[2] Halfback Gene Payne was the team captain and ranked ninth among the nation's leading scorers with 91 points (15 touchdowns and an extra pint) in the regular season.

[2] Quarterback Tom Zweiner set a new school record with 64 completions in 128 attempts for 1,005 yards and 13 touchdowns.

[2] Tackle Cal Roberts was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1950 Little All-America college football team.

Three other Gustavus Adolphus players also received first-team honors: back Gene Payne; tackle Cal Roberts; and center Kenneth Quist.

[18] In December 1950, with the outbreak of the Korean War, coach Hollingsworth was called to active duty in the National Guard.