their first games. In the poll released on September 25, 1950, the defending champion Fighting Irish of Notre Dame were the overwhelming choice for first, with 101 of 123 first place votes. Far behind were #2 Army, #3 Michigan, #4 Tennessee and #5 Texas (which had won at Texas Tech 28-14). As the regular season progressed, a new poll would be issued on the Monday following the weekend's games.
On September 30 #1 Notre Dame beat #20 North Carolina 14-7. #2 Army beat Colgate 28-0, #3 Michigan lost to #10 Michigan State 14-7. #4 Tennessee lost at Mississippi State, 7-0. #5 Texas beat Purdue, 34-26, but fell to 7th. #6 Oklahoma beat Boston College 28-0. #10 SMU, which had beaten Georgia Tech 33-13, and Ohio State 32-27, rose to 3rd.
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